Harvey Elliott is having fun with his pre-season underneath Arne Slot and thinks Liverpool can adapt “in a short time” to the pinnacle coach’s “very elegant” model.
Whereas Jurgen Klopp and Slot each maintain comparable footballing philosophies, their strategy to attacking has its variations.
Liverpool’s gamers are actually studying to embrace their new coach’s model, which Elliott described as “very elegant” and he’s excited to implement on the pitch.
The 21-year-old stated: “The model of play is so much totally different. It’s extra about in possession, you already know, the gamers are actually excited, sure patterns and the best way we play, you already know.
“It’s received a very good buzz across the staff. The lads are actually excited to attempt to apply it within the video games.”
Elaborating on the brand new strategy, Elliott added: “Very elegant, Dutch model. It’s very, very good.
“You simply have to hold constructing on it, hold coaching it as properly as a result of it’s a special model of play for us and see the place it will get us.”
Whereas the gamers are clearly optimistic in regards to the new, much less direct strategy to attacking, it’s going to take time to adapt.
When requested how lengthy he thinks the brand new techniques will take to be taught, Elliott replied: “I believe in a short time, to be sincere.
“I believe we’ve seen this within the final recreation, there have been sure moments the place it was full flowing and the soccer was superb, nevertheless it’s preseason you already know.
“It’s solely the primary couple of video games and it’s gonna take some time to get into it, however as I say, we simply have to hold trusting what they’re educating us, what they’re teaching us, and you already know, ensure that we hold going and don’t get pissed off if issues don’t work out.
“It’s new. We simply have to, as I say, hold trusting it.”
Elliott isn’t the one participant excited by Slot’s soccer, with fellow younger midfielder Curtis Jones additionally seeing the advantages of a change.
Sadly for the Liverpudlian, harm compelled him off after half an hour of the pleasant towards Actual Betis.
Earlier than that, although, he defined: “The rules are the identical, however I really feel that now the centre-mids are going to be extra the guts of the staff.
“Mo remains to be going to get his targets, however by way of our build-up, it’s how snug and calm we’ve to be and play extra as a staff.
“We’re not in a rush to assault, we need to have the ball and break groups down and that provides us an opportunity, if we give the ball method, we will go and press.
“I really feel previously it was a rush to get the ball again and it was a bit of bit too direct, up and down, up and down.
“Now it’s going to be the place he desires us to have all of the ball and simply fully kill groups.”
Whereas the brand new system will go well with among the present squad, others could discover themselves struggling. Wataru Endo is a kind of who seems to have been higher suited to Klopp’s model.
Liverpool have rejected an £11.8 million bid for Endo from Marseille, however “the next provide may tempt the Reds to promote,” reported David Lynch.
It’s early days but, however for a lot of gamers, it will likely be a case of change or depart. Elliott, although, is a determine who Liverpool will hope to have round for a few years to come back.
