I'm sure our attack is worse than last year at the moment. Which is both unsurprising and also odd to be worried about 4 wins in. The thing is, though, I didn't think our attack last year had amazing understanding either. What I did think it has were some simple options, Salah, who was so direct and difficult in space, and a good dribbler in Diaz who was good without space. The interplay wasnt brilliant but it worked enough. Right now when some poor fuck gets off the gravy train at the wrong stop and and he is off and galloping, what's the easy choice in front? Ekitike has started well but isnt making the right runs consistently enough. Gakpo isn't a winger as much as an inside forward, and can be marked out of dangerous spaces. Salah isn't even a threat.
Simply our attackers all need to step up. It isn't just Salah. Diaz was Gakpos chief competition last year and Gakpo has just extended his contract. Is he campaigning to be a major part of a new look attack? Is he pressing on from last year? If so why do we want to Rio earlier, in so many games?
Wirtz? Just absolutely nothing special at the moment, to where he has been overshadowed in attacking import by the player he ousted, from right back. And watch this trick, that doesn't mean I think he never will be special. He probably won't, mind you, but it's a bit cunty going around this world with that attitude young man.
For another trick, I'll also be able to see that he's struggling physically in a faster stronger league, and that his obvious technical ability isn't yet overcoming some fairly rudimentary manhandling and closing down. We brought him in for exactly this sort of game.
That leaves isak. The ready made. One of the best strikers in the world *with a human face, I'm told. So yeah he has to fucking hit the ground firing and it's a tough ask if this shit are still stinking up the place, but no excuses.
Our best attackers are in the past now. I think we miss Diaz sometimes, and people don't show him enough respect, but he was just very very good, he wasn't on the level of mane, firmino, Salah, Torres, Suarez. He wasn't on jotas level, in his earlier years. Not close. But what Diaz was doing last season at the beginning of the season is better than anyone is doing right now. How Diaz entered this team was far more explosive than anyone now. There was a sense that someone was picking up the mantle, even if he didn't, entirely.
Watching Salah deteriorate isn't fun but we should be talking about how he is being eclipsed. Is anyone even up for it?
Who wants it? Do you have confidence in any of them to be the guy? To wrest the crown from Salah? To help some of you move on?
I said it'd be fascinating watching this new attack come together. It's fine now guys, actually. I know it takes time and all but I lied. Im not actually that fascinated. Or rather, I'm sufficiently and appropriately fascinated. So it's ok now attackers. You can just be good now instead, if you don't mind. Well, no, not good. The best. I kind of got used to it and liked it, and I'm greedy, and impatient. I'm a child really. I do this whole Liverpool thing to remain a child.
