Former England worldwide Gary Lineker has urged would-be Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot to deploy Trent Alexander-Arnold in midfield from subsequent season. Lineker is assured that the right-back will probably be a superb addition to the Reds’ midfield.
Gary Lineker Urges Liverpool Boss Arne Slot To Make Huge Trent Alexander-Arnold Name
The two-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday (Might 19) marked the top of Jurgen Klopp‘s tenure as Liverpool supervisor. The German, who gained all of it in his 9 years on the membership, addressed the Anfield devoted after the sport, thanking them for his or her help. He additionally introduced Slot because the membership’s new supervisor.
Slot, who guided Feyenoord to a second-place end within the Eredivisie in 2023-24, has huge sneakers to fill in England, and Lineker has urged him to start out with a daring transfer.
On The Relaxation Is Soccer podcast, the ex-Barcelona striker mentioned:
“He’s nonetheless enjoying right-back for Liverpool. Sometimes he has performed in midfield, however it’s type of the inverted full-back function, he goes and does what he desires.
“I hope the brand new supervisor when he is available in performs Trent in midfield at Liverpool. I believe that’s his place, I actually do, I all the time have. It will be beautiful to see him play there commonly.”
Alexander-Arnold obtained a style of midfield motion within the final one-and-a-half years beneath Klopp. He earned plaudits for his potential to spray passes from deep, however the German didn’t hold Alexander-Arnold in midfield. Within the 2023-24 season, the full-back began solely twice from midfield, however he would often transfer up when the scenario demanded.
Assistant Supervisor Pep Lijnders Put Cash On The Line To Deploy Alexander-Arnold In Midfield
Pep Lijnders, who may even depart the membership this summer time, was the one who compelled Klopp to deploy Alexander-Arnold in midfield. In actual fact, he put his personal cash on the road, as he was positive the 25-year-old would thrive in that function.
In a current interview, he mentioned (through LiverpoolECHO):
“What I mentioned continually to Jurgen was: ‘We now have to do it’. ‘However Pep, blah blah blah’ [Klopp complained]. ‘We now have to do it’. Till I used to be so sick of it that I went to Jurgen on this workplace and mentioned, ‘Jurgen, subsequent yr you’ll be able to f****** have all my f****** wage.
“If we don’t do it within the subsequent recreation, it’s completed for me. I can’t. We want the additional participant, we want Trent there. I inform you it’ll work, it can work.”
Alexander-Arnold has performed 310 video games for Liverpool in all competitions because the 2016-17 season. He has scored 19 occasions and supplied 81 assists.
