Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot has mentioned he has been stunned by how ‘snug’ Ryan Gravenberch has been since being moved right into a defensive midfield position.
Gravenberch has been one of many shock packages of the marketing campaign after shining for Liverpool on the base of Slot’s midfield. The Dutchman endured an underwhelming debut season within the Premier League final time period, however has been reinvented underneath the brand new supervisor.
Liverpool failed in a bid to signal Martin Zubimendi from Actual Sociedad in the summertime, a state of affairs which has opened up alternative for Gravenberch.
Talking to Sky Sports activities forward of Liverpool’s conflict with Chelsea within the Premier League, Slot offered his reasoning for handing Gravenberch a brand new position and admitted his shock on the success of the swap.
“He’s very snug with the ball, and I believe that’s what all people noticed, however not each supervisor. So, it’s a little bit of a alternative. You may convey a No 6 in that’s solely actually good with out the ball – laborious tackles and sliding – which each fan loves, and a whole lot of pundits love as effectively.
“Otherwise you look extra at what can he convey for us if we’ve the ball, and I believe he may help us rather a lot with the ball. And he has a very good deal with, however he’s not a… The place would you evaluate him? He’s not an N’Golo Kante, he’s a Declan Rice, no matter you need to provide you with. However he’s an excellent runner, so he has lengthy legs, he can carry on operating, closing down strains. Is that the best way to say it?
“So, he’s not the everyday No 6 that’s making sliding tackles of three or 4 or 5 metres, which a whole lot of followers additionally prefer to see. However in the event you play in a possession-based crew, which he does, it’s rather a lot about maintaining the ball, making the suitable choices you probably have the ball, and bringing the ball from the final line in the direction of the forwards. It’s only a little bit of the way you take a look at a participant.
“However in the long run, he additionally stunned me, not how snug he’s with the ball, but additionally how trustable he’s with out the ball. And I believe that’s one thing he picked up actually quick, or which was possibly already inside him, however individuals and me by no means noticed earlier than.”
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