Probably his best performance which doesn't say a lot but slowly and surely you can see his confidence building. He has all the attributes physically just needs direction and coaching to mentally put it on the pitch.
He was much better against Bournemouth.
I may have been over harsh saying he looks like the worst Liverpool striker in an age - and I still believe his performance against Southampton was one of the worst individual performances I have ever seen from someone in a Liverpool shirt.
He looked slow of the mark, his positioning was all over the place and he offered nothing up front as a result. Lallana and Coutinho may not have had their strongest game, but they had absolutely nothing to work with. When attacks were trying to be built, he would drift and saunter into the picture.
At best, he looked well off the pace, and at worst he looked absolutely lazy with an attitude that makes Balotelli look like a workhorse.
But I will say one thing - he looked better playing wider against Bournemouth I thought. And also, Klopp looked like he wanted to knock seven bells out of Origi as he screamed at him a few times in that first half. So one thing for sure is that Klopp will send electric volts up the arse of any player who is deemed lazy - any player with a lackadaisacal attitude and you do not want to get on the wrong side of him. A mixture of motivation and fear from the manager should be conducive to any player thinking they can get along without maximum effort.
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