Liverpool elite development coach Vitor Matos says the mood in Germany training camp is great as the Reds continue preparations for the upcoming season.
The Merseysiders touched down in Baden-Württemberg last weekend and Jurgen Klopp has been taking his squad through daily double, and sometimes even triple sessions.
Liverpool opened their pre-season friendly campaign with a 4-2 win over Karlsruher on Wednesday and will conclude their stay in the country by taking on Greuther Furth on Monday.
“Yeah, it’s been really good. We started earlier, so we started in AXA with all the young talents and with the players that were not internationals,” Matos told Liverpoolfc.com.
“So we had as well this time to build some basis and now here in Germany everyone came together and it has been really good. It has been something that is important for us to build an identity, to keep building dynamics, to keep building togetherness as well in terms of mentality. And that’s been the case. So we are really pleased with everything so far. Yeah, it has been really good, a good environment.
“You set a lot of things in the beginning. I think the pre-seasons especially are important in a way that you can be really clear in terms of identity, what you want for your team to play. And at the same time, you have more time to develop individually, collectively and that is quite important in the pre-season.
“So for us, it’s important that we have finally time to train because during the season you don’t have that much time, so you are more concerned in terms of recovery individually, all the players are, and as well the ones who are not so much involved in the games, how you can keep them in a way that they are ready to perform.
“And in the pre-season you can really develop things. So you set the standards in terms of mentality, you set the standards in terms of performance-wise. And as well you start building what will be the starting point of your season. So for us it’s really important and we are really glad and happy that we have the time for doing it and it’s been really good in here as well. The facilities are unbelievable. The pitches are really good and great conditions to train. I think it was a really brilliant job from all the people involved in that. So it has been really good.
He added: “Yeah, I think everyone came with the spirit that we need to create something new. At the same time, we need to come with the standards that always make us successful in the past. And that gives an extra boost for everyone, and I’m saying not only the players but as well the staff, so everyone is really with energy and really excited to start again and to start the pre-season. That in the end becomes part of the training sessions.
“The new players, the new signings have been really brilliant as well, they bring energy. The players who were in the squad already came with the mentality to keep developing and keep improving. The young talents who came from the Academy and are trying to step up as well. So I think this mix is what is really good because all of them are just throwing themselves 100 per cent on the sessions. So it has been good.”
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