Arne Slot used a performance coach, Ruben Peters, who was an expert in periodisation, a method which carefully manages load to prevent injuries.
Yet preparation for sessions was so painstaking Liverpool's players could arrive at the training ground at 10am but not be out on the grass until 12.30pm, having first undergone meetings, gym work and time in a dedicated pre-training gathering space called the "Green Room", which might involve light exercises some viewed as fripperies, like throwing a basketball about.
Especially during busy times in the fixture schedule, training could be significantly below match intensity. This contrasted to Klopp, whose philosophy was to train at 95-100 per cent every day and then perform at 80 per cent - or rather play against opponents who could only reach 80 per cent of the levels his team had pushed themselves to on the training pitch.
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π¨ Liverpool made offer in recent days to sign Yankuba Minteh from Brighton & Hove Albion. 22yo #BHAFC winger currently injured but among #LFC options for wide attacking areas - bid worth Β£50m turned down. W/ @AndyNaylorBHAFC@JamesPearceLFC@TheAthleticFC https://t.co/5bzTOfdfu0
Exclusive: Liverpool have had a Β£50million bid for Yankuba Minteh rejected by Brighton.
Club prioritising strengthening wide attacking areas in remaining days of the window and testing the market.
With @AndyNaylorBHAFC & @David_Ornstein
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[π’] BREAKING: 1892 Holdings, a consortium headed up and led by Amit Bhatia, the former Queens Park Rangers co-owner who will take up the position of vice-chairman at Liverpool, has purchased around a 38% shareholding in Liverpool.
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