Playing as a right sided 8 in this Klopp team is absolutely not the same as an attacking midfielder or a drifting inside forward? Do you think he does the same thing as Salah or Diaz when we don't have the ball?
You're bringing these attacking stats in that I expect him to have because he is a good footballer but it doesn't paint the whole picture of the off the ball work he's been doing all season that you're ignoring. This is a first in his career to be working that hard off the ball and it's clearly affected his attacking ability. The lad is goosed everytime he is in an attacking position coz he runs like a donkey all game. I watched him play last season and it's not the same.
Crazy that you think he's not doing a great deal off the ball aside from interceptions. But then again when there is a narrative against a player his positives often get diminished.
Exactly what I am saying. It's not a coincidence he plays a blinder for Hungary every game. He has the freedom to.
Obviously he's not doing what Diaz or Salah do. But then they're not attacking midfielders for us, you realise that right? Did you think he was going to come in and play as a wide forward for us? If so that's really on you and totally wrong expectations. As for the attacking stats - yes I just showed he's an attacking midfielder for us. He's putting up elite level attacking stats for a midfielder, because he's our attacking midfielder...
As for not doing much off the ball, he's running around a lot and pressing a lot (again, welcome to a Klopp team, they're all expected to do this), but he's not doing much in terms of tackles, blocks etc. That is, the things that our defensive midfielders do more of.
As for the Hungary comparison - yeah no top level footballer will get the freedom for their club that they get for their nation. That's just not how top level football works. Man City, Liverpool and Arsenal all ask a lot of all their outfield players off the ball. No one gets a free pass. International football is almost a different sport in some ways these days, the comparison is irrelevant. Especially when the player in question is head and shoulders above most of his teammates, like Szoboslai is for Hungary.