Liverpool enter the 2023–24 season with a completely new midfield. Jordan Henderson and Fabinho left the Reds to pursue their careers in Saudi Arabia. Jurgen Klopp signed Alexis Mac Allister at the start of the transfer window. They added another young talent, Dominik Szoboszlai, from RB Leipzig.
Alexis Mac Allister is a World Cup winner, and people witnessed his performances in the 2022 edition. Szoboszlai is a big name in Europe, but people have yet to witness his best game. The Hungarian has exceptional technical ability, and here are some of the stats that show what more the Anfield crowd can expect from him.
Dominik Szoboszlai is an attacking midfielder who can run with the ball. He has featured on the left and right sides of the midfield three. The player likes to run with the ball and has made a few progressive runs. By looking at the above viz, we can observe that Szoboszlai has featured more on the right side. One of the interesting things about the player is his high dribble success rate. This season, the Hungarian has successfully completed 73.3% of his dribbles.
The Hungarian has also made 10 progressive runs this season. His passing ability is decent and has an 86% success rate.
Productivity
Dominik Szoboszlai is yet to score his first goal for the Reds. He is decent with his shooting ability and can also create a few goals for his team.
In the 2022-23 season, the Hungarian talent attempted 74 shots at an average of 2.03 shots per 90 minutes. The accuracy rate was 44.6%. The above shot map shows all the attempts taken by Szoboszlai in 2022-23. He can score some long-range efforts and is also a decent option on set pieces.
The player went on to score six goals and two came from long-range efforts. His xG per shot is less due to the positions from where the shots have been taken. For Liverpool, he has attempted six shots and only one was on target.
Creativity is one area where Klopp will need his new recruits to look into. He provided nine assists last season. The player provided 71 shot assists last campaign. This season, he has only provided two shot assists and will look to add more to his tally. Szoboszlai is also a good corner taker, but with Trent in the team, it will be difficult for the player to take the ball from him.
Liverpool will be expecting some contributions from the player in the upcoming games. He has already impressed the crowd with his ability to run with the ball and break the opposition’s defence.
Visuals via TFA data viz engine
