![]() It was as potent and fearsome an attacking combination as any in world football at the time, and many fans would still name him as their favourite of the three. He likes to train, he likes to learn, so that is excellent, a nice package.”Ī player blessed with acute almost Kenny-esque vision for the killer through-pass, a ferocious presser and an expert in linking the play and knitting the attack together, Firmino was the lynchpin of a deadly trident, with Sadio Mane to his left and Mo Salah to his right. He’s still a good listener and a good trainer. A lot of things he is good at are very important for us. “ He is a very important player, a connecting player, a finisher, a fighter, a defender, the first defender – that is important. ![]() His praise for the Brazilian enthusiastic: ![]() Bobby turned out be as much creator as scorer, though he bagged his share.įirmino started slowly at Liverpool, struggling to live up to the price tag, but the arrival of Jürgen Klopp as manager transformed him. Firmino wasn't necessarily signed as a replacement for the departed flawed genius that was Luis Suarez, but we certainly had a vacancy for a high class creator and goalscorer, as Rodgers' 2014 almost-champions team lost its strike force of Suarez and Sterling, with Sturridge beset with injury and Coutinho soon to depart too. ![]()
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