Doesnt matter, we will create 200 chances for him then, he will score 20 goals.
But seriously, of course no one will know how he turns out, and I am no expert, but in double digits for the last few seasons, albeit in a weaker league, for a 22 year old, is not too bad a CV to springboard to a bigger club to develop into a better player.
Also worth remembering that Salah wasnāt scoring many in Italy, yet became prolific when he came here. Stats donāt always translate. For me itās all about whether the club (inc Klopp) see a player as the right fit.
yes, system and coaching is definitely as important as potential. None of our front 3 was as prolific before they came here. In fact, nobody would have been sure all 3 of them would become world class and win everything coming to Liverpool, but here they are and alot of credit goes to the system and our coaches. So if anyone is deemed good enough to come here, more often than not, they will succeed.
But those were very good numbers in Italy (more difficult to hit big numbers there), think it was a big reason why we went for him in the first place. We believed there was potential for more if he played in a more competitive/active team like ours. Back to the point, yeah, we had a real mix of examples from the Dutch league.
And to at, when Kuyt played in the Dutch league the league was not as weak as it is today. What Kuyt missed in football ability he made up with a terrific mentality and willpower, never gave up kept on going to the last minute.
There you have it, I said something positive about Dirk Kuyt!
Btw, De Boer said yesterday that Malen can not play 90 minutes only 60, that should tell you something.
Kezman was the same - had a record like 105 in 120 games in Holland and was wank over here scoring 7 in 41.
After he left PSV he was never prolific again.
When you say some, as far as matching the goal scoring rate, isnāt it only Suarez who came close? Keep in mind he did significantly better in Holland than England too. 179 goals and assists in 159 games for Ajax, 129 goals and assists in 133 with us. And we played him at CF more than them didnāt we? They played him on the left? His last full season there he had 35 goals and 17 assists in 33 games. His first full season here he had 11 goals and 6 assists in 31 games. He took a settling in period and some tactical tinkering to get him up close to his Holland numbers.
Liverpool for Portoās Otavio. Havenāt watched a lot of Porto and the matches that i did watch , he didnāt strike me as a player whoās upto the task at liverpool.