da aviator aposta： There is a sizeable job to do at Liverpool for Jurgen Klopp. Eighth place in the league is aeons away from where the club think they belong and with the ever growing competitiveness of the league they are in, returning to the top four will be some task.
da fazobetai： New signings are a given for the Merseysiders but equally, Klopp’s reputation for developing within will prove just as vital. The former Mainz and Dortmund boss evolved players at both clubs, and in the latter’s case, turned them into one of the finest teams in Europe with a mixture of players already at the club and ones coming in for bargain prices.
The Reds fans are hoping he can do this again. The German has a number of young players at his disposal, but it’s one he’s yet to work with that could be the key to an upturn in fortunes – Lazar Markovic.
The former Benfica man joined the club in 2014 as Brendan Rodgers desperately scrambled around for players to replace Luis Suarez.
Unfortunately for all involved Markovic found it tough in his first season at Anfield and was duly shipped out on loan to Fenerbahce for 2015/16. There is hope, however, that Klopp can get the best out of the Serbian, who showed flashes of his talent in his one season for the Reds, so he might get another chance.
Here at FootballFanCast we’ve thought of these FIVE reasons explain why…
He’s young
The Serbian has only just turned 22, so it’s a bit unfair to cast his career off as a failure already. Not every top class player hits the ground running at a young age and is an immediate success. Look at the likes of Jamie Vardy: where was he when he was 22? There are plenty of stories just like his, too, so Markovic has time on his side to show his worth and under the guidance of a man manager like Klopp, he’s sure to improve.
Played out of position
2014/15 was a season of round pegs in square holes for the Reds. Emre Can was deployed as a centre half in a back three for example and Markovic man was not immune. An advanced player by trade the Eastern European is used to playing in the final third, but was often used as a wing back in Rodgers’ tenure. Playing him in his natural position should be the least he deserves next season to show what he’s got.
Playing style
Markovic is a high energy, fast and tireless player. You could not have complained he didn’t work for his team even as a wing back at times at Anfield. He’s a player that fits the profile of a Klopp team then and the German will surely want to mould him even more so into a player that can lead Liverpool’s high pressing style from the front as the Reds look to adopt Klopp’s ‘gegenpressing’ approach.
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Genuine Ability
There’s something about the Serbian that can’t be ignored. He won the domestic treble with Benfica in his time in Portugal and that can’t be sniffed at. He was a key part of that team too and clearly when you see him on the ball he has a number of tricks up his sleeve. Give him the confidence he needs, just as Dejan Lovren and Adam Lallana needed, and Liverpool could have a top class winger.
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Liverpool’s lack of width
Aside from Jordon Ibe, Liverpool look bereft of genuine wide players. Of course Philippe Coutinho and Adam Lallana have done admirably in these roles, but neither is an out and out winger, and the Reds desperately need this option in order to shake things up. Step in, Markovic, who is a proven wide man who’d revel in being Liverpool’s first choice for this role and give the Reds another dimension going forward.
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