'Slightly different Liverpool' show promising signs under Arne Slot | Premier League | NBC Sports

>>> THE FIST BUMPS REPLACED WITH A THUMBS UP AND A WAVE FROM ARNE SLOT . THOSE ARE DIFFICULT CHOOSE TO FEEL. >> YOU CANNOT FILL THE SHOES, FOOTBALL WILL DO THE TALKING. HOPE ALL WILL CONNECT HIM BETWEEN HIM AND THE FANS. HE IS ALWAYS A SHY GUY. WHAT I LIKE ABOUT HIM IS THE FOOTBALL IS MORE CONTROLLED. WE HAVE SEEN THE DIFFERENCE. HOW QUICKLY YOU WIN THE BALL BACK AFTER YOU HAVE LOST IT.FOR ARNE SLOT THE BUZZWORD IS CONTROL . IF YOU DO NOT GIVE THE BALL AWAY YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WIN IT BACK. THEY WILL HAVE TO GET THAT IS BEAT UP AND PLAY. SIX POINTS FROM THE TWO GAMES. THAT IS A GOOD START. >> IT IS SUCH A DIFFERENT ENERGY. IT IS A LOWER ENERGY. IT DOES NOT MEAN THE FOOTBALL WILL BE NOT MORE EFFECTIVE. IT SEEMS QUIET AND MORE DIFFERENT. IT WILL BE DIFFERENT TO GET USED TO THE LOWER ENERGY. THE SECOND HALF THERE WAS MORE CONTROL. IT WAS MORE CAUTIOUS. THEY GOT IT FORWARD. THEY PRESSED BETTER. LIVERPOOL SHOULD BE DOMINANT AT ANTFIELD AGAINST BRENTFORD . THE SECOND HALF WAS THAT. THEY USED THE PLAYERS. >> SEEMED TO ME, HE CAN AFFECT THE HALFTIME TALK. WHAT I WAS THINKING WHEN I WAS WATCHING THE GAME, LET'S SIT BACK AND LET'S CONTROL IT. I THINK AT HALFTIME, HE IS TRYING TO FIND THE BALANCE. HE WANTS HIS TEAM TO CONTROL POSSESSION AND THEY SHOULD STILL BE ATTACKING. >> HE GOES TO THE BENCH REAL QUICK. WE NOTE SALAH WAS COMING OFF .ALEXANDER-ARNOLD CAME OFF AND DID NOT LET HAPPY. THEY HAVE TO GET MINUTES AND GET THE FULL FITNESS. HE WANTS OTHER PLAYERS TO KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO BE ON THE TEAM. EVERYONE HAS TO GET USED TO THE FACT HE WILL CHANGE A LITTLE MORE. >> MUCH MORE THIS GAME COMING UP. IT WAS WELL DONE. YOU WERE THERE. IF FELT A LITTLE DOWN AT TIMES. IT WAS QUIETER AT ANTFIELD EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECORD ATTENDANCE. WHAT WAS THE FEELING? >> Steven: THAT WAS DIFFERENT. >> Jon: IT WAS DIFFERENT. THE BIG THING IS, YOU WAS A LITTLE BIT BROKEN. THE TEAM NEEDED REDEVELOPMENT, NEW FACES. WE SAW FROM THE TRANSFER MARKET. HE INHERITED A GREAT SQUAD. HOW DO YOU IMPROVE THE PLAYERS? HAD YOU MAKE THEM LINK DIFFERENTLY AND PLAY MORE COLLECTIVELY AS A TEAM? HOW WILL THEY HAVE MORE TEAM TOGETHERNESS? IT WAS NOT SELFISH, INDIVIDUAL PLAY. IT WAS MORE THINKING. CAN I PASS IT IN A BETTER AREA? IS THIS PERSON IN A BETTER AREA THAN ME? THAT STUCK OUT. >> DID BRENTFORD TAKE LIVERPOOL FORWARD ? DID THEY IMPROVE THEM? >> WHAT TYPE OF IMPACT THEY HAVE HAD ON THE PREMIER LEAGUE. THERE IS THE MANCHESTER UNITED GAME THAT WILL BE THE FIRST REAL TEST. THE RIVALRY BETWEEN THE TWO TEAMS. THEY ARE UNDER PRESSURE.ARNE SLOT HAS PRESSURE ON HIS SHOULDERS. LIVERPOOL FANS EXPECT TO CHALLENGE FOR A TITLE. >> THEY HAD A SQUEAK LAST YEAR WITH 40 POINTS, THEY FINISHED 16th. >> THE PLAYERS THEY HAVE COMING BACK FROM INJURY WILL BE ENOUGH TO SEE THEM THROUGH. I LIKE THE FORWARD LINE. >> A VERY DIFFERENT DAY, I THINK WE BOTH AGREED. THE ENERGY IS DOWN. THE CONTROL IS UP. WE ARE NOT CAN I

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