What? I did answer the question.
by Slainte Joe (2026-03-08 15:41:11)
Edited on 2026-03-08 17:08:53

In reply to: Answer the question  posted by NDMike2001

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Szoboszlai is the STARTING 8 when we have a healthy right back. The starter. Sometimes he's the 10 when Wirtz isn't in that role. But mostly he is the starting 8.

I don't really understand what your point is here. Yes, he plays at RB when Frimpong (who has suffered 3 different injuries), Bradley (out for the season), and Gomez (out for several weeks) aren't available or can't go 90. He's the oh-shit-we-need-a-fourth-string-right-back RB because he's the most athetlic option. But EVEN THEN, Szobo isn't always the right back. Slot has put Curtis Jones there because he wants to get Szobo further up the field where he is most effective. He even played Endo there in the game where he suffered the ankle injury. (You do know that Endo is out with an injury right now?)

But Szoboszlai is a starter in the midfield, and it's just incorrect and, frankly, ignorant to think otherwise. I mean, this is possibly the dumbest thing I've read online about Liverpool this season: "When everyone is healthy he’s not part of Slots starting 11." He's had 27 starts in the EPL, 1 behind Konate and 2 behind Virg for most. Along with Virgil, he is the ONLY Liverpool player to start 8 of 8 Champions League games. He is second only to Virgil in minutes played across all competitions.

I don't think you know what you're talking about, so I'm just going to sign off here. You're welcome to the last word.


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