Once the name Arne Slot crept into the realm of the Liverpool related sphere a few weeks ago, it would have enabled a domino effect to occur within certain circles of this illustrious football club. Though the current regime is still ticking down till its final day, one must assume that the new structure and strategy is already being formulated, given the ongoing cycle of the football club. Though this is pure speculation, I have no doubt whatsoever that the outgoing Liverpool manager, Jürgen Klopp, would have had a good conversation with his successor, Arne Slot, in the aftermath of his near definite announcement. Even though the team remains under the stewardship of the famous German, this past weekend’s tremendous 4-2 win over visiting Tottenham does point to a helpful hand towards the future. For twelve months now, the reds vice-captain, Trent Alexander Arnold, has been deployed as a hybrid player who was awarded the license to push into the central midfield position. There is absolute clarity in the enthusiastic approach of the England superstar, who has been keen to become the playmaking middle man, given the lack of an injury prone Thiago Alcântara. What started as an unpredictable endeavour, eventually became a repeated pattern of play, that only occasionally changed the course of a game for the better.
Eventually, the Liverpool defence became overworked and outgunned, whereas the effectiveness of Mohamed Salah lessened with the need for the Egyptian to provide width.
