The coach: Pepijn Lijnders

I was not nervous when he arrived because he stands for modern, total football. I just looked forward to working with him.

That first week was full of emotion – a hard week. There is a famous saying: “Be quick but don’t hurry.” That’s exactly how he is constructing our ‘specifc way of play’.

We want to become a team in which everyone is a front player and everyone is a defender. Basically, everyone is responsible for everything. With a club like Liverpool you need to delegate and create trust.

That’s why better people make a better team. He ignores what is beyond his control and by influencing and developing his staff he indirectly influences all the players.