Slot had worked at Feyenoord with Ruben Peeters, who followed him to Liverpool as the first team's lead performance coach. Sessions became longer but less intense and, on match days, Slot's Liverpool played less intensely out of possession than Klopp's teams did. Teams have deliberately looked to play long against Liverpool, which has also introduced more end-to-end running and duelling. The Liverpool players have physically struggled with this. Between wanting to appease fans, ensuring his players stay fit, wanting to score early and aiming to stay solid at the back, the Liverpool boss has a difficult balancing act on his hands.

Source: BBC February 11, 2026 08:02 UTC