” I asked him if he liked the 6 position more … he could not reveal it anymore tonight!”
Those were the words of Jurgen Klopp on Wednesday night, referring, naturally, to Fabinho, and his switch back to midfield from centre-back for the very first video game given that the Merseyside derby on October 17, in which Virgil van Dijk was hurt.
It was just one video game, and RB Leipzig mostly played into Liverpool’s hands with their tactical method, their efficiency belying their nearness to Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga standings, however the Brazilian’s impact was clear.
Thiago Alcantara was changed and Ozan Kabak and Nat Phillips handled whatever they required to, helped by Fabinho sweeping up threat in front of them.
” Fabinho was so great and he has actually boggled the mind as a centre-back,” stated Ollie Connolly on the Liverpool.com podcast.
However that provides Liverpool a choice to make ahead of the summertime unless they are to lose out on Fabinho playing in midfield once again in future.
” You nearly simply wish to pencil him in long-lasting as the break-glass choice – the wildcard in case of emergency situation, where if this occurred once again, he is the 5th choice, not the 4th,” Connolly continued.
” You do not desire a circumstance [which might happen between now and the end of this season] where you are slicing and altering Fabinho in between midfield and defence depending upon how anxious you have to do with the opposition’s attack.
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” That will not assist Phillips nor Kabak as they attempt and determine a collaboration.
” However heading into next season, they require 2 [more centre-backs to solve the issue].
” One requires to be, possibly not first-rate, however who can get to that level at some point, due to the fact that Joe Gomez and Virgil van Dijk are returning from huge injuries.”
Kabak, with his £18m clause, might fit among those slots, however the jury is still out on whether he would represent a great financial investment at that cost and how high his ceiling is, even at the age of 20.
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Fellow brand-new arrival Ben Davies is likewise in the mix, though he has actually not been seen in a Liverpool t-shirt given that his Anfield unveiling over a month back.
However whether either of those 2 are considered the best fit, with Joel Matip’s injuries understood and Van Dijk and Gomez returning from long-lasting lacks, the probability is that preventing being pushed into Fabinho playing considerable varieties of matches at centre-back next season, 2 choices require to be discovered.
Kabak and Davies might yet be the response, however Liverpool have 10 league video games and whatever takes place for the rest of the Champions League knockout phases to create their strategy.
