Virgil van Dijk has welcomed the notable change to Liverpool’s pre-match routine forward of house video games this season, which was instigated by Arne Slot.
On the eve of a matchday, each house and away, golf equipment typically e book an in a single day keep for the squad — and this was the case beneath Jurgen Klopp.
The Reds first stayed on the Hope Road Resort earlier than later transferring to the Titanic Resort forward of a fixture at Anfield, however that’s not the case.
Slot has elected to see his group sleep in their very own properties earlier than a house sport as he feels “it offers you the perfect relaxation potential” as “the perfect place to sleep is your individual mattress.”
Chatting with the Mirror, Van Dijk mentioned the advantages of the brand new routine whereas being intentional to not discredit the regime beneath Klopp.
“It’s everybody’s personal desire, nevertheless it’s the foundations now,” Van Dijk defined.
“Personally, I wish to sleep in my very own mattress and be with my household, and so it really works out fairly nicely.
“However what we did previously labored out fairly nicely, too, as we’ve been very profitable by way of successful.
“Personally, at this stage of my life, I undoubtedly wish to be as a lot at house as potential.
“And I’ve obtained all of the sources to get myself prepared by way of restoration, whether or not it’s a pool, sauna, ice bathtub, or the rest I must prepare.
“Clearly, we journey rather a lot [as well]. FaceTime is a giant instrument that might type of hold you slightly with your loved ones.
“However this 12 months, the regime has modified, and now we have slightly bit extra time to be house and never spending time in too many resorts, and it offers you slightly bit extra time to be with your loved ones.”
With a minimal of 24 house video games a season and loads of journey throughout the UK and Europe, maximising time spent within the consolation of a participant’s house will solely be useful.
Because the group not keep in a single day in the identical location forward of an Anfield fixture, they as an alternative regroup on the morning of the match earlier than travelling collectively on the group bus.
