The renaissance of Ryan Gravenberch within the second half of 2024 exhibits no signal of slowing down!
The Liverpool midfielder has been rejuvenated underneath Arne Slot in current months, performing so persistently that Alan Shearer named him in his Premier League Staff of the Season up to now.
The 22-year-old has gone from profitable only one Netherlands cap in two years to incomes 5 because the begin of September, with every of these coming as a starter underneath Ronald Koeman (Transfermarkt).
Gravenberch shines in Netherlands win
Gravenberch produced a second of magic through the Oranje’s 4-0 win over Hungary on Saturday night time, a end result overshadowed by a medical emergency which noticed Hungarian coach Adam Szalai taken to hospital through the sport.
When play resumed after the 36-year-old acquired the required remedy, the Liverpool midfielder created an assault for his group as he cutely acquired a move on the half-turn and skipped previous the problem of 1 opponent as in the event that they had been nothing greater than a passing wasp.
Gravenberch resurgence has been a pleasure to observe
Except for that eye-catching piece of ability, Gravenberch loved one other strong efficiency total in Netherlands’ victory final night time, through which Cody Gakpo scored a penalty.
As per Sofascore, the 22-year-old accomplished 64 of his 67 passes (96%) and three of his 4 dribbles (75%), together with profitable six duels and executing two key passes.
The midfielder had endured an abortive spell at Bayern Munich in 2022/23, barely that includes for the Bundesliga giants earlier than he joined Liverpool the next summer season, and he began simply 12 Premier League video games final season as he confirmed flashes of high quality however didn’t fairly handle to actually set up himself.
The outlook may be very totally different now underneath Slot, with Gravenberch certainly one of solely two Reds gamers (together with Virgil van Dijk) to have performed each top-flight minute up to now this time period (WhoScored).
It’s been a pleasure to observe our quantity 38 lastly flourishing in current months, and that magnificent dribble in opposition to Hungary final night time showcased the boldness which should be surging by way of his veins proper now.
You may watch Gravenberch’s dribble from the Netherlands sport beneath, by way of @lfcrixh on X:
Gravenberch, too straightforward pic.twitter.com/FH93pJFIHT
— Rixh ⚡️ (@lfcrixh) November 16, 2024
