So, where we at with him?
It's got to go down as a pretty disappointing season for him on the whole as he looks to have regressed rather than cemented his place in the side. To an extent, I think he's suffered from the injuries and disruptions to the squad perhaps a little like Sterling did last season but he needs to be more confident in himself.
A big part of the problem with him is his indecisiveness. When he came back off loan last season, he seemed a lot more sure of himself and was very direct utilizing his pace and strength to good effect. Now he seems to stall a lot of the time with defenders often just waiting him out knowing he won't catch them off guard.
I haven't seen much evidence that he has the technique, control or link up play that Sterling showed during his time here, he is a very different player. If he is to make it, he needs to speed up his play and be confident enough to know that he's got the edge on defenders if he decides to run at them. The English league is full of direct pacey players who are inconsistent. He needs an edge.
Has he demonstrated enough to Klopp to rely on him next season?
If I was manager, I'd be very wary of taking the chance on him in all honestly and there would be a big temptation to send him out on loan to see if he can improve as we need him to.
It's got to go down as a pretty disappointing season for him on the whole as he looks to have regressed rather than cemented his place in the side. To an extent, I think he's suffered from the injuries and disruptions to the squad perhaps a little like Sterling did last season but he needs to be more confident in himself.
A big part of the problem with him is his indecisiveness. When he came back off loan last season, he seemed a lot more sure of himself and was very direct utilizing his pace and strength to good effect. Now he seems to stall a lot of the time with defenders often just waiting him out knowing he won't catch them off guard.
I haven't seen much evidence that he has the technique, control or link up play that Sterling showed during his time here, he is a very different player. If he is to make it, he needs to speed up his play and be confident enough to know that he's got the edge on defenders if he decides to run at them. The English league is full of direct pacey players who are inconsistent. He needs an edge.
Has he demonstrated enough to Klopp to rely on him next season?
If I was manager, I'd be very wary of taking the chance on him in all honestly and there would be a big temptation to send him out on loan to see if he can improve as we need him to.