Liverpool’s new-look ahead line for this season has centred on one large query, can Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike begin collectively below Arne Slot?
Slot explains Isak and Ekitike choices in Liverpool assault
Talking to the press by way of liverpoolfc.com, our supervisor admitted he’s open to utilizing each centre forwards in the identical line-up if the circumstances are proper.
“I contemplate, in fact, since you contemplate many issues and it relies upon all the time on how nicely they’re doing, so if each of them are in the most effective type of their life you’d even contemplate it extra, enjoying them collectively,” the Dutchman defined.
The 47-year-old harassed that his most well-liked construction stays a 4-3-3, but additionally highlighted how usually his groups end matches with two strikers.
“The quantity of occasions now we have, on the finish part of the sport, performed with two nines, that has occurred quite a bit as nicely,” he stated.
That tactical flexibility might show essential as our British document signing Isak builds up health.
The Swede, who hit 27 targets for Newcastle final season, remains to be working in the direction of his sharpest stage after a shortened pre-season – one thing the boss additionally addressed.
Why Liverpool’s ahead depth is essential this season
Ekitike, who joined from Eintracht Frankfurt for £69 million, has already proven he can hassle defences each as a central striker and drifting from the left.
“Hugo can certainly additionally play from the left in a different way from Cody [Gakpo] or Rio [Ngumoha] and that’s the advantage of our squad, now we have a number of choices,” stated our boss.
With Florian Wirtz slotting into midfield too, the attacking depth at Anfield is obvious to see already.
The supervisor underlined how vital it’s to maintain gamers match, admitting: “All of them are match now and I believe I can perhaps select between 21 gamers, in order that’s fairly regular. It’s not that it’s far an excessive amount of.”
With Everton seemingly not blessed with the identical clear invoice of well being, let’s hope our wealthy choices up entrance can result in a convincing victory this weekend.
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