Fans rejoiced when Dominik Szoboszlai was acquired by Liverpool for £60 million in the summer. We had a highly paid attacking midfielder come through the door. Everything happened fairly swiftly, and the Reds beat the deadline to meet Rb Leipzig’s £60 million release clause. However, there were no parades or other public festivities Other significant European clubs showed little interest. Newcastle United was reportedly interested, but none of the titans that competed and outperformed us for other targets, like Real Madrid with Jude Bellingham and Chelsea with Moises Caicedo, engaged in a battle for our services.
It’s safe to assume that no fan anywhere predicted he’d be this talented.This dramatic headline is not based on the thunderbolt he scored in the League Cup last night, but rather on the reality that he has consistently been the greatest player on the field. Virgil van Dijk, Alisson, Luis Diaz, Alexis MacAllister, and Mo Salah were all present on the field, along with other players who may have even outperformed him.
A ten-year-old’s drawing of the ideal midfielder would resemble Hungary’s captain. He has played the full 90 minutes in each Premier League game thus far, demonstrating Jurgen Klopp’s complete confidence in him and, more significantly, his excellent natural fitness. Being 6 feet 2 inches tall, he has more physical strength. He was recorded at 36.76 kph against Wolves, making him the second quickest.
Technically, he oozes class and finesse. Szoboszlai can stroke the ball around like Thiago, but also absolutely leather it like John Arne Riise. He can dribble through central areas and play clever through-balls. The assist for the disallowed Curtis Jones goal v West Ham was chipped perfection. He’s so good on the ball, you’d forgive him for being a passenger off it, but he works harder than any player on the pitch; closing down, pressing, battling in the air, tracking runners and putting in tackles.
Technically, he exudes sophistication and class. Szoboszlai has the ability to leather the ball like John Arne Riise and stroke it around like Thiago. He can play deft through-balls and dribble through tight spaces. The assist on Curtis Jones’ goal against West Ham that was ruled offside was chipped to perfection.
He is so skilled with the ball that it would be understandable for him to be a passenger without it, but he puts in more effort than any other player on the field by pressing, shutting down, engaging in aerial combat, tracking runners, and making tackles.Since the iconic no. 8 began his career, there haven’t been any midfielders who are more well-rounded and talented, stylistically speaking, than Steven Gerrard. Jordan Henderson, Fabinho, Gini Wijnaldum, Xabi Alonso, and Javier Mascherano are among those mentioned. Alonso’s poise, Mascherano’s bite, Fab’s toughness, Wijnaldum’s ball-retention abilities, and Hendo’s leadership are all attributes that Szoboszlai possesses. He is a Gerrard descendant.
Even stranger is the fact that he is only 22 years old. Developing athletes like Morgan Gibbs-White, Jadon Sancho, Phil Foden, and Julian Alvarez, all of whom are 23 years old, are younger than him. Particularly under Klopp, who is unable to contain his enthusiasm for the youngster in every interview, Szoboszlai has a very high ceiling for what he could accomplish.
If Mason Mount had insisted on a Liverpool, we might not have purchased Szoboszlai.It seems sense that Henderson pushed for a transfer to Saudi Arabia once he saw that he would be engaged in a lengthy struggle with Szoboszlai. The performance levels of Szoboszlai this season and those of our former captain last season are drastically different.
Szoboszlai is far from ideal. He has so many abilities and gimmicks at his disposal that occasionally he confuses things too much or tries something too challenging when a simpler solution would be preferable.
Additionally, he has been found to be too far in front of teammates who haven’t read the play or made a run for the ball he has spotted. Because he is now playing as a no. 8 rather than a no. 10, this results in his giving the ball away in the middle, which is more hazardous for us. However, as was already stated, he is 22. He’ll become better at this.How did we manage to secure someone so excellent and ideal for Liverpool 2.0 for only £60m?
