Liverpool players get the day they feared as a highly rated coach takes center stage

Liverpool players are returning to pre-season training today to prepare for their return to the Premier League.

The top English league starts on September 12th and the Reds players are put through their paces in Melwood to prepare for the new season.

Jürgen Klopp’s team is starting the season as defending champions after having pushed all opponents aside a few months ago in order to win a long-awaited Premier League title.

But since every team is now at eye level, Klopp and his staff will prepare the players for another grueling season.

As today (August 15th) is the first day of pre-season training, we anticipated what to expect when the players meet again in Melwood.

The dreaded test

It has become a traditional preseason part under Klopp’s regime. The lactate test is most likely feared by any member of the Reds team.

Each player must do laps at the Melwood training ground and report when the staff draws a blood sample.

The Test is often viewed as a competition where James Milner regularly takes the most laps in the entire squad, despite being pushed all the way by Joe Gomez last year.

newcomer

Today is the first time that new signing Kostas Tsimikas has trained with teammates after arriving from Olympiacos earlier this week.

Tsimikas has signed a five-year deal with the Reds and will compete with Andy Robertson as a left-back.

Since day one is mostly about fitness level monitoring, you shouldn’t notice anything tactical at this early stage, but the 24-year-old wants to feel at home from day one.

Special note for the trainer

Klopp often gets a lot of credit for the results on the pitch, but there is a lot of work going on behind the scenes at Melwood.

One employee who will play an important role in the early days of the preseason is Andreas Kornmayer, the head of the club for fitness and endurance.

Kornmayer is responsible for ensuring that all players’ fitness levels are of the right standard, which is especially important after the short break outside of the season.

The German will be especially important on the first day of preseason as Liverpool prepare for another Premier League challenge.

Opportunity for teenagers?

With the Premier League resumption in June, Klopp gave Liverpool young stars a number of first-team opportunities.

Curtis Jones, Neco Williams and Harvey Elliott have all been recognized for the day’s squad, and Rhian Brewster is back from an impressive loan stint at Swansea City.

The 2020/21 season will be reset to three substitutes during games, meaning the squad will be reset to 18 players on match day.

In addition, every team is on par and like the Reds will keep an eye on winning the Premier League. It will be interesting to see if these youngsters are offered similar opportunities.