You do know we have had Salah as the 9 and Firmino as the 10 a few times this season, right? Think about it, if we had Torres or Lewandowski as the 9 instead and Salah on the right... Just think about it, seriously.
You do know that Mane, Salah, and Firmino are forwards, not what you term "number 9" and that the foundation philosophy is that they move around, they rotate, they take up different positions according to Klopp's system of the player finding himself in a particular space will perform the function of that space
.Salah, Mane and Firmino, during a match, will all occupy what you like to think is the "9 position".
I seriously can't believe that someone who bangs on about knowing loads about football can't grasp this, and all you're doing is providing further evidence that you're a spoofer.
Yet again, you completely miss the point of Klopp's system.
I wouldn't quite say he rotates, but gets cover when he plays aggressive and steps up in which one of our 8's drop in. Remember, Fabinho is predominately in the 6 area as a DM and is more the specialist player than the 2 #8's or any of our midfielders.
He rotates, as do all our midfielders.
It is the foundation of Klopp's system.
You don't think a striker can do that? Do you think a striker just stays up top and never moves? Have you never watched or played football before? You do know you get strikers working channels or dropping into pockets of space, right? Go watch the likes of Werner, Suarez or Lewandowski etc..... better still, go watch our matches where Salah is our 9.
Firmino knits the attack together.
He goes, right, left, central, supports, presses, drops deep, plays as an extra midfielder.
He is the glue that not only binds the attack but links the midfield.
He is a forward, an attacking midfielder, a wide forward and a link man.
No, I don't think many players can do that, and I don't think there is a player around that could step straight into the team and do the job as good as him.
But keep chucking names out, like you understand what those guys do.
You're bound to get it right if you throw enough names out.
The stupidity of this is on a par with you insisting that Gerrard and Lampard were "a classic double pivot".
What am I repeating exactly? I don't have twitter nor do I scour it for football chat. Couple of forums and the odd article is all I read, so please show me what I am repeating.
Bollocks.
You're so full of sh*t.