How do Premier League champions Liverpool approach the remaining games of their campaign?

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As Liverpool celebrate the title under Arne Slot, the focus now shifts to how he’ll handle the final few games of the season. We spoke to Will Rooney of LiverpoolWorld to explore what fans can expect as this new chapter begins.

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00:00As Liverpool celebrate the title under Arnie Schlotz,

00:07the focus now shifts to how he'll handle the final few games of this remarkable season.

00:14With the pressure off and Champions League football already secured,

00:17Schlotz has a valuable opportunity to assess his squad in competitive conditions.

00:23These matches offer the perfect platform for rotation, experimentation

00:27and early glimpses of his tactical approach for next season.

00:31Rather than rushing into big decisions, Schlotz is expected to use this period

00:35to observe, figuring out who fits his plans and where summer reinforcements may be needed.

00:41We spoke to Will Rooney of Liverpool World to explore what fans can expect

00:45as this new chapter of their title defence gets underway.

00:50So, Will, looking at Liverpool and obviously now Champions confirmed

00:58in terms of the remainder of the season, these last few games,

01:02how does Arnie Schlotz sort of approach them?

01:04Because it's very easy to sort of drop down in terms of momentum, etc.

01:08when you've won the league and you've got that confirmed over the line.

01:13How does he go about it?

01:13Does he bring some younger players into the fold?

01:16Does he maybe go all out and try and get to that 90 points,

01:19which is achievable?

01:20How do you see it going in terms of these last few games?

01:23I mean, it can just simply be a complete party for the Liverpool fans

01:27from now until the end of the season.

01:29Yeah, I think it'll be, as you say, a month-long fiesta for the supporters.

01:33I don't think they'll care too much.

01:35But Arnie Schlotz, a man of pride, a man who wants to see his team do well.

01:42And I think the fact that Liverpool were back in training on Wednesday

01:46underlines that they haven't been out on the ale for a week long.

01:53They had the celebrations Sunday night, had Monday off, Tuesday off,

01:59and they're back to it.

02:01And as you say, Liverpool want to get as many points as possible

02:05to show that they are very much worthy champions.

02:10There have been so much at the end of the season from detract to saying,

02:13well, it's been a weekly eagle to get to 94 points in any year.

02:18That's a great total.

02:21So we all want to end strongly.

02:23We want to obviously take momentum into next season.

02:26The players will want to be the same as well.

02:28You've got a player like Mo Salah looking to record the most goals

02:31and sit to the Premier League season, want to keep breaking records.

02:35But I think there will be a little bit of rotation.

02:38Some players deserve a chance because Arnie Schlotz said the squad's been

02:43so important this season.

02:45The ones who, you know, he has favoured his core group of 14, 15,

02:50but there have been players who've been there every week in training,

02:55travelling, pushing these players.

02:57You know, he likes it with Taro Endo, who's been excellent in some games

03:01coming off the pitch.

03:02Harvey Elliott has made some valuable contributions.

03:06Gerald Quants has had a frustrating year, but he always had to be patient.

03:14And Arnie Schlotz, it's a chance to manage the workload.

03:18I know that there are only four games left, but these players then will be going

03:21off an international duty as well after.

03:23So there's some competitive games for a lot of them after that.

03:28And if they're playing four more competitive games plus two more in the

03:33internationals, then it increases the chance of getting an injury, doesn't it?

03:38That might seep into pre-season and Arnie Schlotz's got a big chance

03:41in the next pre-season because he'll have all his players back

03:45with there not being any tournament.

03:46So as I say, I think there will be a little bit of rotation.

03:49He won't weaken the sides, it's not like it's going to be wholesale changes.

03:54You will see the likes of, I think, Elliott's end up getting opportunities.

04:00A lot of people doubted him maybe last summer, was he going to be the right

04:04recruiter, was he going to be the right air appointments?

04:07I mean, even after the Tottenham game himself, he admitted that some would have been

04:12looking at it thinking, it's the right choice.

04:14Because he knew he was an unheralded name, but he's gone and proven himself

04:22leaps, you know, manifold.

04:27So if you're, say, a striker in Liverpool needs one, why wouldn't you want to go

04:32and lead the line for Liverpool if you're a left-back?

04:34Why wouldn't you want to go and play in defence that has been excellent

04:38defensively and you're going to have the licence to get forward as well?

04:41Why wouldn't you want to go and do that?

04:44Why wouldn't you want to go and do that?

04:46How would you like to go, 모두?

04:48Why wouldn't you want to go and do that?

04:51The thing about you, look, people.

04:53And so, if you have to go to the centre of the square and fold,

04:56where it's going to be.

04:57You're going in to be too short, you'll be joined next to our centre.

05:01So I'm done to rein with that question.

05:03So that I couldn't change those two sides just as soon as I finish talking

05:05and thinking a little later onising for a couple of two sides

05:07of moving into Toronto.

05:08So yeah, I can do so with a round of two sides.

05:11I really like running though, this is one side of two sides,

05:13and I'm leaning in my approach but I'm vibrating.

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