After Tottenham’s game , jurgen klopp’s acknowledge 24 year old Liverpool player lost his life due to injury 

After Tottenham’s game , jurgen klopp’s acknowledge 24 year old Liverpool player lost his life due to injury

Dominik Szoboszlai is Liverpool’s ‘extra man’ who almost helped Jürgen Klopp do the impossible
Dominik Szoboszlai has been a revelation since arriving at Liverpool. His ability gives the club a new dimension in an area where only Mohamed Salah beats him.

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Liverpool’s brilliant start to the season will not be overshadowed by the controversial defeat at Tottenham. Despite the result, Jürgen Klopp’s men can be proud of having been able to keep pace with the in-form North London side for so long even with nine men.

A lot has changed at Anfield since last season, and Tottenham bizarrely was probably the best game to demonstrate that. Liverpool showed more energy, guts and resilience on the pitch than they had shown through all of last season.

This was a vintage performance, the kind Liverpool fans had been accustomed to under Klopp until last season. The Reds are back to their very best, make no mistake about that.

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The defeat to Tottenham was simply a minor blip and it still puts Liverpool in a very strong position to continue competing for the Premier League title.

One of the biggest faces of Liverpool’s revival so far has definitely been Dominik Szoboszlai.

The Hungarian arrived at Liverpool as a bit of an unknown quantity. His name has been spoken about before, but few outside of the Bundesliga will have been aware of his exact quality and level.

The way he has been able to adjust to the Premier League has perhaps surprised a few people. Based on his highlight reels on YouTube he may have come across as a bit of a luxury player. A sort of number ten who creates chances and scores goals. But it’s evident that only scratches the surfaces of Szoboszlai’s actual quality. There is far more to his talent than what first meets the eye.

A pressing machine with abundance of energy, Szoboszlai has given Liverpool a new lease of life. On and off the ball his constant running gives Liverpool the advantage. That’s a key factor why even when the Reds are down to ten or nine men, a lot of the time they have been able to stay in the game and even win — his sheer running power makes him akin to an extra player, and he almost helped carry Klopp to an impossible result against Spurs.

Dominik Szoboszlai has had an impressive start at Liverpool. (Image: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
Against Tottenham, Szoboszlai made a whopping 13 recoveries. That was more than anyone else on the pitch.

In total no one has made more recoveries for Liverpool so far this season than Szoboszlai. He has made 55, two more than second-placed Andy Robertson, and 16 more than Alexis Mac Allister in third as per FBref.

Undoubtedly, his defensive contributions have been key for Liverpool. But Szoboszlai has given Klopp a new dimension going forward too. He has been everywhere.

He doesn’t just track back and make recoveries but he also carries the ball forward and takes Liverpool into dangerous territories in possession of the ball. He even allowed Klopp to carry a residual threat against Spurs after switching to a 5-3-0 to accommodate the second dismissal.

So far this season only Mohamed Salah has had more carries into the opposition’s box than Szoboszlai (6) which is a pretty remarkable feat considering he’s actually been playing quite deep in comparison to how people expected the Hungarian to be used at Liverpool.

On top of that Szoboszlai has also made the most carries into the final third (15) — again no small accomplishment, enough to rank him in the top five among central midfielders in the league.

Szoboszlai has not only given Liverpool newfound energy in the midfield, he’s created a new dimension entirely. Klopp’s never really worked with a midfielder like him. Liverpool’s midfield has always been reliable but never extraordinary. Now, in Szoboszlai, the manager has someone who can be exceptional, and that means this Liverpool team could become even better than Klopp’s previous masterpiece.

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