Arne Slot has seemingly recognized who’ll be Liverpool’s new vice-captain and knowledgeable the chosen candidate, though the general public – and even the participant’s teammates – are stored guessing.
The position is at present vacant throughout the Reds’ first crew following the departure of Trent Alexander-Arnold to Actual Madrid earlier in the summertime, with the England right-back having been handed the accountability two years in the past this week.
Virgil van Dijk stays as skipper, with Andy Robertson, Mo Salah and Alisson Becker the opposite members of LFC’s on-field management group.
Slot coy on Liverpool vice-captaincy
Slot was requested concerning the vice-captaincy after Liverpool’s 3-1 win over Yokohama F. Marinos on Wednesday, during which Wataru Endo wore the armband for the ultimate half-hour after he got here on for the Reds’ quantity 4.
The 46-year-old stated (through liverpoolfc.com): “The group doesn’t know but. I did discuss to the people already, so the one which’s going to be vice-captain already is aware of. Everyone likes to have leaders within the crew, and in fashionable soccer you don’t see that that a lot anymore.
“I’ve the privilege that I’ve a number of of them, so skilled gamers that aren’t solely skilled however perceive the sport and could be a voice contained in the group and through the sport, in order that’s all the time very useful.”
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Slot has loads of worthy candidates from which to decide on
The composition of the present management group would recommend that one out of Robertson, Salah or Alisson will change Alexander-Arnold as vice-captain, however maybe Slot would possibly hand the responsibility to somebody exterior of that trio.
We’d think about that it’d be given to somebody who’s prone to play in most matches, so which will rule out Endo, who captains his nation however is normally confined to substitute appearances for Liverpool.
When it comes to who is likely to be a possible candidate for promotion to the management group, and even an out of doors shout for the vice-captaincy, Dominik Szoboszlai is the present Hungary skipper, whereas Ibrahima Konate has worn the armband for France.
We should always know quickly sufficient who’ll be Van Dijk’s instant deputy in that regard, however as Slot alluded to, the Reds are within the lucky place of getting loads of on-field leaders who seem able to embracing added accountability throughout the crew, and certainly the squad as an entire.
That’s precisely the way in which he would need it as Liverpool get able to try to retain their Premier League title in 2025/26.
