Attempting to get a aspect drilled in your fashion as a brand new gaffer may be troublesome for any boss, not to mention when changing an iconic supervisor on the finish of his having led the membership by way of their finest interval in a era.
That is what Arne Slot has inherited from Jurgen Klopp, nevertheless, and the extra burden of getting been with out a few of his key gamers for the early weeks of pre-season because of their worldwide commitments at Euro 2024 and the Copa America will solely have squeezed his time much more.
To that finish, Liverpool now need to add an additional sport to their pleasant schedule this summer time to make sure the Dutchman will get at the least some sport time into them earlier than they kick off their Premier League marketing campaign, with the Each day Mail writing that Spanish aspect Las Palmas have been contacted.
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Liverpool had been extra affected than most Premier League membership’s by this summer time’s worldwide schedule. Alexis Mac Allister was a part of Argentina’s Copa America-winning aspect, with Colombian Luis Diaz on the dropping group within the remaining. Darwin Nunez received the third-place play-off with Uruguay, whereas Brazilian Alisson reached the quarter-finals with Brazil.
Liverpool in the meantime had 9 gamers representing them at Euro 2024, together with England finalists Trent Alexander-Arnold and Joe Gomez. Reaching semis had been Dutch captain Virgil van Dijk and countrymen Cody Gakpo and Ryan Gravenberch, plus Frenchman Ibrahima Konate. Portugal’s Diogo Jota reached the quarter-finals.
Hungary captain Dominik Szoboszlai and Scotland skipper Andrew Robertson in the meantime got here house after the group stage.
Quite a few Liverpool gamers went deep into worldwide tournaments this summer time, together with Trent Alexander-Arnold (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
The Mail add that Gravenberch and Konate have solely joined Slot’s coaching camp in Philadelphia this week, whereas Alexander-Arnold, van Dijk and Alisson are additionally but to have educated below Slot.
Liverpool have confronted Preston North Finish and Actual Betis up to now this summer time, dropping the primary 1-0 and profitable the second 1-0.
They’ll tackle Premier League rivals Arsenal and Manchester United Stateside on Wednesday and Sunday respectively, then Sevilla at Anfield the next Sunday; the proposed Las Palmas sport would possible be performed the day earlier than.
Liverpool’s league marketing campaign is then set to kick off away to newly-promoted Ipswich City in a lunchtime kick-off on Saturday August 17.
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