“There’s no big mountain for him”. In pre-season, he was one of the best players on the pitch against Barcelona, a constant threat checking back onto his right foot.
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“Nobody has real rhythm. Hopefully we can make different line-ups for different games”.
‘Daniel Sturridge is a wonderfully skilful player.
“This game showed again what we can do, how we can play”, Klopp continued, insisting it was not “only about pressing and things like this” although he praised his side for pressing and executing their game plan “really well”.
What he wouldn’t have been expecting, however, was that a former Liverpool hero would accept his challenge.
Given the relentless issues with former first choice defender Alberto Moreno, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has made a decision to convert midfielder James Milner into a makeshift defender rather than sign a new player.
Wijnaldum was heavily linked with a move to White Hart Lane before arriving on Anfield and the player himself has opened up about the chain of events that led to him becoming a Liverpool player during an in-depth interview Dutch magazine Voetbal International. “We have to be more ruthless”, said Milner. “He’s a brilliant footballer”, the manager said.
Liverpool could still do with more mental quickness and calmness in midfield: a rudder in the vein of Dietmar Hamann, someone who can reset the team when whirlwind mode malfunctions.
The England worldwide was only brought on as an 88th-minute sub during the 1-1 draw at White Hart Lane, with the likes of Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane preferred from the start and Divock Origi chosen to come on before him. “The big turning point was the goal, it should not have affected us but we ultimately suffered from it”, Milner said. He is master of none.
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Arsenal’s (26.6) average squad age is more than a year older than Tottenham’s while Watford’s (29.8) ageing players represent the oldest squad in the division.
