Dominik SZOBOSZLAI: 2024/25

[Limiescouse]

@Nikola

I looked at his performance yesterday and I thought “so, this is what Mascherano would have looked like as an advanced midfielder”.

Something Rafa tried for about 10 games with Momo Sissoko It made our football look like watching the dodgems at the fair

[Retro_Helix]

[cynicaloldgit]

He isn’t playing at his best - he knows it, Arne knows it, we all know it - but he is an integral part of a team that has won eleven of its first twelve games, so he is obviously doing something right.

Keep working hard, Dom, and I am sure that the magic will return.

[Zoran]

I've missed the city and its' people | Szoboszlai return interview | Champions League

[mattyhurst]

His beard looks impressive though.

[Zoran]

Moustache line needs working though, falling on his upper lip. Will end up in his mouth. Horrible to see usually.

[Zoran]

@Nikola

to me, that suggests that it’s the lack of focus rather than a technical issue because he usually strikes the ball cleanly.

For me, he sometimes overdoes the attempt to put something extra on his passes/crosses/shots. Which is not always needed.

You don’t have to top spin or swerve every pass. You don’t have to put a crazy amount of swerve on every cross, which then end up more in “chipped” crosses rather than finding the best balance between accuracy, power and swerve. You don’t have to knuckle hit every shot (sometimes bloody aim for where the goalkeeper isn’t placed).

For someone with reputation and obviously someone who finds great pleasure in ball contact (mostly shooting in his case so far in his career, funny because it seems like now he’s afraid of shooting, perhaps not wanting to be perceived as someone who “only” runs a lot and shoots a lot?), I’d expect (or imagine) him to also pass the ball better when it comes to simple passes.

Play more with your technique, put more variation to it. Sometimes it’s more important to receive and pass well, simply, rather than do something extra when it’s not needed. Ends up being inaccurate or difficult for the receiving player.

[Nikola]

@Zoran

For me, he sometimes overdoes the attempt to put something extra on his passes/crosses/shots. Which is not always needed.

You don’t have to top spin or swerve every pass. You don’t have to put a crazy amount of swerve on every cross, which then end up more in “chipped” crosses rather than finding the best balance between accuracy, power and swerve. You don’t have to knuckle hit every shot (sometimes bloody aim for where the goalkeeper isn’t placed).

For someone with reputation and obviously someone who finds great pleasure in ball contact (mostly shooting in his case so far in his career, funny because it seems like now he’s afraid of shooting, perhaps not wanting to be perceived as someone who “only” runs a lot and shoots a lot?), I’d expect (or imagine) him to also pass the ball better when it comes to simple passes.

Play more with your technique, put more variation to it. Sometimes it’s more important to receive and pass well, simply, rather than do something extra when it’s not needed. Ends up being inaccurate or difficult for the receiving player.

Funnily enough, that’s the difference between a proper guitar player and a guitar wanker - and Szoboszlai is yet to master playing the right note at the right time. I like that he’s relentless in pressing and always - and I mean always - available for a pass. He never, ever hides.

It’s a shame that his output in front of goal doesn’t match his application. Hell, he doesn’t even get to play the right “pass before the assist” these days. I read the other day that his passing percentage in the final third has dropped off significantly this season but I don’t think it’s because he’s playing these passes more often, it’s that they don’t come off.

[Sweeting]

He’ll come good, give him time.

[gasband]

I think like many great players of the past, there is always that step from very good to great/world class. Dom is already very good but like many of such players, there is that step. Not everyone can make that step but Dom is young and is at one of the best clubs to make that happen. Mentally he seems to be up there so as long he shows his commitment and passion, I think Liverpool fans will always embrace him as one of us and give him time and space to develop.