At the end of 2023-24 season, after moments Bayer leverkusen Cleaning did Bundesliga Club’s first title in 120 years of history, Jeremy Fimpong Wanted to hide

Netherlands International – One of the faces of Leverkusen’s historic unbeaten league campaign (P34, W28, D6, L0) – Manager was trying to escape from the approach of Xabi Alonso and Teammet Edmond TapsobaWho made him his goal for a traditional German “beer shower” during the ceremony. Fimpong had a decline in the tunnel in Bayarena, where he tried to find solitude with ESPN’s Bundesaliga reporter, Archie Rind-Toot.

“Sorry about the smell, it’s beer,” TV cameras smiled a wing-back after rolling. Later four minutes interview It went viral, Fimpong’s highly excitement personality earned him a lot of fans of Germany and beyond. “He has always been a big-long-life character whenever I spoke to him,” the Rind-foot tells ESPN. “He is one of the people where you catch Mike as much as possible and then you let him talk.”

From the next season, Frimpong must be talking on the pitch at Enfield Liverpool Activated the release clause of € 35 million in its Leeverkusen contract. 24 year old Signed a five -year deal with Premier League Champions, Arne Slot’s first signature signs are being formed, and they have some large shoes to fill because he will step into the first-occupied right-back position by the local hero. Trent Alexander-Aneold.

“His speed is provoking”

Liverpool was forced to plug the zero left by Alexander-Aneold, which is expected to join real Madrid On a free transfer when its contract ends. Since the introduction of its first team in 2016, the 26-year-old redefined what means to be right-back at the elite level, to perform over 350 performance and win eight major honors for Liverpool.

Fellow Academy Products Connor Bradley In the last two sessions, Alexander-Aneold has been impressed as deputy, and Liverpool has confirmed his commitment to 21-year-old by handing him a new four-year contract last week, but with such a low experience of playing at the highest level, he needed help. It is expected that Frimpong and Bradley will compete for a place in the slot in the next season, although neither is there a similar replacement for Alexander-Aryold.

Former Scout Tor-Christian Carlson says, “In the possession, the ball may be lacking in the ball in Frimpong, or the line-breaking pass is a vision to play the middle, but it compensates with early delivery in the space with early delivery and gives the teammates to flow in comprehensive channels.”

“In Liverpool, Fimpong’s instinct to launch attacks on the earliest occasion should align well with the seed preference for rapid infection. Thus, their arrival can mark a slight change towards another high-tempo style on the right flank-a even more direct change towards the high-tempo style-the daris of the blank-out.”

Nevertheless, Fimpong ticks a lot of boxes for Liverpool, with its age, genealogy and relatively low transfer fee makes it an unpredictable market opportunity. Under the UEFA rules, his position has been on his position as a “homegron” player Manchester CityFrom the age of nine, the academy – also made him an attractive offer.

In fact, Liverpool’s interest in Fimpong is more than a decade, one of his many suits at the academy level with Reds. Finally, the city’s training base was close and it proved to be a compelling factor in his decision; Wing-back spent a decade before joining the club Celtic For £ 300,000 in September 2019.

At the age of 18, he performed 51 for the Scottish side, won a triple in 2019-20 and earned himself a step of € 4 million for Leverkusen in January 2021. But during its time in Germany, Fimpong’s star was actually growing.

“He has received a lot to pursue his game,” tells Rhind-Tutt ESPN. “He is capable of a trick; so it is really convinced that during a game this season, he tricked about which I asked about him, and he said: ‘Oh, I was just Ryan (Gravenburch) mimicking yesterday (for Liverpool)!’

“His speed is provoking. It is a weapon that is moving forward and going backwards, as well as in the case of fixing the ball. He was alleged to have been alleged before he is not quite good, he is not sufficiently defensively, but when he is winning the ball back to his team, he is playing in a very attaching team.

In fact, it is the productivity of Fimpong that is moving forward that has put it on the radar of several top clubs in Europe, in which the defender has recorded an impressive 30 goals and got 44 aid in its 190 performances for Leevercusen.

Operated from the right-flock, Frimpong is mainly deployed in front of Alonso’s favorite three-humor defense and in October 2022, the club at the club is sometimes present in the early XI since the midfielder of the former Liverpool.

Alonso said before the last season, “Since I first came here, from the first day, Jeremy has been an important player for us and for myself.” Europea League Last, who finally lost 3–0 Atlanta – His only defeat of the season in any competition. “He is a great man. He brings great happiness to the locker room. So you need to keep it happy. But that too has become more mature.”

While Fimpong’s game was greatly developed under Alonso, there are still clear areas for improvement. But, already with the slot, the international team colleagues have helped to change the fate of Gravenburch and the fate Kodi GakpoLiverpool boss will return itself to pursue Fimpong’s skills.

Expert approach

Scout Tor-Christian Karlson, a resident of ESPN, investigated what Frimpong Tick is.

Fimpong’s Kadam shows a potentially interesting strategic axis from the slot. Unlike the more restrained, occupied-oriented style of Alexander-Aneold, the Dutch manager has now chosen an out-and-out flying-machine under the right flank.

In Levarcusen, Fimpong Alonso’s fluid thrives as a right-wing-back in 3-4-3 systems-a setup that maximizes the effect of attacking full-peeth and extracts part of its defensive responsibilities-and its number speaks for itself. In addition to its speed, Fimpong is an aristocratic drabler and also maintains its composition and accuracy at full speed.

Touching 4.6 in the opposition box per 90 minutes, with a natural urge to resist full-vendha, he often serves more like a supportive wide than a traditional wing-back (as its hemorrhage), arrives at the right time for close-post finish or cutback.

Frimpong is also dangerous through the middle when “underlapping” moves in central regions and has shown the potential of drift inside when Winger is wide. It is a particularly useful tool against compact defense.

While Fimpong’s aggressive output is well documented, the strategic challenge is how his irreversible attacking instincts will be defensively balanced. In Leverkusen, their high position was reduced by a three-man backline, which allowed to widen and cover the right-sided center-back.

In Liverpool, a back four is expected to play with a slot, some may need to be replaced. Either a pivot midfielder will sometimes fall into the backline, or the left-back will be tucking from the opposite flank, or shifted to one of the center-back. Alternatively, the slot can rely on the speed of the elite recovery and status awareness to neutralize the risk.

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Steve Nicole is being smelled at Enfield during Liverpool’s draw with Trent Alexander-Aneold.

No stranger to overcome doubt

While the playmaking capabilities of Alexander-Aneld are unique from the right-back, there is no doubt that Liverpool’s arsenal in Fimpong has the ability to have a powerful new weapon, and some of their numbers have compared with their predecessors.

In terms of passing accuracy, Frimpong (84%) actually excludes Alexander-Aryold (77.9%). Frimpong is also better than better success rate (54.3%, compared to 39.7%) England International the term, while the last third of the pitch (368, compared to 370) creates equal quantity passes.

The superiority of Alexander-Aneold as a manufacturer is reflected in the fact that he has passed 45 keys in this season, which created 14 major opportunities, while Fimpong made only 25 major passes and made six big opportunities.

With the possibility of Alexander-Aryng being a huge miss, Liverpool may have to look else in the team for a new creative Phulcram. But Fimpong already has a track record of defying expectations, removing initial doubt from the boss of the Netherlands Ronald Coman To establish himself as a valuable member of the national team.

ESPN considering Fimpong’s capabilities in an interview with goodmorning EREDVC Show last week, Koman said: “Initially, I had some doubt about them in protecting four-man, especially defensive. Spain (in March UEFA Nations League Quarter finals) He came to play as a right-back, and he did very well at that time.

“You want every player to play football based on his quality. It is clear that the liverpool attacks, as well as with full-peeth. Alexander-Aneold is also attacking a lot, but he plays more often from inside. Jeremy should choose that he plays in defense of five-men.

With Liverpool’s star man Mohammad Salah A part of the next season’s action is likely to miss Africa Cup of NationsWhich closes on December 21, Fimpong can also be given the opportunity to play in a more advanced role for an extended magic, with another characteristics with his strategic versatility that makes him such a valuable addition.

a perfect fit?

However, Frimpong may take some time to adjust the demands of the slots and move with the rigidity of the Premier League, making the liverpool’s mass Dutch troops at least, easy on the bed on Mercesis for 24-year. In addition to the slot itself, Gakpo, Gravenbor and Club-Capten Virgil van lamp Which will be on hand to make Jai Ho Ho Ho from Netherlands and to make Fimpong’s transition more comfortable – although history has determined the newest recruitment of Liverpool, there will be no problem in integrating with the slot squad.

“That was always this, I would call it a playground aura,” calls Rind-tut. “I mean when he is telling you about the stuff, it is as if he is bending like a wall: ‘You have heard what has happened? I have got gossip.’ He is a good boy, ‘How many best companions did he have? “

In fact, anyone looking for a snapshot of Fimpong’s character is only required as a clip shared by the Netherlands National Team on social media in March. The video features defender close friends and new liverpool team fellow Gravenborch “Ok, La”.

After already moved the local dialect down – and of course, themselves have been shown as one of the most exciting talents of Bundesleiga – Frimpong and Liverpool can prove to be just the right fit.