Paul Gorst has instructed that Arne Slot’s plans for one Liverpool participant might have a big bearing on the membership’s switch technique this summer time.
The Reds had proven an curiosity in French centre-back Leny Yoro however finally opted towards paying the payment that Manchester United forked out to convey him to Previous Trafford earlier this week.
Reflecting on that saga for The Redmen TV, the journalist voiced his perception that the brand new head coach’s plans for Joe Gomez – who can play in any place throughout the backline – could decide whether or not or not LFC must signal a central defender earlier than the tip of August.
Gorst mentioned: “The large one for me is what occurs with Joe Gomez. The place does Slot see him? We all know [Jurgen] Klopp performed him at right-back after which needed to type of play him at left-back, and he shone there actually. He acquired himself again into the England setup on the again of these performances.
“If he goes again to being an orthodox centre-back subsequent season, then Liverpool most likely are OK there. If he’s gonna proceed as this high-quality utility man that he was final season, then I believe Liverpool most likely do want a defender.”
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If Slot intends to make use of Gomez centrally, and assuming that Virgil van Dijk begins when obtainable, that leaves the 27-year-old competing for a spot with Ibrahima Konate and Jarell Quansah, with Sepp van den Berg additionally a possible possibility based mostly on the impression he’s made in pre-season coaching.
As Gorst alluded to, that’d make for loads of centre-back depth, but when the ex-Charlton man is seen by the top coach as primarily a full-back, immediately the checklist of central choices seems considerably threadbare.
It’s a difficult steadiness for Liverpool to get proper, however having seen accidents decimate our squad final season, let’s pray that we don’t find yourself with huge regrets if that space of the pitch is ravaged by related woes through the coming marketing campaign.
You may view Gorst’s feedback on Gomez under (from 7:13), by way of The Redmen TV on YouTube:
