Arne Slot offered clear Ousmane Dembele advice to Liverpool striker Alexander Isak
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Arne Slot last week told Alexander Isak to try to model his game on Ousmane Dembele, the 2025 Ballon d’Or winner.
The Paris Saint-Germain star collected the award in the French capital on Monday, beating the likes of Mohamed Salah to the top individual prize in world soccer.
In fact, the Liverpool head coach said he wants his attackers to employ some of the traits demonstrated by the new Ballon d’Or winner.
Asked last week what Isak’s biggest challenge is after signing for Liverpool, he responded: “Getting fit after missing out four months of proper team sessions.
“Speaking about Paris Saint-Germain, I don’t think anyone is surprised that I was mainly impressed by the way they press,” he added, having previously mentioned the side that eliminated Liverpool from the Champions League last season.
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“Ousmane Dembele was one of the examples; he was so outstanding in his pressing game.
“So everybody is focused on Paris Saint-Germain, about all the goals they score, but I was mainly impressed by the way they pressed.
“The moment [Isak is] fit, match fit, and can play 90, the next step is playing three times in a week 90 minutes, and then the next step is going one step further in terms of pressing.
“That’s what he has to do, and scoring goals, doing special things in attack, that is something he will 100 percent sure do.”
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Dembele collected the Ballon d'Or on Monday in Paris.
This is an award thanks to the collective.
"I want to thank all my team-mates
I have learned so much from him.
"I want to thank [Didier] Deschamps