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I wonder how many Liverpool fans would straight swap him for Bellingham?

I wouldn’t.
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In Steven Gerrard's iconic No 8 shirt, Dominik Szoboszlai is enjoying a fast start at Liverpool that has already made him a fan favourite - and could see him end up the smartest Premier League signing of the window

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Yet aside from his on-the-ball prowess, the Hungarian is winning acclaim for what he does out of possession. He has run 57.7km this season, 7km more than Liverpool’s next best water-carrier in Andy Robertson, who has covered 49.5km.

Not just is he busting a gut to make defensive recoveries or arrive late into the penalty area at the other end, Szoboszlai is covering ground with unique pace. Since the 2020-21 season, Opta data says only Kyle Walker and Chiedozie Ogbene of Luton have hit a higher top sprint speed.

To underline his all-round midfielder role, Szoboszlai ranks second at Liverpool for both successful passes (263, behind only Robertson’s 304) and times won possession (33, behind only Robertson’s 38). Only Mo Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold have created more chances.

During an interview up in the clouds overlooking Singapore’s plush skyline in July, Mail Sport asked Szoboszlai to name his idol, expecting him to namecheck a legendary midfielder. ‘My dad was the biggest influence,’ came the response.

Zsolt, a former footballer in Hungary’s lower leagues, was the theme that the chat continually returned to. ‘Many people make the mistake of dreaming,’ Zsolt told a Hungarian newspaper last week. ‘We did not dream but always paid attention to the task and progressed step by step.’

The father-son duo were quite competitive, with Dominik playing football from age three. One drill involved the young player having to weave in and out of plastic bottles in their living room to improve his agility. If one bottle fell over, he was made to start again.

‘I stayed dribbling until it didn’t fall over, I stayed trying until it was perfect,’ he told Mail Sport back in July. ‘Dad made me play football with golf balls in my hands. It was to make sure I wouldn’t foul people, to grab the players’ shirts, to focus only on my feet.’

Szoboszlai has a tattoo on his forearm of a quote attributed to Liverpool legend Gerrard, which reads, ‘God gives you talent, but if you don’t work hard and sacrifice a lot, it is nothing.’ Whether or not the Englishman said it is unsure, but the thought was there.

Another wacky coaching method Zsolt had was to force his son to play in boots too small for him, due to a Hungarian theory - which comes from the days of the great Ferenc Puskas - that if your feet are small, you have better ball control. Szoboszlai wears size seven shoes.

The theory sounds a bit bizarre but, after watching Szoboszlai flourish in Liverpool’s new-look midfield this season, maybe those Hungarians were on to something. Noting the crazy midfield trolley dash this summer, Szoboszlai at just £60million could be the bargain of the summer.
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Gerrard regen indeed.

If he keeps it up, he'll be better than Jude in no time. Easy.
 
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There's not much more you can say about the guy. We already knew the long-range bangers were on the cards, but seeing them back at Anfield is joyous.

I'm just amazed we landed him before anyone else and that release clause went unactivated for so long, especially when City needed a long-term KDB replacement.
 
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It was interesting to see, against West Ham, he took all the direct freekicks when Trent was not around. Even Mo didn't object. He must have done something right in training.
 
It was interesting to see, against West Ham, he took all the direct freekicks when Trent was not around. Even Mo didn't object. He must have done something right in training.

He's known as a set piece specialist, no? Shame his free kicks were straight at the wall!
 
It was interesting to see, against West Ham, he took all the direct freekicks when Trent was not around. Even Mo didn't object. He must have done something right in training.

One of the local journalists, I forget which, made a comment along the lines that players were 'blown away by his shooting technique in training. I think the players know even more than we do that we've got a superstar on the books.
 
This might sound stupid and maybe it's the LFC fan in me talking, but I almost want to say that Szobo is a better fit than him.
I'm not sure that Bellingham would do the defensive work Szobo does.
I love him but it’s very early to say he’s a better fit that Jude.
 
I love him but it’s very early to say he’s a better fit that Jude.

Jude has a very specific weakness - he is fucking shit against really experienced low block teams. I thought he was pathetic against Chelsea in the CL last season, and lets be honest - he is playing for RM in a team full of the best young talent from France, and Brazil. What people need to see through all his games at RM at the moment is that he is not being played as a midfielder, and at a young age - if you do not play in your natural position - its likely you will degrade in areas of the pitch that you have been playing in previously plus the mentality is a different one. What I can say about Dom right now is that he is an All-Action type player and wants to run our games.
 
OK, spoiler guy here .Fantastic goal, but I've seen him spray a bunch over the stadiums as well. Need further evidence (no doubt incoming) that he is a "shooting" star, as well as the clearly sublime star in other areas he is too. In other words, take it slow lads, wait for the 10th date at least
 
OK, spoiler guy here .Fantastic goal, but I've seen him spray a bunch over the stadiums as well. Need further evidence (no doubt incoming) that he is a "shooting" star, as well as the clearly sublime star in other areas he is too. In other words, take it slow lads, wait for the 10th date at least
He's scored two from outside the box in like 7 games, that's a superb ratio, long rangers aren't one for one.
 
He's scored two from outside the box in like 7 games, that's a superb ratio, long rangers aren't one for one.

And there was also the one Djota tapped in v Bournemouth - so kinda almost 3. Fair point, I may join the applauding crowd shortly
 
OK, spoiler guy here .Fantastic goal, but I've seen him spray a bunch over the stadiums as well. Need further evidence (no doubt incoming) that he is a "shooting" star, as well as the clearly sublime star in other areas he is too. In other words, take it slow lads, wait for the 10th date at least
Fuck you. I've already bought a wedding ring.
 
OK, spoiler guy here .Fantastic goal, but I've seen him spray a bunch over the stadiums as well. Need further evidence (no doubt incoming) that he is a "shooting" star, as well as the clearly sublime star in other areas he is too. In other words, take it slow lads, wait for the 10th date at least

What player do you know scores more from shots than they put high/wide....never mind from outside the box.

There isn't any other midfielder out there that has his shooting technique.

We've been well and truly blessed.
 
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– The Liverpool midfielder has already scored two goals from outside the box. In his eight matches for the Reds, he has accumulated an xG of just 0.59, giving him an xG overperformance of 1.41 goals.

– His latest wonder strike against Leicester was scored from an xG of just 0.09. Pick that one out.

– Szoboszlai has created 12 chances for his teammates in the Premier League so far. Only Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson have created more than this at Liverpool since his arrival.

– Perhaps even more impressively is that the midfielder has produced more shot-creating actions (30) than any other Liverpool player. Only Bukayo Saka, Rodri and James Maddision rank above Szoboszlai in this statistic in the whole of the Premier League.

– The 22-year-old completes an average of 5.17 successful passes into the final third per 90. Only Roberton averages more than this in the Liverpool squad.

– Liverpool’s new-look midfield of Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch & Wataru Endo have six goal contributions between them in September. That’s as many as Jordan Henderson, James Milner, Fabinho, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keita managed for the whole of last season.

– Szoboszlai also provides value off the ball. The midfielder wins an average of 1.5 tackles per 90, which is more than the likes of Henderson and Milner were averaging last season.
 
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