Arne Slot hasn’t simply been adapting Liverpool’s on-field routines, he has additionally carried out a routine change that Pep Guardiola made at Barcelona and Man Metropolis.
Change at soccer golf equipment is pure, particularly when a brand new coach arrives. In Slot’s case, fortunately he isn’t uprooting a tradition in a battle to show across the fortunes of his group.
As an alternative, his modifications could be seen extra as developments or modifications of what went earlier than.
One routine Jurgen Klopp‘s Liverpool adopted was to remain at a resort in Liverpool the evening earlier than residence matches. At first, this was on the Hope Road Lodge earlier than latterly shifting to the Titanic Lodge.
Slot has elected to not comply with this routine, although, and Liverpool’s gamers slept at residence the evening earlier than their Anfield win towards Brentford and in addition the house pleasant vs. Sevilla.
The squad then met on the morning of the match for his or her group assembly earlier than taking the group bus to Anfield.
Taking inspiration from Guardiola?
It’s a routine that appears set to remain and is one Pep Guardiola additionally carried out throughout his time at Barcelona and Man Metropolis.
The Spaniard as soon as mentioned: “Folks don’t spend the day earlier than they go to work locked up in a resort.
“We simply attempt to make issues the identical for them. In the event that they don’t relaxation, they’re not taking care of themselves and which means they’ll play worse and lose their jobs.
“I decide my gamers on the work they do, not on their personal lives. I’m not a policeman.
“I’m in mattress at 10 o’clock and I’ve acquired no urge to go and check out my gamers. That’s why I’d moderately have them at residence and never cooped up in a resort with nothing to do. We’re simply attempting to make use of frequent sense.”
Legendary Barcelona midfielder Xavi even described how letting the gamers keep at residence the evening earlier than video games had a liberating impact on the group.
In Guillem Balague’s biography, Pep Guardiola: One other Method Of Successful, Xavi mentioned: “For me, two of a very powerful novelties have been the transfer to the coaching floor and eliminating the resort conferences.”
Whereas Klopp may have had good purpose to remain in a resort with the group earlier than video games, Guardiola’s rationalization additionally makes lots of sense.
This season, Liverpool will play a minimal of 24 residence video games, which means a minimum of 24 additional nights at residence with household, which is a big quantity within the busy lifetime of a participant who has European and worldwide soccer additionally on their plate.
Forward of a packed marketing campaign, having pleased gamers with a great residence life could be no dangerous factor for Slot.
