How does Liverpool deal with Arnold s departure? Superstar tradition + Ashraf-style fullback is about to emerge

When Slot began to think about the post-Arnold right-back choice, he just had to stare into the club's history and find the answer to a smooth transition. "People have been full of doubts about my succession of Klopp, but look at the legendary changes in 1977 (the year before I was born)." Slott answered a reporter's question with history. "Kevin Keegan left and Daglish came. We were full of loss at the time, but the later generations proved to be greater."

Daglish eventually won deeper love among fans than Keegan. The Scotsman, who scored the winning goal in the European Champions League final in his debut season, is now regarded as the greatest legend in the club's history. Speaking of this past may bring invisible pressure to Bradley. But Slott has made it clear that Bradley will start against Arsenal on Sunday. If it weren't for the injury, he would have had a starting chance against Chelsea last week.

Slot also mentioned: "It is not fair to compare Bradley with Arnold. They belong to a completely different tactical puzzle." "If Arnold's logo is a scalpel-like pass, then Bradley's most amazing thing is his perpetual motion machine-like running ability. He reminds me of Paris Saint-Germain's Ashraf, the kind of presence that covers the whole game. But Ashraf is 26 years old and has more experience in top-level events."

What Slot is talking about is exactly the challenge Bradley faces: how to convert this high-intensity performance into a stable weekly output, which is also difficult because of Bradley's injury record. When asked if it was necessary to introduce a new right-back, Slot listed the versatile attributes of Gomez, Quaanza and Curtis Jones, but admitted that "this is not their best position after all." Although the club had a plan, Arnold's departure still disappointed the Dutch coach.

From McManaman to Suarez, from Alonso to Coutinho, the trajectory of Anfield's seniors pointing to the Iberian Peninsula. History gives double revelations: Alonso and Mascherano's departure once put the Reds in a trough, but the Van Dijk Alisson defense line created by Coutinho's transfer fee finally supported the Champions League trophy; the following year when Irving left the Bernabeu, the Istanbul miracle shocked the football world. The history of the

club is full of dialectics: Shankley gave Paisley the scepter, Daglish succeeded Fagan's legend, and even Slot himself inherited Klopp's coaching stick, proving that great changes often give birth to new vitality. The key is whether to respond passively or actively make arrangements. The midfield innovation in 2023 and the change of coach positions in 2024 both confirm the Red Army management's preparations.

At this moment, Anfield is facing a new test of inheritance: Bradley needs to prove that he can not only fill the gap, but also create a right-wing aesthetic that belongs to a new era; if signings are imperative, the new face must continue Arnold's innovative spirit of redefining the full-back. Just as Daglish wrote a new chapter after leaving Keegan, the Spark of the Red Army will always be reborn in the challenge.