Liverpool have been instructed that Dominik Szoboszlai might develop into one of many world’s finest defensive midfielders – regardless of us by no means taking part in him there below Arne Slot.
Szoboszlai defensive midfield declare from Hungary boss
Hungary supervisor Marco Rossi was stuffed with reward for our No.8 following a fiery 2-2 draw away to Eire, a recreation that noticed the Magyars lowered to 10 males early within the second half.
Rossi instructed M4 Sport, through Origo Sport, that “he can play in any place, as he has confirmed within the Premier League, however we predict he may be top-of-the-line on the earth within the quantity six, defensive midfield place.”
It’s a fascinating verdict on the worldwide captain, who has been used virtually solely as an attacking midfielder below the Dutchman.
Even when shifted out of his consolation zone, akin to his right-back cameos towards Newcastle and Arsenal, Szoboszlai has shone – incomes a spot within the league’s crew of the week as a full again.
However at Anfield, with report signing Florian Wirtz taking the central inventive position, the Hungarian skipper has a struggle on his palms for his position in final season’s aspect.
Liverpool midfield puzzle with Wirtz and Szoboszlai
The remark provides gas to an already intriguing tactical query for Liverpool.
May Szoboszlai, signed for £60m from RB Leipzig in 2023, truly be the long-term reply in holding midfield?
His power, management and tactical self-discipline have already been on present, whereas his potential to dictate from deep might stability our forward-heavy setup.
For now, the German playmaker Wirtz stays Slot’s go-to within the attacking midfield position, recent from a Bundesliga marketing campaign the place he produced 16 targets and 15 assists.
That leaves Szoboszlai preventing for an outlined position, with Rossi’s phrases maybe encouraging the 24-year-old to push for a deeper place at membership degree – along with his Arsenal free-kick displaying how very important it’s to have him on the pitch.
Liverpool are able to see how efficient Wirtz may be in unlocking opposition defences, whereas Szoboszlai’s energy and vary might but resolve our long-term midfield stability.
With Portuguese champions Portugal up subsequent for Hungary, Szoboszlai’s flexibility is once more more likely to be examined.
The Reds might not have deployed him as a defensive midfielder but, but when Rossi is correct, we could possibly be sitting on the right participant that we by no means knew we had.
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