10 Things Liverpool Fans Need To Know About Jurgen Klopp
8. Lucas Leiva Would Not Work With His Tactical Style
I genuinely don't think that the Premier League could cope with a side that presses like Jurgen Klopp's side would. Now, Liverpool's side perhaps isn't as strong as the Dortmund side he had before leaving but they certainly possess a great deal of talent. Player's like Philippe Coutinho, Roberto Firmino, Daniel Sturridge could make up the German's attacking three and Christian Benteke will no doubt be assigned as a target man in a similar role Robert Lewandowski played at BVB. Klopp will always use two centre midfielders but they won't be used as a double pivot or deep lying playmakers as they to will press exactly like the attacking players. Therefore Liverpool will need workhorses with endless amounts of energy in the middle and Lucas Leiva simply would not be up to the task. Emre Can on the other hand...
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