Suso [Sold to AC Milan]

[RedReet]

Cheers Nindo.

[Bernardicus]

The player lighting up La Liga who will play for Liverpool in future

By Lee Roden (@LeeRoden89)


Get ready for the SASAS, Kopites. talkSPORT's Spanish football correspondent Lee Roden has his finger on the pulse of La Liga and here he profiles the exciting Liverpool youngster learning his trade in one of Europe's best divisions…

Last year was an exceptional one for Jesus Joaquin Fernandez Saez de la Torre, better known as Suso.

At the tender age of 18, by the time the summer had passed, he had won the U19 European Championship with Spain. By the autumn, he had made his first team debut with Liverpool. By the new year, his number of appearances with the Reds had reached double figures.

In the summer of 2013 he faced a different task, however; the challenge of going on loan to a new league, playing as often as possible, and hopefully, returning to Anfield a more mature player, ready to start games regularly in the future.

The good news for Liverpool is that he has grabbed the opportunity with both hands, and is succeeding in his mission. In fact, many in Spain simply can’t stop talking about him.

Suso’s situation at Almeria couldn’t be more different to the one he was accustomed to at Liverpool. At Anfield, the Spaniard was a bright young talent, facing the pressure of breaking into the first team and attempting to maintain a high level that would keep him in Brendan Rodgers’ plans.

At Almeria, on the other hand, he is the club’s superstar – despite still being only 19 – his reputation from Spain’s youth teams as well as the stature that comes with playing for Liverpool elevating him above players with far more experience at the Andalucian club.

In the face of that expectation, the youngster has shown incredible maturity, never shying from the ball and constantly looking to help his side out. Suso seems to thrive on the pressure, aware of what he can bring to the struggling team, and is notably happy to play across any of the attacking midfield positions in order to assist as best as possible.

The player recently spoke at length about his decision to join Almeria, despite other major offers, in an interview with Sandra Galvez. His words show just how dedicated he is to Liverpool.

“I had bigger offers than the Almeria one, in particular one from Germany, but I wanted to stay attached to Liverpool, an important team for me. When I learned of Almeria’s interest, I didn’t think twice. My goal is to play as much as possible, experience La Liga, and help my team to stay up.”

So far, he is certainly doing his best to help them in their goal. Almeria currently sit second from bottom in La Liga, yet with only three points more, they could be three places clear of the drop zone. It’s tight down there, and it is already evident that the Liverpool loanee will be key to their hopes of escaping.

His ability to provide goals is particularly crucial. With five assists so far in the league, he only trails Atletico Madrid’s Koke and Barcelona’s Neymar in that department.

His most recent assist came in a vital 1-0 win over Valladolid last weekend. It is fitting therefore that Valladolid fansite Blanquivioletas.es talked up his ability ahead of the game, noting that he is the ‘kind of player that can cut an opposition defence open and change the tide of a game’.

They add that ‘his strength is undoubtedly his vision, he is capable of threading passes to strikers that most players couldn’t even imagine, and he can do it thanks to his technique and creativity. He’s the kind of player you can expect anything from’.

It’s safe to say that they are impressed with the Liverpool man, therefore, and like many in Spain, they now have a clear picture of his virtues after a relatively short period of time in the league. That says something about the impact he has had.

The eulogies don’t stop there. Vavel.com talk of Suso as a player that is ‘the biggest attraction’ at Almeria. They add that he is ‘one of those players that makes it worth paying for a ticket to see’, ‘when he has the ball you don’t know where he’s going to surprise you, his repertoire of techniques is infinite, it’s very difficult to get the ball off him, and he has a golden left foot’. Again, like the others, they also stress just how important he will be for Almeria if they want to stay up.

In truth, from a Liverpool perspective, it isn’t particularly important if Almeria get relegated or not, but what is important is that Suso is playing regularly and playing well. In that regard, everything is going to plan for the Reds, and if things continue on their current trajectory, it would be a shock if Brendan Rodgers doesn't consider him as part of his plans next season.

As it stands, not only is Suso playing well, but he is playing so well that he could yet save the Andalucians from the drop. Should he manage to do that, he will leave Almeria a hero, just as he already looks likely to return to Liverpool a finished product.

http://talksport.com/football/player-lighting-la-liga-who-will-play-liverpool-future-13110566992

[Fosterbloke]

He's looking like a proper player from the YouTube videos.

Suso, Alberto, Rossiter and Texiera. Sound good?

[cream]

Dirty *******.

[Mostar]

Suso Goal vs Celta De Vigo today



[ame="https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x17u207_suso-fernandez-goal-vs-celta-de-vigo_creation"]Suso Fernandez Goal vs Celta De Vigo - Video Dailymotion[/ame]

[el matador]

Suso is a special talent question is how can lfc accomodate coutinho and suso in the same side.

[Gibbo]

Suso is a special talent question is how can lfc accomodate coutinho and suso in the same side.

Playing out wide for Almeria now isn't he Suso?

We could deffo have a free flowing 3 behind the striker with Suarez, Coutinho and Suso all switching round.

[spider-neil]

Playing out wide for Almeria now isn't he Suso?

We could deffo have a free flowing 3 behind the striker with Suarez, Coutinho and Suso all switching round.

I think Suso would be taking the place of Suarez who will almost certainly be off next season.

[Mostar]

Playing out wide for Almeria now isn't he Suso?
We could deffo have a free flowing 3 behind the striker with Suarez, Coutinho and Suso all switching round.

He is used wide on the right mostly but if they are chasing the result, which happens quite frequently, he is used as a CM.

[el matador]

How do you put coutinho and suso in the same midfield without compromising your ability to do your defensive work properly. Its unusual for teams to play with two out and out ball players.

I cant see it working unless you have hendo, Allen, Lucas midfield. Maybe then you could cater for both.

[Mostar]

Suso vs Celta



[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6k9ssRCSKs"]Suso vs Celta De Vigo - YouTube[/ame]

[The_weatherman]

Looks very confident and aggressive, Sterling could use a loan now. Will be interesting to see Suso playing with better players.

[dizzycat]

So he'll be back in for Moses next season?

[SB]

So he'll be back in for Moses next season?

You could well be right but I'm still hopefully that Moses will kick on.

[Mostar]

Looks very confident and aggressive, Sterling could use a loan now. Will be interesting to see Suso playing with better players.

It would do him a lot of good but our winger options are very limited especially if Ibe will be sent on a loan.

In terms of Suso, he is doing well but needs more touches.

Anything good goes thru him but they are not feeding him with the ball well enough.