Arne Slot is bringing an “elegant” model of play to Liverpool, and Harvey Elliott is relishing a “recent begin” underneath the Dutchman.
Slot changed Jurgen Klopp initially of July, with the latter having known as time on his close to nine-year stint at Anfield.
Klopp led Liverpool to nice success throughout his time on the membership, and Slot acknowledged he has massive sneakers to fill.
However Elliott, who was an everyday underneath Klopp final season, taking part in 34 occasions within the Premier League and scoring three targets, says former Feyenoord boss Slot has hit the bottom working.
“It’s [a] very elegant, Dutch model, it’s very good,” Elliott stated, as reported by BBC Sport.
“The model of play is so much completely different. It’s extra about in possession now.
“The gamers are excited, we play sure patterns, it’s a good buzz across the group and the lads are excited to use it in video games.
“It’s a recent begin for everybody. I don’t suppose it’s nerves however pleasure. I believe we are going to study in a short time.
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“Now we have seen within the final recreation there have been sure moments the place the superb soccer was free-flowing.
“It’s pre-season and it is just the primary couple of video games and we have to hold trusting what they’re instructing us. We have to hold going if issues don’t work out [immediately] as a result of it’s all new.”
Liverpool beat Actual Betis 1-0 of their opening pre-season pleasant underneath Slot in america, and subsequent up is a check in opposition to Premier League rivals Arsenal.
Regardless of his sturdy performances for the Reds, Elliott was not included in England’s squad for Euro 2024, and the 21-year-old’s subsequent purpose is to cement himself in Slot’s line-up to earn a Three Lions call-up.
He stated: “It’s simply right down to me to place within the work, put within the performances.
“You possibly can say all of it you need however it’s right down to me to work as arduous as I can, carry out in coaching and video games, so it’s on myself. There’s nobody I may blame other than me.
“I simply wished to return again early to familiarize yourself with the brand new model of play and meet the teaching workers and gaffer for the primary time.
“It provides me an opportunity to rise up and working in pre-season. I really feel like I’ve executed that. I simply have to hold going and constructing.”