I remember catching a few moments of an England friendly against France last summer when Southgate played him in midfield. His passing was abysmal then and influenced my opinion of him quite significantly!
That said he's done alright for his Liverpool career so far. Today not so.
I think he has quite a few things to offer as a CM, but passing is not one of them. Which is a shame, because I feel like the same can be said about all our other midfielders.
I think bar Coutinho and Hendo from time to time we've not had a passmaster in the team for quite some time (after Alonso and Gerrard). It kinda erases a whole dimension of our play, imo.
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