Arne Slot has hardly ever ridden in Jurgen Klopp’s Coattails, but it’s safe to say that the Dutch tactician took advantage of his predecessor’s assembled Liverpool team.
Therefore, future transfer windows are extremely important. Liverpool will need to sort out lingering contractual concerns this summer to target the right players and strengthen their team.
Liverpool is a solid favorite to win the Premier League, and midfield engines are driving the effort. Slot was reluctant to chop and change, but his formula was treated on this front.
A transformative reconstruction of Liverpool
It’s May 2023, Liverpool stares at a barrel of guns. For the first time in a full season under Klopp’s management, Anfield was unable to qualify for the Champions League.
Winning with Curtain Razor for the 2022/23 season – Winning Manchester City in Community Shield – Published an epic fantasy.
However, this false dawn was the product of hesitation and lack of transfer investment. Liverpool’s midfield was tired and past the selling date. Jordan Henderson, Fabinho and Co were actually “bad” branded by Pandit Jamie Carrager after an embarrassing defeat to the newly produced Nottingham Forest.
Coming closer to the end of their contract, James Milner, Naby Keita and Alex Oclade Chamberlen were all expected to leave at the end, leading a new group of talent to reshape the central crease.
However, the Saudi Arabian professional league approach to Fabinho and Liverpool captains was unexpected, prompting a more dramatic reconstruction brought by Alexis Mac Alistair, Dominique Zobosrai, Ryan Gravenberch and Wataru End.
All four midfielders have played an important role since they’ve been involved, each leveling within the slot system. However, Endo was brought only as a stop gap option from Stuttgart at £16 million.
Endo, who played 69 times for the Merseyside Club, paid his deadlines and then his ongoing presence with the team risks seeing him become the club’s next Milner.
Liverpool’s new James Milner
The discussion about Endo sales this summer is strong. In fact, Japan International has not started a single game in the Premier League this season, and is not younger at 32.
However, he has achieved cult status within Liverpool’s circles in recent months due to his extremely important cameos with his tough tackles.
According to FBREF, he has ranked in the top 14% of Europe’s top 5 league midfielders over the past year, top 15% of tackles and top 16% of clearances per 90 for passing completion, highlighting that point.
Wataru End – Competition based on Liverpool statistics (24/25) | ||||
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competition | App (start) | the goal | assist | Min |
Premier League | 14 (0) | – | – | 137′ |
Champions League | 6 (1) | – | – | 140′ |
Carabao Cup | 4(3) | – | – | 296′ |
FA Cup | 2 (2) | – | – | 169′ |
Statistics through the Transfer Market |
He’s part of the team’s well-received and may be a valuable defensive option, but Endo has played half the equivalent of football in the Premier League, reaching the penultimate month of the campaign.
Additionally, Sky Germany reports that Eintrak Frankfurt has already made inquiries to the £50,000 weekly midfielder before the summer window, and that Liverpool has confirmed that his departure is possible.
Compared to Klopp’s “one of the greatest legends of Liverpool legends,” it is possible that Endo is actually turning into the next Milner for his ability to end the fight and his ability to end the fight, which ends later.
Milner, who joined Liverpool on a free transfer from Manchester City at the age of 29, played 332 times more than any other club.
The former England International was 37 when he left in 2023. I found a new home on the South Coast with Brighton & Hove Albion, but he asserted that it was right to move on.
In fact, Liverpool may have made faster connections with veterans who were part of the mid-mid-run cohort in 2022/23.
Now, the end praises slots for their “special” qualities, much younger than when Milner left Liverpool, but there is little doubt about the incredible fitness level of the British.
However, signs of his return were evident in its final campaign. According to the sofa score, he completed 81% of passes and earned 48% of duels, and averaged 0.4 key passes and 0.8 tackles per game.
In contrast to the 2018/19 season, Milner was successful with 75% of dribbling, earning 56% of duels, making 1.4 key passes and tackles per game, earning nine target involvement.
Milner is still kicking in the Premier League, but it’s fair to say Liverpool benefited from acting early in crafting a midfield rebuild before Klopp left.
FSG’s Liverpool sports director Richard Hughes will need to think long and hard about implementing some changes mid-summer. This summer is not a priority field, but it certainly is worth considering as it highlights the error that past mistakes are a little less ambitious in the transfer market.
If the end were to leave, he welcomed a new, younger and fresh option and offered a competition to Greygun Bellch, who had looked leggies for the past few weeks. Of course, you know the time.
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