Dominik Szoboszlai and two teammates causing Liverpool big problems this season – Graeme Souness
Dominik Szoboszlai and two teammates causing Liverpool big problems this season – Graeme Souness Graeme Souness questioned whether Dominik Szoboszlai was doing enough to put pressure on the opposition in the Liverpool midfield. The Hungarian was not totally isolated, however, as the ex-Red also took issue with the Reds’ midfield in general for a lacklustre approach to pressing. DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL EMPIRE OF THE KOP APP FOR ALL THE LATEST & BREAKING UPDATES – STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE!
ON APPLE & GOOGLE PLAY The 25-year-old has arguably been the Merseysiders’ strongest performer this season , registering 12 goals and eight assists in all competitions this term. Graeme Souness questions Dominik Szoboszlai and Liverpool’s midfield Souness did praise our No. 8’s ball-striking, but suggested his (and his fellow midfielders, Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister) were letting the side down with their lackadaisical pressing.
“He’s the most wonderful striker of the ball. [But] does he do the other side of it? ” the Scot spoke on TalkSPORT.
“When you’re talking about pushing up to the halfway line and holding a high line, you can only do that when the rest of the players in front of you are pressing the ball all the time and keeping the head down of the man in possession. Liverpool have not been very good at that this year. “How many times do you see people going straight down the middle.
Look at Tottenham last weekend. The ball was going straight down the middle with Gomez and Van Dijk. “So, I would suggest a lot of the problem has been that midfield not hunting it down and keeping the opposition’s head down when they’re in possession.