Arne Slot has unveiled the secret of the success of Liverpool this season: a good night's sleep.
No, the Reds boss is not the new star of an advertisement for Dreams or Benesons for Bedden, although the commercial teams at those bedsellers can be here on a winner. He believes that an uninterrupted, comfortable chicken with the family in the neighborhood is the best fuel for MatchDay.
One of the biggest changes that were implemented in Liverpool was the policy of Jurgen Klopp of the team that sleeps in a hotel the evening for all games. The Dutchman also gives his team more days off to give priority to valuable family time.
It is easy to determine a reason for the successes of Liverpool so far and he said: 'The people who have more knowledge than I tell me that you always sleep better in your own bed.
'Sleep is a very important part of obtaining the best possible performance. There is the argument for them to be at home with their families. But being at home also makes them better prepared for a game in the opinion of people who tell me about this.
“If you use common sense, everyone can understand that you better sleep in your own bed than a hotel bed.”
In terms of the policy change, Slot added: 'I can't compare with what it was like, but it is definitely a strategy. I see them as people. We work very hard here at the AXA or if we play a game … There was a good example of how hard my players work yesterday.
'But if you just want to stay on for so long because they never have a week or two weeks off, I think they should also be at home at certain times. Be a father, be a husband.
'If you are only 15, 16, 17 years old with only three weeks off in the summer, it would not be human. If you are only a father or husband for three weeks of the year, that would not be human. '
It has certainly paid off, with Liverpool only having two injuries on Sunday to Plymouth.
Trent Alexander-Arnold will miss a thigh injury, although he is excited that he will return to Everton in the Merseyside Derby on Wednesday, Liverpool must decide to risk him in Goodison Park.
Tyler Morton is the only other injury, because the England has a shoulder problem under 21 international. It means that the young midfielder James McConnell can get the chance to shine in Plymouth.
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