Big names are missing but matches will offer introduction to Arne Slot’s tactics and return of a gifted midfielder
Getting to know a new squad in a summer when most senior players have been away on international duty could be “a disadvantage but not an excuse” according to Slot, and the reality of his first pre-season was laid bare by the 28-man squad that headed out for a three-game tour of the US on Tuesday.
Some will join up later in the tour but this is very much an opportunity for youngsters to impress Liverpool’s new head coach. Jayden Danns and Bobby Clark were left behind, however, as they recover from back problems. “Ideally I would have started in a season when there were no Euros and no Copa América,” admitted Slot. “But that’s not the situation and you have to take it the way it is.
The 19-year-old has enjoyed a full, intense pre-season so far and Liverpool are hopeful Bajcetic’s fitness problems are firmly behind him ahead of Slot’s debut campaign. Central midfield is an area where there is likely to be change under the new head coach and Bajcetic has an early chance to push his claims through a fiercely competitive field.
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