'Well done, Arne Slot!' - David James hails Diaz, Salah and Gravenberch improvement - video Dailymotion

Former Reds keeper David James praised Arne Slot for improving Luis Diaz, Mohamed Salah and Ryan Gravenberch

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00:00The improvement of Lewis, first of all, because of the goal scoring. But I think the way that

00:05Liverpool play, and if you look at Mo Salah, Mo Salah's improved. Yeah, he hasn't scored

00:10massive amount of goals compared to the likes of Erling Haaland in particular, but his gameplay,

00:16his control, his pass choices, his effectiveness, his scoring, his assists, whatever, are up

00:21there with his normal standard, but he's playing better. And I think because ball retention

00:25is a massive thing, especially in the final third. So his ball retention is much better

00:29because Liverpool seem to play a lot more through the middle. It frees up the space,

00:33I think, on the wides, and therefore, Lewis Dee has more space. The goals he scored on

00:36the weekend, good passes, whatever, but he's got a little bit more space and the skill

00:40to be able to take advantage of that. Mo on the right-hand side will have the opportunities

00:44to do that as well. So I think where Arne has effectively changed the style of play,

00:50it's allowed the wingers to really go for it. And also, as well, to say, if you're improving

00:54as a player with your touch control and ball retention, then that's only going to enhance

00:58the team's output. And I think you'll see a lot more higher performances from Liverpool

01:03players. I mean, Gravenberg, it's like a new signing. It's mad. As I say, considering the

01:10squad is the same squad, effectively, he looks like a new signing. Mo, as I said, has improved.

01:16Lewis Diaz, as you say, has improved. And we're talking about three of the most dangerous

01:21players possibly in the Liverpool team. So well done, Arne Slott.