Slot might have to deploy Klopp training tactic to make Liverpool players ‘unstoppable’ - opinion

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Arne Slot certainly needs to change something as nothing seems to be working for Liverpool right now.The Reds have lost seven of their last 10 matches, with the international break coming at a very good time for them.This will be Slot’s last chance until March to have an extended period to think about things, with it safe to say he has a lot to sort out.Join our newsletter for news & smart analysis. Although there are many issues, one big one can be sorted out if he adopts an approach Jurgen Klopp used to use in training.Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is just one of the players who was full of praise for it, and what he has said indicates that it might get Liverpool back on track.Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty ImagesJurgen Klopp demanded intensity during training at LiverpoolUnder Klopp, Liverpool were a deadly team who never gave their opposition a moment’s rest, something that was key in winning them games.But under Slot this season, that intensity seems to be lost, with the Reds losing far too many battles on the pitch that is costing them games.With that said, something needs to change to get that energy back up, with Oxlade-Chamberlain saying that Klopp’s training sessions used to solely focus on pressing, something Slot should probably adopt.

“My first three months at Liverpool, I don’t think there was one week where I felt good,” Oxlade-Chamberlain said on the Fozcast.“I was on the edge, my body was in bits for three months, as I was already three games into the season [after playing for Arsenal before].“My body was at breaking point. My hamstrings every day, I was thinking ‘this is so hard’.

But once I crossed that barrier, I was unstoppable in my mind.READ MORE: Arne Slot’s man-management skills in for big test at Liverpool after heart-breaking moment Do you want Ibrahima Konate to sign a new contract and stay at Liverpool? If you’re not pressing like that in training then it was a big problem.“So every session was just crazy intense, and that was the difference for me coming from Arsenal to that.”Liverpool’s midfield is where a big issue liesAlthough the likes of Ryan Gravenberch and Dominik Szoboszlai have been two of Liverpool’s best players this season, their midfield has still been an issue, although it is not really their fault.They are far too exposed and being played through too easily, with those around them perhaps not working hard enough to stop this from happening.So, if pressing becomes the main focus, Liverpool can get back to being on the front foot, with their attackers kicking things off.This could be the difference between winning and losing games, with this change something that could alter the trajectory of the Reds’ season for good.