Trent Alexander-Arnold is targeted on altering the notion of him as a defender somewhat than the continuing hypothesis about his Liverpool future.
The England right-back’s imaginative and prescient and passing vary have made him a pivotal participant for the membership and an more and more necessary one for his nation however it’s his work off the ball the place he needs to take advantage of impression.
Since he made his debut as an 18-year-old in 2016 the notion that his skills in an attacking capability have masked his deficiencies in entrance of his personal objective has dogged him and possibly value him extra England caps underneath the safety-first administration of Gareth Southgate.
However within the possession-based system employed by Arne Slot, Alexander-Arnold has been in a position to do extra work on the defensive aspect of his recreation and he feels he’s benefiting from the enter of the brand new head coach.
“I feel that notion was maybe harsh if I’m sincere,” stated the 25-year-old after offering one other help for one among Luis Diaz’s two targets within the 3-0 win over Bournemouth, during which Darwin Nunez additionally scored on his first begin since April.
“It was an enormous notion and it was onerous to shrug off with only one good defensive recreation.
“However once you put loads collectively – we’ve had 4 out of 5 (Premier League) clear sheets, that’s distinctive from a backline.
“I’ve tasks to verify my winger doesn’t get a sniff within the recreation. I set targets for each recreation – what number of occasions am I dribbled previous, what number of occasions does he get a cross, what number of occasions a shot?”
Slot has given Alexander-Arnold larger freedom than he had even underneath predecessor Jurgen Klopp, having tweaked the framework to make the group extra strong, however there has additionally been particular person enter from the brand new boss.
“We talked about targets and goals and I stated to him that I wish to be the defender that nobody needs to return up towards in Europe,” Alexander-Arnold added.
“We agreed that he will probably be harsh on me. Any time an attacker will get previous me he’ll name it out in conferences and particular person conferences and say this can not occur.
“It’s actually refreshing to have a supervisor who will assist and information and educate me tips on how to be higher.
“I’m somebody who needs to study, somebody who strives to be one of the best ever.
“Defences win championships, that’s the outdated saying.”
Trent: I need to captain Liverpool
Alexander-Arnold is one among three senior Liverpool gamers whose contract runs out in the summertime, the others being Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah.
It’s understood all three need to keep however that it’s incumbent on the membership to make appropriate affords.
“I’ve all the time stated I need to captain the membership. That may be a objective of mine, whether or not that occurs is out of my arms,” stated Alexander-Arnold.
“I need to be a Liverpool participant this season (at the least) is what I’ll say.”
Requested what was probably the most important a part of his decision-making course of he added: “Crucial factor is all the time trophies. I need to win trophies.
“We had been near the title final season and we bought a cup. The (quadruple) was on for some time I suppose.
“This season we’re trying actually good, it’s nonetheless early days, however we want plenty of consistency. It is going to be tough however we need to win as many trophies as we are able to.”
