Thursday, October 27, 2022

Jürgen Klopp may have just found Liverpool's midfield fix after Ajax win as next step is clear


 Liverpool have enjoyed playing Ajax in recent years. Not only has it brought the Reds a multitude of goals and a plethora of impressive wins, the fixture has also often allowed Jürgen Klopp to experiment in the Champions League group stages.

Wednesday night was undoubtedly the most comfortable performance of the lot. Liverpool again lined up in what was a fairly unconventional formation from Klopp, very much diverging from the 4-3-3 that has been the norm for years at Anfield.

But it wasn't just the formation where Klopp may have gleamed a glimpse of the future in Amsterdam. It was also through the introduction of a midfielder who got his longest run-out in the Champions League to date for the club's first team.


Back in the reverse fixture between the two sides at Anfield, Stefan Bajčetić only came in for the last few minutes of the game, but still made history by becoming the youngest ever Liverpool player to debut in the Champions League.

This time around, the Spanish youth international of Serbian descent got a considerably longer amount of time on the pitch. Bajčetić


replaced Fabinho in the middle of the park for the last twenty minutes of the game, and produced a performance that showed plenty of promise.

He completed seven out of his eight passes, participated in five defensive duels (Wyscout), and even took a shot at goal while exhibiting his technical excellence and boisterous energy throughout his time on the pitch. Both sides had already settled for the result by the time he was introduced, which undoubtedly made the game slightly more lacklustre, but Bajčetić was impressive nonetheless.



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