Arne Slot had strict rule for overweight players as Liverpool players sent warning ahead of summer break

Arne Slot's former captain has recently revealed exactly what it is like to work under the Dutchman ahead of his move to Liverpool next season.

Slot's move to Liverpool has been one of the worst-kept secrets in football over the past few weeks, but the appointment was finally confirmed officially by the club following Jurgen Klopp's final game.

The Feyenoord boss began his managerial career at youth level with the PEC Zwolle U14s, and his captain at the time Max Leeflang has opened up on his time under Slot.

Liverpool fans can expect some progressive football under Slot, with Leeflang explaining how he likes his teams to play.

“He would always say, ‘Don’t play the ball back, always play forward’. Every session was competitive. It was done in games: three versus three, three versus two, two against two. Entire training sessions on possession. He wanted intensity and players to feel the pressure of the opponent," He explained.

“If you play one bad ball, he stopped the session and would say, ‘Next one has to be good’. You’d think, ‘Come on, it’s only one bad ball, just one mistake…’. It is only when you are older you realise that these are the standards and the coach is so good.”

Slot also has a very specific rule regarding player weight, as the fitness of his players is key to his style of play.

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Leeflang explained what happened to one of the players who was “quite fat”.

He revealed that Slot tried to help him lose weight by asking him to do laps of the pitch before each training session and then every Friday, the players would have a weigh-in and if anyone was heavier than the week before, they would be dropped from the squad.

Leeflang added that after Slot left the club, the “fat” player put weight on and fell away from the scene.

Topics: Liverpool, Arne Slot, Jurgen Klopp, Feyenoord