When Jurgen Klopp leaves Liverpool at the end of the season, he will leave his successor with a team capable of competing for titles in the coming years. This includes solving a long-term problem that could become a weakness in even the Reds’ most successful career. Given Klopp’s penchant for attacking football, it is surprising that Liverpool lack creativity amidst raw numbers.
Of course, Liverpool are arguably the best manager of the Premier League era with the likes of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino among many others, with Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson becoming role models for today’s fans. from threats elsewhere. But as this group disbands, Liverpool needs to improve and so does the engine room. But deception and threat are still not as strong as they should be. Until this season. Harvey Elliott impressed as a second-half substitute for Darwin Nunez in Saturday’s 3-1 Premier League win over Burnley at Anfield. assistance, but is not considered one.
However, Elliott’s assist was Liverpool’s 15th assist this season. During the previous season the engine room was checked 12 times. This reflects the team-wide goal of creating a threat. Although Alexander-Arnold, Robertson and Kostas Tsimikas were affected by injuries, the full-back program remained the same as last season, where they made 28 assists. There is also an important development at the front.
Although Roberto Firmino is no longer an option, the striker scored 62 goals and made 31 assists in 37 matches. He is expected to spend the season with 62 goals, 31 assists and 77 goals. He made 39 assists in 53 matches. Last summer the midfielder actually lost his way to goal. Fabinho could not score in his last 52 matches for Liverpool, Jordan Henderson could not score in his last 81 matches and most importantly, James Milner could not score in his last 130 matches, although many people changed.
While Naby Keita scored four goals in the last three seasons, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s five goals in the same period attracted attention more in attack than in midfield. Even Thiago, who played this season, scored only 3 goals and made 6 assists in 98 matches. This goes part of the explanation for why the Liverpool midfielder only scored 13 goals last season. Three of these goals were scored by Fabio Carvalho, who could see many opponents.
By comparison, Cabin has 18 points this season, while Dominik Szoboszlai and Curtis Jones lead the way with five points each. Szoboszlai faces a race against time to star in Sunday’s Carabao Cup final against Chelsea at Wembley, where he is likely to feature on the right side of the midfield trio. Elliott will be hoping for another chance to celebrate when Liverpool travel to Brentford on Saturday to extend their lead at the top of the table. “I need to influence the game, I need to score and create goals,” he said.
“I feel better and more confident compared to last season. I think my game has taken a different step. “But for me, this just means: improving my football and enjoying it. , And continue. Work hard to get better as a person and as a player. I’m still 20, I’m still young, and I’m still learning, so it’s going to take some time. But right now I think I’m on the right track and I just want to improve and move forward. ” Elliott isn’t the only one heading in the right direction this season, as the Liverpool center’s promotion proves. Anyone who replaces Klopp will know that the Reds are now very good in every position.
