Another invisible display from "the potential to be the best player in the league" Roberto Firmino.
Hanging out Origi is one thing because he's another player most grossly overrate; but to ignore the Brazilian's input or even make lame excuses for this more experienced Brazilian international, who has a few years on Origi is, how show we say - very Corbynesque.
I see all the talk of "fluidity" in our attacking play and wonderful "interchanging" has suddenly dropped off the cliff, and we're now a sterile, rigid attack under Klopp. And again, the perfect excuse for Bobby's ordinary display. Sturridge against Burnley earlier on this season was heavily criticised for not playing the wide role well the only time he was deployed there. He said, 'he was given no specific instructions' by Klopp, and people got into him claiming it's all about "f-l-u-i-d-i-t-y" and that he should have done much better there in the 20 minutes he was given. Firmino, has been given ample opportunity to prove what it takes to play wider, more than a poxy 20 minutes, yet the consistency is, embarrassing from those who expected Sturridge to dig us out the brown stuff in 20 minutes of football compared to the opportunities Bobby's presented with.
Sorry, this doesn't wash, at all. He plays in a very narrow front three and is practically central enough to influence the game enough. If he cannot influence a game merely because he's deployed 10 yards wider than where people think he can play best, then we can safely say he isn't the "potential to be the best player in the league" or "at the club" many thought he was.
Make no mistake, Origi is ordinary but to use his presence in the side to deflect criticism away from an ineffectively, invisible Bobby is desperately clutching at straws.
Again, another non-productive afternoon from the Brazilian, who granted wasn't the only one but let's not kid ourselves as to the reasons why with such lame excuses.
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