{"id":96110,"date":"2023-11-15T11:09:54","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T11:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=96110"},"modified":"2023-11-15T11:09:54","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T11:09:54","slug":"unsung-liverpool-duo-leave-rival-premier-league-player-absolutely-awestruck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/soccer\/unsung-liverpool-duo-leave-rival-premier-league-player-absolutely-awestruck\/","title":{"rendered":"Unsung Liverpool duo leave rival Premier League player absolutely awestruck"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Andros Townsend has hailed Liverpool’s new-look midfield and singled out two unsung heroes in Jurgen Klopp’s team. Townsend played against the Reds for Luton earlier this month and was left in awe by their new-look side.<\/p>\n

Liverpool have exceeded expectations with their start to the Premier League season. The Merseyside club sit second in the table, just a point behind three-time back-to-back champions Manchester City.<\/p>\n

The summer saw a major rebuild of Klopp’s midfield, with five players leaving at the end of last season and four new signings brought in. Stalwarts such as Jordan Henderson and Fabinho were replaced by Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai.<\/p>\n

Mac Allister was already familiar to Liverpool fans due to his three years at Brighton. The Argentina star has been asked to play as a defensive midfielder in his early days with the Reds.<\/p>\n

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His performances have gone under the radar somewhat but not with opposition players. Townsend, who joined Luton as a free agent in October, was mightily impressed with Liverpool and Mac Allister in particular.<\/p>\n

Asked about Liverpool’s new-look midfield, Townsend told BBC Radio 5 Live: “Completely different. I think two years ago they sort of had the two No 6s, Henderson and Fabinho, who were the workhorses of the side.<\/p>\n

“[They] didn\u2019t really get forward as much, they were prepared to sit back and wait for the counter-attack and then cut out any counter-attacks that happen and feed the ball back to the attacking players. Whereas now, when the ball\u2019s at the feet of [Joe] Gomez, [Virgil] Van Dijk or [Ibrahima] Konate, you\u2019ve got three midfielders who all have the quality to get on the ball, get turned, play forward.<\/p>\n

“Mac Allister\u2019s the No 6 now and he\u2019s got immense quality. It\u2019s so tough, you can\u2019t really allow anyone to have the ball. You\u2019re constantly scanning.”<\/p>\n