Clarence Seedorf thinks ‘intelligent’ Liverpool player has improved so much under Arne Slot

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Things may not be going great for Arne Slot right now, but fans should not forget what he has done for the club and his players.The Reds are going through a bit of a sticky patch at the moment after losing back-to-back games, with performances becoming a slight concern.However, this is just the second time this has happened under Slot, with their last successive defeats coming in March against PSG and Newcastle in the League Cup final. Pressure is certainly piling, not to the point of losing his job of course, but Liverpool fans need to remain patient and trust that the Dutchman knows what he is doing, just like he has proven many times before.He has also proven that he can make individuals much better too, with Clarence Seedorf using one player in particular as a case study example.

Photo by Ben Roberts Photo/Getty ImagesArne Slot has turned Ryan Gravenberch into a monster Slot did not make many changes from the team he inherited from Jurgen Klopp, but the ones he did proved to be vital.The biggest change was bringing Ryan Gravenberch into the team and dropping him back into a holding midfield role, with this decision changing the trajectory of the Dutchman’s career.In fact, Seedorf believes he has now proven himself to have everything a midfielder needs, something Gravenberch will love to hear coming from a legend of his country.“I think he is more dominant than complete because I think midfielders have different characteristics, but I’m not surprised about his growth,” Seedorf said on Amazon Prime Video.“He took my record at Ajax [being their youngest ever debutant] so he has some stuff in his career to do!READ MORE: Luis Garcia believes Liverpool have one of the ‘most complete’ players in the Premier League“I am very happy to see this happening, this more holding midfielder role, he is much stronger on the ball, knows how to intercept, he’s intelligent, has the technique, can find a good pass, he can also score goals.“Liverpool have given him exactly what he needed for his career.”Arne Slot needs to revert back to his original midfield threeOne positive with Gravenberch is that Slot can play him in almost any system and he will always perform, all those around him are perhaps not able to do this.After nine games, it is clear that playing with a recognised number 10, this mainly being Florian Wirtz, is not quite working, with it also costing them defensively.So, maybe it is time for the Dutchman to go back to the midfield three he had last season that was a little more balanced, with Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai just in front of Gravenberch.That does not mean dropping Wirtz altogether as he can also play on the left, but more structure and solidity in the middle of the park is certainly required.