Arne Slot Strongly Pushes Back on Szoboszlai Right-Back Role

Arne Slot supplied a robust response to Dominik Szoboszlai‘s position within the workforce, with the pinnacle coach underlining the Hungarian “is, for me, a midfielder.”

Szoboszlai is main the best way as Liverpool’s greatest participant of the season, however his versatility has required him to maneuver away from midfield and fill gaps in defence and the assault.

Whether or not or not it’s an in-match change or from the beginning, the 25-year-old has been continuously tasked with making up for the absences at right-back, pulling him away from the place he’s most influential.

With Mo Salah dominated out towards Brighton and Joe Gomez not match to start out, one other reshuffle is required and that might have an effect on Szoboszlai, as was put to Slot on the eve of the match.

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And the pinnacle coach was insistent that Szoboszlai is a midfielder and made it clear that if we’re to see the Hungarian in defence, it’s as a result of he doesn’t have a greater possibility obtainable.

“I don’t know what number of instances I’ve to say this, and please hold asking the query as a result of then I can each time let you know, Dominik is, for me, a midfielder,” Slot began.

“He’s, for me, a midfielder – what number of instances ought to I say this? 5 or 6 instances? So, the second I play him in a special place, that doesn’t come as a result of I believe I wish to be a tactical genius.

“That comes as a result of I don’t produce other choices obtainable in that place and I strive to decide on the very best obtainable participant for that place.

“And if I then generally play him there when there’s a full-back on the bench, please ask your self the query, ‘Is that full-back then obtainable to play that sport? Is it sensible to play him, or is it an enormous threat to play him?’

“As a result of if I’ve one other full-back obtainable that’s in good condition and in good kind and is on the market to play, he’ll play there, and Dominik will play within the midfield.

“So, each time I make a line-up any further, you don’t need to ask your self that query: ‘Oh, there have to be a cause why he’s taking part in proper full-back’ as a result of Dominik is a really, very, superb midfielder for us.

“We’ve greater than solely Dominik, by the best way, in order that’s additionally why I can carry him to a different place.

“To start with, as a result of he’s in a position to play in numerous positions, as a result of he’s performed rather well additionally in that place. But when I’ve the prospect, I play him within the midfield.”

In opposition to Brighton, Slot must select from Jeremie Frimpong, Szoboszlai and Curtis Jones at right-back, with Calvin Ramsay proven to not be an possibility for the pinnacle coach.

Arne Slot clarifies Dominik Szoboszlai’s Liverpool place

Slot was not completed there, because of a follow-up about Liverpool being stronger with Szoboszlai in midfield and another person at right-back.

“I don’t utterly agree. If everyone is on the market, the workforce is stronger when he’s taking part in in midfield,” Slot added.

“But when we miss out 5, six or seven gamers, which we’ve performed a number of instances this season, then possibly we disagree.

“However then, for me, the workforce was then stronger once I made that alternative by taking part in him at full-back and taking part in different gamers in midfield.

“Perhaps I used to be improper, as a result of we didn’t win each single sport he performed at proper full-back, however that was then my tackle it.

“But when each participant that we’ve on this squad is on the market, then the very best workforce isn’t with Dominik Szoboszlai at proper full-back.”