Slot pleased despite DEFEAT, Sturridge in ‘half-breath’ talks, Everton man

Here’s the roundup of Liverpool FC news for Saturday, July 20, 2024. Arne Slot addressed the fans after the Reds’ defeat.

Arne Slot on the Liverpool defeat

Did not perfect started for Liverpool, then, that they lost 1-0 at Preston, but one with some positives. It wasn’t a serious friendly after all, but rather an attempt to get some competitive form under the players.

Arne Slot spoke about the game afterwards and had some positive things to say. No, that wasn’t the right result, but he saw things he wanted to see.

“Yeah, yeah, definitely (saw my ideas there),” Slott told LFCTV. “We saw that a lot during the training sessions – maybe a little more than today – but that was also to do with the style of play. of the opponent.

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Sturridge on his move to Liverpool

Napoli v Liverpool – UEFA Champions League – Group C – Stadio San Paolo Liverpool’s Daniel Sturridge acknowledges the fans after the final whistle.

Daniel Sturridge recently spoke to FourFourTwo where he explained how Liverpool convinced him to leave Chelsea. Essentially, it came down to data.

“It was how they communicated to me their plan of what they wanted to do and what they wanted to achieve,” he said. “They talked a lot about statistics, about the Moneyball genre. I think I was one of the first players, if not the first, to sign with that in mind, which was based on stats.

“Things like conversion rates – they were like, ‘You don’t get a lot of opportunities, but when you play, you score, and also this and that, and I saw that.’ I was like, “This whole thing you put in front of me blows my mind a little bit.” I really liked the way they were thinking.

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A little dig from Godfrey

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Former Everton defender Ben Godfrey couldn’t help himself when he was unveiled as a new Atalanta player this week, taking a cheeky dig at the other side of Merseyside to quickly endear himself to his new fans.

The versatile defender, now 26, completed a permanent move to the Italian outfit this week for a fee of around £8.4m (€10m).

Speaking to the Italian press during his presentation on Thursday, Godfrey mentioned that he had consulted his former manager Carlo Ancelotti before making the decision to move to Serie A.

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Warnock is unsure of Olmo’s interest

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One man who admires Dani Olmo is former Reds defender Stephen Warnock, who believes the Spaniard would impress at Liverpool.

“Dani Olmo is such an exciting player,” he told BetVictor. “It’s so underrated. I like Olmo because it would add so much quality.”

However, as well as having to pay big money for his services, his place in the line-up presents a headache, Warnock suggests.

“My only concern about Liverpool signing Olmo is that they already have so many players in that position: Curtis Jones, Harvey Elliot, Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai,” added Warnock.

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