Ryan Gravenberch has defined the variations between Arne Slot and Jurgen Klopp, and the way life beneath Liverpool’s new head coach “feels extra snug.”
Gravenberch has began the season in nice type.
Deployed within the No. 6 position, the midfielder has flourished and has made the place his personal throughout the membership’s opening three Premier League matches.
Now the 22-year-old is again within the Netherlands senior nationwide group and getting ready to tackle Bosnia & Herzegovina and Germany within the UEFA Nations League this month.
Forward of the sport, Gravenberch has been talking to his nation’s media, opening up about life beneath Liverpool’s new head coach and even responding to criticism seemingly directed to him by Ronald Koeman.
Gravenberch loving life beneath Slot
Having failed to usher in a No. 6 this summer time, Gravenberch has been used within the place extra out of necessity fairly than the rest.
However he has shocked many with the benefit wherein he has adjusted to the swap, and the midfielder has credited Slot’s techniques for his means to settle shortly.
“The coach is aware of that I’ve quite a lot of soccer in me,” Gravenberch mentioned as per De Volkskrant.
“He has a transparent plan, with the build-up, with the urgent. It’s as much as me to keep up that and be constant.
“He gave me the possibility from the beginning. I needed to give attention to a sure place. A bit extra defensive. I do my factor and that works out effectively.
“That has to do with myself and with the coach. There was readability from the beginning. We play as a group, after which the person additionally appears to be like higher.”
The variations between Slot and Klopp
When requested if he looks like a participant ‘reborn’ Gravenberch pushed again on these claims, however did clarify how he feels extra comfortable with Slot’s model of play over Klopp’s.
“No, that’s all exaggerated. I’m the identical Gravenberch,” he mentioned as per Trouw, earlier than explaining the distinction in enjoying types between the present and former Liverpool bosses.
“I typically had matches the place I solely touched the ball after 5 minutes,” mentioned Gravenberch about enjoying beneath Klopp final season.
“Then I don’t get into my sport, I don’t get into my rhythm. This feels extra snug to me.”
Gravenberch mentioned he’s used to enjoying persistently at Ajax no matter any errors, however has needed to alter to completely different requirements since shifting overseas:
“At Ajax; I performed every thing there. Even when issues went a bit much less effectively for a couple of matches. That’s completely different overseas.”
Pushing again on Koeman claims
Earlier this week, Gravenberch additionally got here beneath veiled criticism from Netherlands coach Koeman, who hinted on the teenager having been ‘lazy’ up to now, however he has pushed again on these claims.
“Everybody tells me that I’m nonchalant. It’s simply in me,” he admitted.
“I began effectively at Liverpool and now I additionally carry these traits with me, however you don’t hear that when issues are going effectively. Everybody makes errors.”
Gravenberch will hope to show Koeman unsuitable on the pitch, too, with the Netherlands enjoying their first sport of the worldwide break on Saturday towards Bosnia & Herzegovina.
