Liverpool they continued to try for Premier league success in GrooveThe first season, with their 4-1 victory over Ipswich Town at Anfield over the weekend.
The goals of Dominic Szoboszlai, Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah scored 4-0 for Liverpool after 65 minutes, before Ipswich Defender, Jacob Greaves scored a comforting goal in the 90th minute to score 4-1.
Currently, sitting six points in the top of a table with one play in hand, Liverpool is firmly in the driver’s seat that moves to the second half of the season.
However, the addition of January could further strengthen their hopes in the title, and the FSG (Fenway Sports Group) could look to give it a groove in the last week of the window.
Liverpool view the midfielder signing
According to Conchenoffsidea reportsLiverpool is one of the clubs that “made a move” for Bayern midfielder from Munich, Joshua Kimmich. German has yet to agree with the new agreement with Bayern, opening doors to other clubs that register interest in him.
Reports state that Liverpool, Manchester City, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain are all eager for a 29-year-old. If it disagrees with the new contract, teams could make a move of a potential free transfer or even ask them to pay a minor fee to arrive this month.
Kimmich has So far this season has made 29 appearances for German giantsAchieving one goal and providing eight assists.
So that Kimmich could become Liverpool’s response to Rodra
The last few seasons Liverpool have sought to change his midredering department, with Fabinho, Jordan Henderson and Georginio Wijnaldum left the club.
In order to fight this, they made signing such as Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Graveberch and Szoboszlai, as well as Curtis Jones who went through the academic ranks.
However, while this middle group has different skills, their defensive sharpness, the highest level experience and the ability to dictate the pace of the deeper zones, it can sometimes be missing. This has often been a key difference in recent years, because Manchester City has a Rodri, who does all these things at an exceptional level.
So, can Kimmich be an answer to Anfield’s clothing to the great Spaniard? Let’s look at.
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Kimmich (24/25) VS Rodri (23/24) Comparison |
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Statistics (90 min) |
Kimmich |
Rodri |
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Goals + assists |
0.32 |
0.48 |
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Progressive carries |
1.92 |
2.88 |
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Progressive passage |
10.6 |
12.4 |
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Passes try |
113.0 |
114.7 |
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Pass the end % |
89.0% |
91.9% |
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Passes into the last third |
12.6 |
11.9 |
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Key passes |
2.42 |
1.63 |
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Accessories |
1.62 |
2.10 |
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Interceptions |
0.67 |
0.73 |
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Ball |
6.27 |
7.17 |
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Statistics taken from Fref |
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When 2023/24. Comparing Kimmich with Rodrod, when he was not injured, you can see how close German ranks in many measuring data, which is not an easy feat, since this was a large part of the campaign that won Rodrodra with her Ballon d’Or.
The ability of a large amount of passage in the game, to complete them with the efficiency, the game of progress, and even by adding threats to the key passages, as long as they protect the defense and water in the central part of the terrain, makes them invaluable to their side.
José Mourinho even praised Kimmich in the past as “Absolutely phenomenal“A player, marking German as”intelligent“Showing his ability to play as a right back and as a defensive midfielder. This versatility could be useful, depending on the situation of Trent Alexander-Arnold, the end of the season arrived.
Kimmich would obviously bring this additional experience in the middle of the field, helping especially like Gravenberch and Jones, who can reach their legs with boxes to the box in the middle, but he could also use a hand on their shoulder, leading that unit in the middle.
