The sight of Liverpool’s goalkeepers carrying vision-impeding goggles throughout pre-season coaching might have left many feeling considerably bemused.
Following Jurgen Klopp’s openness to participating with specialists in varied fields with a view to construct marginal good points, it appears Arne Slot has opted to comply with go well with.
The appointment of recent goalkeeping coach Fabian Otte has already seen the Reds embrace revolutionary concepts round goalkeeper teaching.
“Along with his educational background, Otte has been constant in placing scientific principle into observe and appears set to carry a contemporary perspective to Liverpool’s goalkeeping teaching following John Achterberg’s departure in the summertime after 15 years on the membership,” Mark Carey wrote for The Athletic.
The reporter went on so as to add: “Slot’s predecessor Jurgen Klopp was open-minded in his outlook on Liverpool’s coaching routine and had a observe report of working with people who had contemporary, revolutionary concepts.
“Specialist throw-in coach Thomas Gronnemark labored with the membership for 5 years, whereas Klopp known as upon the assistance of surfer Sebastian Steudtner to work on respiration workouts together with his squad forward of the 2019/20 marketing campaign. Most not too long ago, Dr Niklas Hausler and Patrick Hantschke, co-founders of Neuro11, labored with Liverpool to assist them enhance at penalties – attaching electrodes to gamers’ heads to measure mind exercise and help with getting them “within the zone” for spot kicks by reaching their optimum psychological state.
“It’s clear that Slot is equally eager to encompass himself with specialists inside their respective fields to maximise excessive efficiency, and the arrival of Otte seems to be set to supply a contemporary dynamic to Liverpool’s teaching employees.”
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The Merseysiders are set to kick off their American tour in Pittsburgh with a conflict towards La Liga outfit Actual Betis on July 26.
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Marginal good points are a worthy pursuit
We’re all for testing our goalkeeping division in new methods if it means we see an enchancment in efficiency on the pitch.
The truth that European rivals Bayern Munich have already integrated parts of this of their goalkeeping, teaching courtesy of Michael Rechner, greater than signifies the significance of this method.
It’s mad to assume we may make arguably one of many biggest Premier League goalkeepers of all time in Alisson Becker much more superior in his subject.
We’re all right here for it.
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