Arne Slot has proclaimed that one participant at Liverpool now ‘wants’ extra game-time on the pitch, having simply been handed his first look of the season.
The Reds’ 3-1 win over AC Milan on Tuesday night time noticed Federico Chiesa handed a four-minute stoppage time cameo off the bench for his membership debut after his switch from Juventus final month, with the 26-year-old being launched gently after he was frozen out of the Turin aspect’s pre-season plans.
Chatting with beIN SPORTS after the victory on the San Siro (by way of Liverpool Echo), the pinnacle coach hinted that among the gamers who didn’t function ‘so much’ towards the Rossoneri can be given extra game-time ‘quickly’.
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On the Italy ahead, Slot mentioned: “He had a tough pre-season as a result of he was not all the time in a position to prepare with the primary group of Juve, so he needed to prepare so much on his personal. Then it takes a little bit of time to get your match health.
“It’s getting higher and higher. He wants enjoying minutes now, however he has competitors from some good wingers as effectively, so let’s see after we’re going to make use of him.
“He’s going to be an enormous asset for us, an excellent participant for us, that’s clear. That’s what we knew earlier than we signed him and it’s additionally what we see on the coaching floor now.”
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Chiesa successfully underwent pre-season at Liverpool within the three weeks between signing for the Reds and making his debut towards Milan, so it was all the time going to be a case of build up his health steadily till he was able to get on the pitch.
Having solely briefly featured at San Siro, it’s unlikely that he’ll be thrown in from the beginning towards Bournemouth on Saturday, however hopefully he’ll have an extended stint off the bench earlier than then being in prime situation to be chosen from the get-go within the Carabao Cup tie towards West Ham 4 days later.
That latter fixture is certain to see Slot fielding a much-changed aspect and handing begins to the likes of Caoimhin Kelleher, Joe Gomez, Jarell Quansah, Wataru Endo and Curtis Jones, every of whom has had little or no game-time within the first month of the season.
It also needs to present the right situation for Chiesa to make his full Liverpool debut on the proper wing, with Mo Salah given a breather because the Reds boss presumably seeks to handle the Egyptian’s minutes extra fastidiously this time period.
Now that the Italian has had a pattern of game-time for his new membership, he’ll little question be ravenous for rising parts in our forthcoming matches, and we’re very a lot trying ahead to seeing increasingly more of him within the weeks forward.
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