Dominik Szoboszlai has experienced a mixed first season at Liverpool but he has already avoided some of the pitfalls of another former RB Leipzig midfielder
Liverpool supporters have seen it all before. A big-money, high-profile midfield summer arrival from Bundesliga side RB Leipzig who hit the ground running before regular injury issues thwarted the progress of his debut campaign, with the player ultimately unable to consistently recapture the momentum of that opening period.
There are other similarities, with Szoboszlai 22 when he arrived while Keita was 23, and both already being an integral part of their respective national teams before they signed up. It must be said that some of those were in the Europa League, a competition in which Keita was never compelled to play for Liverpool. But. overall, the contribution from Szoboszlai has been greater in an attacking sense and, of course, in being available.
He had until the initial injury started 19 of 20 Premier League games and played every minute of the opening 11 until being replaced in the second half of the 1-1 draw at Luton Town in early November. That prompted a difficult period, despite a late goal in the win at Sheffield United a month later. Szoboszlai, as Klopp hinted at back in September, has had to change his game. "We have things to still find out and the signs are really positive,” said the Reds boss. “We were looking for an eight and names came up, watching the videos it was pretty impressive, super impressive. But Leipzig play a 4-2-2-2 very offensive line-up, so we start learning . I don't think he saw himself involved so much build-up, deeper positions but he is good on the ball and that is why we try it.
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