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Arne Slot says £35m player has actually shocked him at Liverpool

Charles Jones

Sat 18 January 2025 11:45, UK

Arne Slot has had a remarkable impact since becoming the Liverpool manager.

Arne Slot had one of the toughest jobs in football as he replaced Jurgen Klopp at Anfield after a remarkable tenure as the Liverpool boss.

However, Slot has taken to life on Merseyside like a duck to water as Liverpool sit top of the Premier League and top of the Ch🧸ampions League.

Position	Team	Played MP	Won W	Drawn D	Lost L	For GF	Against GA	Diff GD	Points Pts
1	LiverpoolLiverpool	20	14	5	1	48	20	28	47

Slot has had 👍an incredible impact at Liverpool, and many players have improved this season.

Ibrahima Konate has improved this term, and his performances have been noted internally at Liverpool, but perhaps the most improved player in this Liverpool squad is Ryan Gravenberch.

Gravenberch has transformed under Slot this season, and according to the man himself, speakin⛦g on , Gravenberch’s performances have been a bit of a surprise this season.

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Arne Slot surprised by Ryan Gravenberch

Sloty spᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚoke about ♉Gravenberch’s attributes, claiming that his size is a real help in terms of his running and his tackling.

Meanwhile, the manageღr also said that he was surprised by how w💖ell Gravenberch was performing in his duels.

“When you look at him, he has height, he has long legs so he can run. Mostly in football it’s about these tackles that standout for the fans,” Slot🐬 said.

“Everybody, including me was a bit surprised by how well he does as well in the duels, bu♈t because he has this height he can run. Defensive work is mostly about running, getting numbers behind the ball and making sure the centre-backs aren’t exposed.”

Ryan Gravenberch duel statistics

The man has earned tons of praise this sea☂son, and for good reason.

The midf🎉ielder has been brilliant, and, as Slot says, he’s been somewhat surpris𒆙ing in terms of how he’s performed in duels.

Interestingly, the numbers show that Gravenbeജrch has improved 𓂃massively in terms of his numbers when it comes to winning duels this season.

Arne Slot has really managed to get the best out of Grave🥀nberch, and the numbers shoꦅw it.

Gravenberch has gone from losing the majority of his duels to winning more often than not, and that has helped Liverpool massively both in terms of defensive ac༺tions🅺 and springing counter-attacks.

Gravenberch is such an important player for Liverpool t꧋hese days, and he could well be a key cog in what ends up be🃏ing a successful title tilt.