Arne Slot has a distinct kind of administration type than his predecessor, and Jarell Quansah has admitted that whereas it would make him a greater participant, it could generally be “onerous to take.”
Monday noticed the announcement of a brand new long-term contract for the 21-year-old, who has been rewarded for his breakthrough into the first-team.
Quansah rapidly earned Jurgen Klopp‘s belief final season however has been examined in one other approach below Slot, who has restored Ibrahima Konate as Virgil van Dijk‘s common centre-back accomplice.
It means he has made simply two appearances to date this season, and whereas in dialog with the membership’s web site after signing his new deal, he mentioned Slot’s toughness and honesty.
“There’s a whole lot of similarities and variations [between Klopp and Slot], however I feel the modern-day centre-back has to have the ability to do all the things,” Quansah defined.
“I feel being at a membership like Liverpool, you’re all the time striving to be the most effective on the earth.
“You’re all the time striving to be the most effective within the Premier League [and] the most effective within the Champions League, so I feel something in need of that, that’s the place the supervisor will let you know that your requirements have to be larger.
“That’s what you want: you want a little bit of toughness, you want honesty at occasions, and that’s the nice factor – you get that with the brand new boss.
“Generally it’s onerous to take however, on the similar time, you want it in your profession and it’ll make you a greater participant.”
It has been clear once you watch Slot in entrance of the media that he’s extraordinarily sincere and forthright, and it might not be to everybody’s style.
It clearly has made an impression on Quansah, although, who has acknowledged that whereas it may be “onerous” to listen to, the direct suggestions will make him, and others, higher gamers.
What Quansah is seeking to enhance
At 21, Quansah continues to be an extremely younger centre-back and when requested what particular areas of his recreation he’s engaged on with Slot, he mentioned:
“I feel I’m solely younger so there’s a whole lot of work to do with being sturdy and being good within the air as a result of I really feel like I’m fairly athletic and I really feel like I can actually dominate within the air.
“It’s nearly displaying that regularly, actually, and stepping into good habits and being actually constant.
“I feel generally it’s simple to go up and down and present good performances, however as a centre-back, I feel you must be constant.
“If I have a look at Virgil and the most effective centre-backs on the earth, they’re seven or eight-out-of-10 each recreation, minimal, and for me to get to that degree, that’s all I’m making an attempt to do – to get regular video games below my belt after which we will progress from there.”
