19 | Julian Alvarez - 2023/24

[Haaland94]

29 G+A this season. Nothing to see here. Bad game to play him, though. Not at Anfield in this formation.

 

[skillman]

Hmmm. Really undecided on him, he’s brilliant but a bit of a passenger. And not as clinical as I thought he was going to be. But then I didn’t expect his passing and vision to be so good.

A passenger an awful lot, though.

 

[decmancity]

Fuck knows how he lasted longer than 10mins. Looked fucked and gives us no option off the bench.

 

[SebastianBlue]

I defended Pep’s choice to play Alvarez, which I had assumed would be for the purpose of adding his high pressing, especially of Endo, who I still think is one of Liverpool’s weaknesses (unfortunately, our midfield—particularly Kev—were well off the pace today so couldn’t capitalise on his deficiencies).

But, if I am brutally honest, Alvarez was pretty terrible. He gave away the ball with nearly every touch, either through a miscontrol or a woeful pass. Pep leaving him on for as long as he did, after it was clear absolutely nothing was coming off for him, was a head scratcher.

To be clear, I think he is much, much better than what he showed today. But I think we need to give him a few matches off so he can refocus for the final run.

 

[Lavinda Past]

Cash in this summer. How he gets picked every week is a mystery. Nowhere near elite level.

 

[vincent]

I defender Pep’s choice to play Alvarez, which I had assumed would be for the purpose of adding his high pressing, especially of Endo, who I still think is one of Liverpool’s weak links (unfortunately, our midfield—particularly Kev—were well off the pace today so couldn’t capitalise on his deficiencies).

But, if I am brutally honest, he was pretty terrible. He gave away the ball with nearly every touch, either through a miscontrol or a woeful pass. Pep leaving him on for as long as he did, after it was clear absolutely nothing was coming off for him, was a head scratcher.

To be clear, I think he is much, much better than what he showed today. But I think we need to give him a few matches off so he can refocus for the final run.

The Alvarez situation is strange. Pep is all about control of the midfield. We don’t have when he plays Alvarez there. But he has done this pretty much all season now.

 

[ganganvince]

Cash in this summer. How he gets picked every week is a mystery. Nowhere near elite level.

He is a striker not a winger sell him and the viking has no backup

 

[OrigamiNinja]

He’s an excellent squad player. He’s not currently good enough to be starting every week in this side. Today he was fucking abysmal.

 

[Chak19]

29 G+A this season. Nothing to see here. Bad game to play him, though. Not at Anfield in this formation.

How many goals and assists against the top teams in the league ? 0 against Liverpool, 0 against Arsenal, 0 against Villa, 0 against Spurs, only 1 assist against the rags.

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

Cash in this summer. How he gets picked every week is a mystery. Nowhere near elite level.

Cash in? You must be joking. He was hugely important to our treble win, so how is he not elite level?