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Klopp: Lallana can adapt to new midfield role

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8 minutes ago, Anubis said:

Klopp: Lallana can adapt to new midfield role

 

 

 

 

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Klopp: Lallana can adapt to new midfield role when he is healthy

Lallana enters the club doctors room on such a regular basis he's like Joey Boswell in the dole office "greetings".

It just seems a bit pointless because you would think Fabinho is going to playing there every game he is fit.

Klopp clearly spending the pay-off money in his head already by persevering with this one. 

He will be out for 75 percent of the season.

12 minutes ago, INTORRESTING said:

He will be out for 75 percent of the season.

That would be a massive improvement over the last two seasons. Can't see it. 

I like Klopp's thinking on this.  Play him deeper, not as much muscle-tearing pressing. 

And only in games we dominate. i.e when other players need a rest.

I'm really struggling to see Lallana as a DM. He is a dribbler and a player who likes to take risk one on one. A creative player, who at his best can be quite productive in the final third. But his style of play, and his lack of physical presence, means that he regularly gives the ball away. Which is the last thing you need as a DM. 

Probably not a very important discussion though, as he'll be injured most of the time anyway.

I think we've either cloned him or he's become the world's first bionic patient and all his body parts are made from a space age indestructable material.

Because it's Klopp I'll trust him, but the use of an AM as a six, and describing him as "outstanding" gave me a Rodgers flashback.

He will be swimming and playing table tennis with AOC.

13 minutes ago, Joey8FrogsLegs said:

I'm really struggling to see Lallana as a DM. He is a dribbler and a player who likes to take risk one on one. A creative player, who at his best can be quite productive in the final third. But his style of play, and his lack of physical presence, means that he regularly gives the ball away. Which is the last thing you need as a DM. 

 

Probably not a very important discussion though, as he'll be injured most of the time anyway.

I think it makes sense at this stage in his career. He's good on the turn and press resistant which are great for the deeper role and he probably doesn't have the legs to play up the pitch anymore. I think it's a good way to use his qualities as he gets older. I don't know where your assertion that he gives it away comes from. His touch and ball conservation has always been quite good. 

I find this a strange comment given Fabinho,Henderson,Milner and Gini have all played that role and all with some success.

Our 6’s generally cover a lot of grass, I give it, ironically, 6 minutes before he’s fell over a blade of grass and put himself out for 6 weeks. 

Six. 

He keeps the ball really well against sides that we dominate at home he'd be fine.

I wouldn't like to see him start against sides similar to Spurs or City in that roll though as he'll get overrun. 

52 minutes ago, Joey8FrogsLegs said:

I'm really struggling to see Lallana as a DM. He is a dribbler and a player who likes to take risk one on one. A creative player, who at his best can be quite productive in the final third. But his style of play, and his lack of physical presence, means that he regularly gives the ball away. Which is the last thing you need as a DM. 

 

Probably not a very important discussion though, as he'll be injured most of the time anyway.

He won't be a DM. His job won't be to tackle anyone.

His sole job will be to distribute the ball, which is why Klopp highlighted "It must be a very dominant game, by the way, but he can play".

1 hour ago, Joey8FrogsLegs said:

I'm really struggling to see Lallana as a DM. He is a dribbler and a player who likes to take risk one on one. A creative player, who at his best can be quite productive in the final third. But his style of play, and his lack of physical presence, means that he regularly gives the ball away. Which is the last thing you need as a DM. 

 

Probably not a very important discussion though, as he'll be injured most of the time anyway.

See, he never gives the ball away easily.  And he wins the ball often. And he's calm under pressure, which is something we didn't have until Fabinho arrived.  Lallana's a far better player than most on here understand, or are able to admit.

It's interesting how I mentioned (there's a chance I only thought it, to be fair) Lallana potentially playing a position like this a couple of years ago. Visionary, one might say. Where would we be now if we'd got me in instead of Lijnders last season?

5 hours ago, Shooter in the Motor said:

Klopp: Lallana can adapt to new midfield role when he is healthy

Klopp: Lallana can adapt to new midfield role - being healthy

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26 minutes ago, stringvest said:

See, he never gives the ball away easily.  And he wins the ball often. And he's calm under pressure, which is something we didn't have until Fabinho arrived.  Lallana's a far better player than most on here understand, or are able to admit.

I honestly don't have the slightest clue how good or bad Lallana is. He's spent the last few years either injured, or recently recovered from injury. By the time he has shaken the rust off and is gaining some form he's injured again. 

Maybe Klopp has a sixth sense about these things, which is why he identified Brewster as having a vital role despite spending all of last season injured. 

He's being used as a stop gap to give Grujic another year of experience in the Bundesliga. 

Lallana gives the ball away far more than Fabinho - about three times as often over the years he has been at LFC - granted he was playing further forward but he is about even with where Coutinho was with that stat and people used to think he was bad.

He also couldn't win a header in an under 12 game -- one thing Fabinho has done very well.