Topic: リバプールへようこそ 遠藤

[DG]

I think he's brilliant. For long periods it seems like he's directly or indirectly involved every single time we win the ball. Reminds me of Lucas Leiva, he too could run the midfield, misplace one pass and hear about the latter all week.

[RedSince86]

Let's hope Japan and Egypt get knocked out as early as possible so we get both back for the Chelsea and Arsenal games.

[shank94]

Still getting caught in possession occasionally because he's still not quite used to the speed of things, but he keeps asking for it and taking it in the most crucial part of the build-up. The awful pass should have been whistled for a foul prior to it, but we all know who was refereeing.

The only mistakes I noticed that visibly put the team under pressure were the ones post the 80th minute. He has been playing (suddenly) 90 mins of high intensity games, it was bound to catch up to him considering we have no one to help him out with rotation and the Elliot+Grav is a weak pairing to defend. Given that, he won the ball in the 90th for the Jota goal.

He's fine.

[Hazell]

I wish Endo was more physical.

Get him listening to some Olivia Newton-John.

[Draex]

Get him listening to some Olivia Newton-John.

[Keith Lard]

He is certainly an upgrade on a past it Fabinho. Is he the greatest player to ever play the game? No. Gets the job done though.

He does have some pretty awful brain fart moments and a tendency to lose the ball at inopportune times, that is his biggest weakness really.

Endo is a massive upgrade on last years Fabinho, who was utterly fucking shot last season. Can’t believe we got so much money for him. That’s one of the big drop offs I have ever seen. Far worse than Torres when he moved to Chelsea. He will be great to have in the squad for the next few years

[the_red_pill]

He's tidy in possession and passing, BUT in recent games- United and Arsenal, he's had the annoying habit of not moving with the ball at all.
He just receives it at the base- deep in our own half, and passes it immediately, with no progression of the ball at all. Against those two, many of those were straight back to Virgil or... forgive me for saying this as I never thought I would but  - "sideways".
I dunno if its an instruction, but it is frustrating af. Not even a 2 or 3 yard shuffle- nada.

[PeterTheRed ...]

He drinks Ribena?

I won't be surprised if that is the case ...

[jckliew]

He is certainly an upgrade on a past it Fabinho. Is he the greatest player to ever play the game? No. Gets the job done though.

He does have some pretty awful brain fart moments and a tendency to lose the ball at inopportune times, that is his biggest weakness really.

So did Ronnie Whelan as i recall. Under rated player too.

[xbugawugax]

He's tidy in possession and passing, BUT in recent games- United and Arsenal, he's had the annoying habit of not moving with the ball at all.
He just receives it at the base- deep in our own half, and passes it immediately, with no progression of the ball at all. Against those two, many of those were straight back to Virgil or... forgive me for saying this as I never thought I would but  - "sideways".
I dunno if its an instruction, but it is frustrating af. Not even a 2 or 3 yard shuffle- nada.

in short the non physical japanese gini!

maybe that was the instruction to keep it safe and let the others do the progressing and packing stuff. the micro criticism he is getting here is a bit crazy considering how much he cost and the results we are getting with him in the squad.

im just happy that we have a midfielder that is not perma crocked getting paid 2-3 times what endo is getting. at least he does something on the pitch and is helping the team and better players get the rotation and rest needed. a 30 year old playing his first season in a new league with a newly rebuild midfield. I dont really know what is expected of him from you guys to be honest.

[GreatEx]

Most incredible thing about that stat is that Kewell managed to start 5 games in 13 days

yeah that caught my eye too, but if memory serves (and it's quite possible it doesn't), when not injured he had excellent stamina and would play the full 90 game after game. Possibly because the manager knew his next lengthy rest was just around the corner, but still.

Edit: looked it up, he had three seasons playing more than 3100 Premier League minutes - who remembers him playing 36 games/3129 mins his first season at LFC? - and another playing 2702 mins across 31 games... so my memory is working on this occasion.

[latortuga]

Let's hope Japan and Egypt get knocked out as early as possible so we get both back for the Chelsea and Arsenal games.

It will give other players the chance to step up and in some ways we might even find a different and possibly better way to play.  Less so because of Endo's absence and more Salah. 

Think of the great discoveries that have come from such situations.  TAA got into the side at a very young age, Bajetic last year.  No doubt Klopp will have a plan and we'll be fine. 

[xbugawugax]

i was kind of pissed at that time when TAA was chosen ahead of world superstar clyne as i thought clyne was doing a steady  enough job at RB. little did i know i have not much knowledge of how the game works and how the RB role will be redefined which such a local talent.

lets hope mac will fully recovered by the time endo leaves. we still do have curtis and maybe grav to step in as the deepest midfielder role if needed. not ideal but we do with what we got.

[12C]

Noticed that Endo is quite good at picking a straight pass directly forward to a red shirt, when pressed after receiving it from the CBs
Did it several times v Burnley when I was expecting a square pass to the wings or a return pass to the centre backs. He turned “towards trouble” and picked a pass to Szobo or Gravenberch, or Gakpo, which threw the Burnley press off kilter and allowed us possession within 10 yards of their area.
To me it’s a sign that he is learning his role, and the other lads are adjusting to him and looking for him playing that ball.
Knockers forget that Fab spent almost half a season learning his new role with us, whereas Endo is learning on the job.
We forget how fluid Fab was in his movement, he always seemed to be moving and rarely broke stride receiving or passing. Endo may not have that grace, but he is starting to show why he was well respected and captained his country, looks like he is determined to keep his place as well.

[CHOPPER]

He’s going to be missed. How things change.

[BobPaisley3]

My lad watches all those videos that LFC post of the players arriving for training, eating breakfast, doing their laces up etc. Whenever he shows me one, Endo is always rocking some trendy get up. A man of style.

[norfolkexile]

Interesting stats in this article:  https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2024/jan/01/endo-has-become-liverpools-linchpin-klopp-will-miss-his-bite-in-midfield

[Bend It Like Aurelio]

In the half season he’s been here he’s more or less met my expectations. Having watched his games from the World Cup in Qatar you can tell then he’s special in the way he drives his team on. Relentless is the word I think.

Here it seems he’s asked to take on a different role. He plays with his back more to goal in possession compared to how he plays for Japan and indeed Stuttgart. I imagine he is told to play this way as it is quite a departure to his swashbuckling style of yore. But looks like he’s adapting, the best is he’s kept his aggressive defensive style. He’s had to adjust it a bit it looks to me partly because they don’t referee in the PL like they do in Europe. Here 50/50 physical play often goes unabated so there is no advantage to the defender. In that sense he’s had to probably adapt the way he tracks runners. Instead of sticking on tight to players he looks like he’s more tracking with players now and plotting that interception course. In this sense his limited speed is probably a liability but by learning how to shepard the runners into defensible alleys he’s learned with playing with the teammates around him.

In the same vein, by knowing his teammates better, when his team is defending forward facing he’s making better choices now where he can take out players more directly without the fear of being bypassed into open field. Case in point are his tackles on Paulinha and Gabriel Jesus. He is fearless when it comes to these crunchers, certainly Fabinho level tackles if not more satisfying. He really does get stuck in, don’t see much of those these days.

Hopefully he’ll come back more energised. Though his role may be reduced again with Mac Allister healthy, but he should be full of confidence from those last few performances and can come back with his head held high. Until he reads this thread…

[Studgotelli]

He’s been great today

[blamski]

fucking warrior. love him.

[Studgotelli]

fucking warrior. love him.

Yep he’s proven to be he’s usually in the right place breaking up play a shrewd signing

[Samie]

He's been very good lately, we'll miss him for the next month.

[Chakan]

Another boss game for him.

[jckliew]

Good.

[JP!]

He's fucking great.

[jepovic]

Really good game again. He wins back so many balls, and that's key to keeping the pressure up.
Also a few very nice passes through the center. 

He's not "good for a 16M player", he's a very good PL CM. Today he was the best CM again, or maybe on par with Jones.

[SerbianScouser]

Not a great day for his haters.

He was phenomenal tonight.

[Clint Eastwood]

Exceeding expectations for me, he's certainly not just a utility player. It's a shame he's leaving us when he's on such a roll.

Superb bit of recruitment.

[The 1989 Brit Awards]

Nuñez puts that header in and Endo gets a lovely assist. When he comes back I want to see him play WITH McAllister

[lfcthekop]

Love Endo.

[BobPaisley3]

Superb

[naYoRHa2b]

Really strong, solid, I love a player like this. He reminds me of Lucas once it clicked for him. I don't expect him to be makelele, Mascherano, busquets or other elite footballers in those areas over the years but he's just super solid and it's great.

[RedSince86]

Superb again.

Let's hope Japan get knocked out early so he can get back asap.

[Gods_Left_Boot]

Rock solid again. Maybe a bit too conservative on the ball on a few occasions, but overall another very good performance.

[AmanShah21]

Extraordinary. You think you have the measure of him and he continues to get better still. What an absolute banger of a player. Disciplined and Focused. Probably the best reader of the game we've seen in a while.

[Dim Glas]

Gonna miss Wataru!

Great way to sign off, with another strong performance.

[damomad]

Plays the 99% pass every time and weights them perfectly. Turning out to be a really good signing for us.

[jillcwhomever]

It's been a good load of games by him to be fair, wish him all the best at the tournament.

[MonsLibpool]

Will be a big miss.

[rob1966]

Annoying that we have to lose him just as he's on a great run of form.