da realsbet： [ad_pod ]
da spicy bet： This article is part of Football FanCast’s Opinion series, which provides analysis, insight and opinion on any issue within the beautiful game, from Paul Pogba’s haircuts to League Two relegation battles…
After being one of Liverpool’s heroes last season on their road to a Champions League triumph, Divock Origi’s summer got that little bit better by signing a new long-term contract at the club.
The Belgium international has had an inconsistent career whilst at Anfield, ranging from netting a dramatic winner against Everton in the Merseyside derby, to spending time out on loan. But in the Reds’ opening Premier League game of the season against Norwich, Jurgen Klopp’s tactical tweak could help allow Origi stay in the first-team fold at Anfield for years to come.
[ad_pod ]
Despite predominantly being a striker, Klopp started Origi from the left-wing on three occasions last season. On Friday night, the Reds boss made the decision to play the versatile attacker there once more, and boy did he reward his manager with a fine performance.
Liverpool’s first goal of the night came courtesy of some fine trickery from Origi when facing up against Norwich full-back Max Aarons, and his ball into the box was diverted into the back of the net by Grant Hanley. The piece of skill from the Belgian is the kind of unpredictability that could mark him out to be a dangerous winger. Sometimes it appears he himself doesn’t quite know what he’s doing, so how on earth do you expect the defender to?
His goal later in the first-half showed he still retains the movement and experience of playing as a central striker. Trent Alexander-Arnold’s ball was inch-perfect, but Origi ghosting in to head home was clinical. As Liverpool look to maintain a push on all fronts this season, his greater versatility could help Klopp ease some of the burden on his much-vaunted front three.
Watch Liverpool Live Streams With StreamFootball.tv Below
The Belgian can find the net and has the pace and skill to play out wide or upfront. After his cameos last season, it is perhaps easy to just think of Origi as a super-sub. But if Klopp deems that he needs to give Mane or Mohamed Salah a rest, playing the 24-year-old from the flanks would give him a goalscoring winger whose unpredictable style can cause all sorts of problems.
[ad_pod ]