Liverpool has yet to officially lift the 2024/25 Premier League Trophy, but already sports director Richard Hughes is considering ways to improve the Arne Slot aspects.
There is no doubt that Mersey Cider has become a worthy and worthy winner for a seasonal clinic. However, it is true that things like Arsenal and abdicated Manchester City are both unhappy with their top flight campaigns and will decide to return strongly next year.
But the FSG and Anfield advanced players will be as comfortable as their victory. He took only Federico Chiesa to the first team before winning the Premier League.
The mastery behind Slot’s genius lies in his soft and important tactical tweaks to Jurgen Klopp’s system, shaping existing team players into superstars.
Ryan Gravenbellch is an outstanding star, and as athletic James Pierce, he’s not the only one, from his lead to a “exceptional” midfield player.
Cody Gakupo was also a revelation of himself.
Cody Gakpo season count
Gakupo’s goal against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday was cleverly filmed to make it 3-1 and put Liverpool within an inch of sealing the title, the 17th of the season.
What I’m saying is that the goal saw him beat the 16 goals haul last year, more than 600 minutes and less.
Klopp used Gakupo’s dynamic talent in his own way, throwing him around the park like a shaky dart player on the board. This may have proved the fundamental development of the Dutch international, but there is no doubt that he has raised the gears in a more structured role for the new coach on the left flank that attacks.
It’s exciting to think that critics Joe Cole and Peter Crouch have finished the 25-year-old “going to level” and that Gakupo can still rise higher.
Gakpo’s success this season depends heavily on slot tactical insights, but there’s still more to it. Something like Gakpo and Luis Diaz must find a more stable result with high-ranking scorers in the middle.
However, Liverpool was able to find another way to further enhance Gakupo’s game, preparing to bid on one of the most talented young playmakers in the business.
Slots to drive an exciting Liverpool contract
According to football insiders, Liverpool has been interested in signing RB Leipzig’s Zabi Simons this summer, with Dutch playmakers emerging as one of FSG’s top targets.
Simons, 21, is one of the world’s most exciting young talents, with Anfield’s side costing £60 million. Manchester United are also sniffing around.
But that’s certainly something to note, as slots personally drive contracts to join Gakupo, Greygunbell, Co.
Imagine SA.
If Trent Alexander Arnold leaves Liverpool as expected when his contract expires this summer, Liverpool will lose one of their primary (if not, Primary) Creative sauce.
Simons has shown that Liverpool’s creativity is a new playmaking hub, turning its creativity from the right channel to the center. Given that Simons has already fake something like a “symbiotic partnership” with his international peers in the mind of journalist Benth Boxsack, it may prove to bear dividends.
The duo played together during their time at PSV Eindhoven in the 2022/23 season, but Gakupo won a £35 million transfer to Anfield after his country’s performance at the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
The top 12% ranks of midfielders and wingers on attack are the top 12% of passes tried over the top 5 leagues in Europe in the past year, top 13% of progressive passes, top 20% of shot-making actions, top 6% of ball recovery per 90, and according to fbref, Simon could certainly add Panash from the middle.
Ball recovery is defined by the number of loose balls recovered by the player.
Looking at his statistics in the Bundesliga this season, we’ll take a closer look at why the Simons are such a hot asset, creative and combative, in a way that makes the Simons a snack on slot teams.
Xavi Simons -Bundesliga Stats 24/25 | |
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Statistics (*per game) | # |
Match (start) | 21 (21) |
the goal | 9 |
assist | 5 |
Pass completed | 84% |
A big opportunity has been created | 10 |
Key Pass* | 2.2 |
dribble* | 1.3 |
Ball recovery* | 5.1 |
Tackle + Intercept* | 1.5 |
The duel won* | 4.4 |
Data based on sofa score |
Liverpool will need to sign strikers to complete the set, but players like Simons will cement the offensive level of offensive flow ency in Liverpool, tying the dots together, and will go a long way in keeping Gakupo’s rising as one of the best wingers in the Premier League.
Gakpo is already ranked in the top 6% of European position peers with points per 90 (0.52) and scored (0.52) and outside the top 20% of shots taken.
It’s not clear how expensive Gakpo is, as they have formed an already thriving field relationship with playmakers like Simons, who are called “game changers” by Talent Scout Jacek Kulig and take their seat as the central creative force of Slot’s Liverpool project.
Or Simons, about that. It’s easy to forget that little Dutch players are still young, as they have made him known over the past few years. Given that Liverpool is ongoing and the successful slot has already been successful by taking his compatriots to a new level, the market is looming large, so we can keep an eye on this.
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