The Liverpool foundation has long been a transfer target, with numerous reports linking the club with the left-back.The club may be better off aiming further ahead despite Kostas Tsimikas limping off with a serious injury in the 1-1 draw with Arsenal. John Aldridge has expressed concern that his old form could get the better of him in the upcoming transfer window.The 65-year-old told the Sunday World magazine: “My concern at half-time was that the Liverpool team wasn’t finishing and we haven’t spoken about that too often this season.”
“Cody Gakpo and Luis Diaz had poor performances in the first 45 minutes and it took Salah a really good moment to get Liverpool back into the game.”“Gakpo is a great player but he needs the help of those around him to make an impact and I am worried for Diaz who has been very upset in recent months after his father was kidnapped in Colombia. “He got injured too and I think he lost confidence because he had to fight against the opposition when he first came to the club.Jurgen Klopp’s men face Burnley, who were relegated earlier this year.
Front line reinforcement request? Betting on the fitness of the other defenders may be too big of a bet, but one can only hope that Liverpool look for possible solutions to their relative ineffectiveness in the future.Darwin Nunes impressed from the bench against Arsenal, but the fact that he has been one of several strikers who have underperformed recently has not gone unnoticed.
Luis Diaz has been criticized for scoring just five goals in all competitions, but after stressful situations like his father’s kidnapping, he deserves to be given some space.That said, Mo Salah is set to join Egypt’s national team for the AFCON in January and we’re not sure if our remaining options will be able to hold the fort. Perhaps now is the right time to secure a long-term successor to the King of Egypt?
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