If not Jude Bellingham, then who? jbsoutar looks at 10 alternatives for Liverpool.
Date published: Thursday 13th April 2023 10:18 -Jude Bellingham is a player who excels in his ability to create chances for himself and others. He is someone who carries the ball with incredible purpose and bravery. He can defend. He can act as a team’s main playmaker. He wins headers. And he is obviously a player who understands tactics and certainly does not play or act like a 19-year-old boy.
Mount’s list of similar players on fbref is very generous. His style of play and effectiveness can be compared to Kevin De Bruyne, Martin Odegaard and Nicolo Barella, apparently. This is not to say Mount isn’t a good player or someone Liverpool should not pursue; he wouldn’t be on this list otherwise.
Like Mount, Barella has everything you would want from a central midfielder – but is more technically gifted and fierce. That edge to his game probably comes from the fact he is quite short and if he weren’t a nasty b*stard he would probably get bullied every game. Also similar to Mount, Barella thrives in causing havoc in the final third and has consistently shown superb creativity and goalscoring prowess.
Reading Gallagher’s strengths and weaknesses on WhoScored is quite amusing. Considering he is a central midfielder, you would expect him to excel in passing, finishing and discipline. But no. His strengths are apparently actually ‘blocking the ball’ and ‘defensive contribution’. Funnily enough, that could be enough to thrive in a Klopp midfield.
Onana joined the Toffees from Lille for around £30m last year. He is only 21, can play as a holding or box-to-box midfielder and is bloody massive, standing 6’3″ tall. Obviously, that ability to win headers and get his legs where others can’t comes in very handy and would make him a right menace if teamed up with Mount.
The only negative is Le Fee’s physical attributes. He is a little shorter than 5’6″ and weighs about 10 stone. The Frenchman could get bullied in England, which is also a worry for Barella. At least Le Fee is not poor defensively and his tenacity could bail him out. Either way, he is one to watch this summer.From a rather small man to a rather tall one, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic has been linked with a move to the Premier League for an eternity. Will it ever happen? Probably not.
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