It was a fantastic decision to stick with him, even if it was a little bit forced on us through HG places. He'll save us a bundle but also ease the HG headache in the future.
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That the other thing... We were ready to stump up 60m for Levi ColwillIn the beginning, Fowler created the Heaven and the Earth.Comment
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My MOTM vs Bournmouth. What a talentMe, I’m either planning a holiday or I’m on one.Comment
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Football has well and truly gone mad, because these days the sexier a centre-back is, the better. And Liverpool have struck gold in that department with their latest youth star.
The days of managers wanting their central defenders to have absolutely nothing to do with the football are behind us.
Instead, those who can pull off Cruyff turns to send strikers packing and ping passes like a prime Pirlo are heralded as greats, even if they’re unable to put a forward in row Z with a tackle strong enough to send a rocket ship into space.
Thankfully for Jurgen Klopp, though, Jarell Quansah has proven to be a pretty nifty blend of both types.
In other words, he’s an absolute f*cking nightmare to play against. The kind of player who makes you want to turn around and get back in the car on a Sunday morning, knowing full well you’re spending the next two hours locked up with no way out.
Quansah embodies that and his Player of the Match performance against Bournemouth in the Carabao Cup was merely the next step towards stardom as he rewrites the script in Liverpool’s defensive setup.
Tall, bullish and extremely handsome, the 20-year-old has drastically gone from strength to strength in 2023, from his first foray into senior football on loan at Bristol, to knocking on the door of the Reds’ first team and not leaving until he got a answer.
With his emergence, those days of desperately scrambling for a defender and signing Ben Davies – who we still don’t believe ever existed – feel like a very distant memory.
As Jurgen Klopp tries to regenerate his Liverpool side and turn them into title challengers once again, Quansah is the perfect next step forward.
An England international at all youth levels, it’s rather frightening how much composure he already plays with, from firing passes through the lines to trusting his positioning and being able to anticipate forwards like a veteran.
Seriously, while naturally a little rough around the edges, Quansah has the full package – including height that we’re incredibly envious of.
How do some people get so lucky? The guy is a joke.
What’s so impressive about Quansah is not just his freakish ability to split open lines like a hot knife through butter with his passing, nor is it his obscene anticipation and positioning.
It’s his confidence to try those things when it could all go pear-shaped and leave him looking like a big, gangly bag of nerves.
He looks exactly the opposite, however. Klopp has got an absolute gem on his hands.
When you marry such sought-after attributes to his extremely imposing physicality, it’s scary hours. Quansah plays like a short yet extremely nifty midfielder but stands at six foot three and can get his head or body to just about anything he fancies.
“A really good game, wow,” Were his manager’s words after his POTM performance against The Cherries.
“I told him now, he was really over the moon about the game. He was concentrated, strong in the tackles, reading the game super well.”
It’s still early days for Quansah who only made his Liverpool debut in August, but now is the time to take good momentum and turn it into a sustained push to break the mould and force his way into Klopp’s back four.
He’s got all of the tools to become a great.
By Mitch Wilks
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I guess it was a rumour. A replacement for Matip was on the cards, and we have had injury problems there.Originally posted by frank the tank View PostIn the beginning, Fowler created the Heaven and the Earth.Comment
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He's looking good this ladComment
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He certainly is. What a step up from preseason where most fans didn’t know his name.Originally posted by danperkins View Post
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Yeah he looks class. Very, very composed for a lad playing his first season at this level.Modifying post.Comment
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The biggest compliment is that he doesn't look remotely out of place in our backline.
Genuinely saving us £30m or £40m in the transfer market.James Philip Milner Fanclub #1
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His potential is epic.Comment
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Its hard to judge as he has played against absolute crap for most of this season... on the other hand he has hardly put a foot wrong, and seems quite comfy on the ball good in the air, and get his positioning right too.
Wouldnt want to risk him in the league just yet, but hopefull we will come up against some tougher teams in the cups. Definitely looks the best prospect of all our youth players. A good time to come through with VVD and Matip both in their 30sIn the beginning, Fowler created the Heaven and the Earth.Comment
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He's already been used in the league. Tough away game away to Wolves directly after IB and he played very well.
I hope we don't have to give him an extended run of games at any time, but if we do, he definitely looks up to it.If we are all only happy when we are really winning in the end, when your race finishes, what life would that be?Comment
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He came on v Newcastle at 0-1 and looked assured given the atmosphere. And he started v Wolves and was arguably our best player. All the other Europa and LC games he has absolutely strolled through. He was also apparently class for the England U21's (with Harvey and Tyler Morton).Originally posted by Charly View Post
I dont think it could be going better. And when you think we were supposed to be in for Collwill at £60m or whatever then this seems to be working out fantastically.
Klopp is really good at bringing players through, getting them involved and immersing them in the 1st team without layering too much pressure on them.Modifying post.Comment
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