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Why Liverpool signed Frimmpong to replace Alexander-Aneold
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.
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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.
Big picture: What selection does India decide?
India Only one of its last nine tests has won. To find this barren nine-testing sequence, you have to go back a decade. From Southampton 2014 to 2015, India won none of its nine tests.
She was one of the period infections. So is it one? Both have depicted matches where India failed to capitalize on promising or even major positions. The conclusion of the sequence of 2014-15 seems to be one in Galle in India. The ninth test of the current sequence was the loss of infallible tests in Headingley last week.
So many similarities.
But we are looking back at a decade from a decade to 2014-15, and we know what happened next. We know that India bounced down 1-0, defeated Sri Lanka 2–1, and started its most successful decade in Test cricket.
We are looking at 2024-25 while we are living through it. We do not know the next chapter of this story.
Whatever chapter is, it will start from Edgbaston. India has never won here, in the last eight attempts, the most recently three years ago when they appeared on the 3–1 series victory. England For a thrilling victory.
The test was England’s fourth win in their first four tests under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum. Since then there are bumps bumps in the ride, but Bazball has created, on the way, a compelling body of evidence is that this method of playing Test cricket puts the opposition under immense pressure, especially when the conditions are in line with the strength of the England players.
It is educational that England’s highest losing defeat in this era has occurred when his opponents have controlled situations, sometimes to the extent -as in Pakistan last year -to have a extreme, out -off -career degree to have a Tweeration.
India cannot control the pitch or weather in Edgbaston, and they cannot control the way the Duke Ball is made. However, they can control their selection – up to at least a large degree. Whether they include Jasprit Bumrah – which is expected to play only two out of only two of the remaining four tests – and Are they bold enough to give up the depth of batting and choose Kuldeep YadavOther world class wickets are seen in his squad.
Kuldeep’s introduction, at the cost of an all-rounder, played an important role in India after leaving 1-0 for homeball at home in India. He placed other views aside, and forced England to try his approach against India’s best bowling combination.
After the barren nine-testing run of 2014-15, similar thinking reduced India’s success. After the same run as the results, what kind of thinking India will adopt 2025?
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Former England’s semen says that his experience and old -fashioned bowling will be counted in the second Test.
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Ben stokes The bowler is back. Fitness concerns banned him for only one batting role during a tour of India last year, and it severely disrupted England’s balance 4–1 on his way to defeat. He has bowled regularly since then, and two of their last three tests have sent at least 35 overs – against New Zealand in Hamilton and in Headingly last week. His first five wickets were also held since 2022. Along with the bat, however, Stokes showed signs of an issue that did him correctly through the previous year’s India Tour: lack of confidence in his defense against spin. His reverse-sweep-all approaches made him 33 33 in the fourth innings, but it also guessed India what and how to bowl.
In headingley, B Sai Sudhrasan In January 1988, another Tamil Nadu became the first India batsman to start men’s testing with a sub -40 first class average since left -arm left -hand. He showed why the selectors had picked him up despite this-and trusted him to bat at number 3, but he was still for his eyes to half-and-out. Planning and cruelty for test-match attacks.
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Jofra Archer’s long -awaited Return to Test cricket has been postponed by at least one match, England has named an unchanged XI for Edgbaston.
England: 1 Zak Crowley, 2 Ben Docket, 3 Oli Pope, 4 Joe Root, 5 Harry Brook, 6 Ben Stokes (Captain), 7 Jamie Smith (WK), 8 Chris Woakes, 9 Bridan Cars, 10 Josh Tongue, 11 Shoaib Bashir.
Shubman Gill was non-staff on India’s selection at his pre-match press conference. Bumrah is “definitely available”, but it is not clear that he will play, and India will make a final call on his combination after “a final form” in Edgbaston’s situations. Gill felt that India might have missed another spinner in the second innings in Headingly, and indicated that they could choose one here, but did not say if it would be a wicket-taking Wicket-taking Raxpinner Kuldeep or offspin-bouling all-rounder Washington Sundar.
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Pitch and conditions
The series began in Headingley, where the team batted for the second time, winning for the seventh consecutive Test match. It now turns into another bowl-first ground; Team Batting Second has won each of the last four Tests in Edgbaston – it involves England’s victory in 2022, when he pulled his highest successful chase.
The warm heat that Britain has enjoyed can potentially be the first time with the team to bat – as it can be argued that it was also done in Headingly, where India was at the top at many points – India suggested that they would most likely play two spinners.
However, for all this, it has not been a pleasant hunting field for spinners in recent years. Among the seven English places hosting Test cricket in this decade, Edgbaston has been the third worst ground for spinners as well as fast bowlers, but while Quix has average 30.00 to 30.00 of 30.00, spinners have taken their wickets at 44.45.
Will we have a full five -day Test cricket? Maybe yes maybe not. The forecast of Birmingham has rained, especially on four and five days.
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“” (India) always works hard, work hard. Very passionate team. I think it is very clear that international players always have pressure on their shoulders. But playing for India, especially in cricket, is probably slightly higher than any other nation., Yes, it is a very proud nation. Nothing since last week. Week.”
England is above 1-0, but they start with scratches as their captain Ben stokes is concerned
“In these situations, the ball is not very swinging after 30-40 overs. Wickets are also good for batting. If Fast Bouler is not able to make too much opportunities, we feel another spinner, on such wickets, even if he will help you at least until another new ball is available.
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Watch: Vaibhav Suryavanshi set fire to the bat; India is still less as a series of England level 1-1. Cricket news
New Delhi: Despite another 45-run knock of 45 runs from opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi, India won a dramatic one wicket in second young ODIs in Hov on Monday, with a five-match series to 1–1. India entered the match at a high after its commanding victory in the opener, where Suryavanshi scored the top with 48. Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!The young right -handed batsman continued his good form, after dismissing Skipar Ayush Monetre for Golden Duck, he scored a composed 45 score to help India recover from the devastating beginning.Watch: With Suryavanshi, Vahan Malhotra (49), Rahul Kumar (47), Kanishka Chauhan (45), and Abhisian Kundu (32) all guided India for a total of 290 competitors of 290 in 49 overs, with useful contribution. England bowlers were away from disciplined, leaking 32 extra, which included a shocking 26 wides. Nevertheless, AM French led the route with 4 for 71, while Jack Home (3/63) and Alex Green (3/50) shared the rest of the loot. However, the chase proved to be a rollercaster. England launched 7 for 1 and 47 for 3 later, striking twice in quick succession with medium pacer RS Embrish.
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But England captain Thomas Rev, a brilliant retaliation from Thomas Rev, who scored 131 runs from just 89 balls (16 fours, 6 sixes), replaced the tide. His 123 -run stand laid the foundation with Rocky Flintoff (39), but once again fell in the 40th over, the match returned to India. Embrish (4/80) ruled the expectations for India for 8 for 8 for the 46th over with England. England needed seven from the final, and with only one wicket in hand, the game was hanging on the edge of the knife. But Sebstian Morgan (20 Not Out) caught his nerve, leading to a border to a border on the third ball of Yudhjeet Guha. Although India was left for missing opportunities, the stability of Suryavanshi at the top is a bright place. As the head of the series in the third match, India will re-organized and bow down to the opener of its in-form to regain the lead.
India corrected most things Opening test Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, but still find himself below 1-0. As the India travels to Edgbaston in a dialect to level the series, they do not just have to fight a confident England, but also history. Of the eight trials, India played in Edgbaston, he lost seven and pulled one. There are five places here where India is not able to break the duck in Test cricket (minimum five tests).
8 played, 0 won, 7 defeated, 1 drawn
Last time he played a Test in Edgbaston in 2022, England chased 378His highest successful chase in Test cricket, Johnny Bairstow is getting a century in every innings.
India’s heaviest defeat in Edgbaston In 2011, he lost to England by an innings and 242 runs. Sent on the bat, India was excluded for 224. In response, Alastair CookCareer-Best 294 more Eoin Morgan104 helped to declare the hosts for 710 at 710, with a gain of 486. India was cleaned for 244 in the second term.
He came to win in Edgbaston In 2018Chasing 194 in the fourth innings, he started the day four at 110 for 5. Virat KohliIn the first innings, a royal was fresh from 149, unbeaten at 43 and Dinesh was accompanied by Dinesh Karthik. But England kept it and despite Kohli’s talent, India decreased by 31.
9 played, 0 won, 7 defeated, 2 draw
In its nine tests at Kensington Oval, India only attracted only two – 1971 and 2011. Two of India’s seven deficit were innings, the heaviest one was one innings and 97 runs In 1976It was the first game of the four-testing series and batting first, India was excluded for only 177, legspiner David Holford caught with five-for. West Indies announced 488 for 9 and cleaned India for 214 in their second innings.
1997 test Here is one of the most heartbreaking losses of India. He gave the first innings of 21 with Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid Scoring Fifty. The West Indies were excluded for 140 in the second innings, scoring 120 runs to chase 120 in the fourth innings. But there was a great collapse. Only VVS Laxman managed a double -digit score as India was skitted for only 81.
9 played, 0 won, 4 defeated, 5 draw
The site for the fourth test in the ongoing series, Old Trafford is another ground where India has not achieved much success. India’s heaviest defeat 1952 TestsWhen he lost by an innings and 207 runs. England batted first and led by 104 of Lane Hutton declared 347 for 9. In response, India was blown up for 58 in the first innings and 82 in the second, going down well within three days.
In 1990 testsA 17 -year -old Tendulkar helped India overcome a draw with fourth paan, which was his first in Test cricket. His 119 Not Out took India to 343 in the chase of 408.
6 played, 0 won, 3 defeated, 3 draw
Of india The heaviest defeat in Karachi Came in 1982, with Imran Khan Putting a bowling masterclass. Sent in, India was excluded for 169, in which Imran raised 3 for 19 and Abdul Qadir 4 for 67. Zaheer Abbas and Mudshar Nazar scored for centuries because Pakistan took a 292 lead. In the second innings, India was excluded for 197, scoring 86 runs scoring 86 runs with an innings and 86 runs.
in 2006India moved the game. Irfan Pathan The hosts were first wreaked havoc with hat-trick as the hosts were reduced to 3 for 3 and then to 6 to 39. But Pakistan returned to Kamran Akmal’s 113 and posted 245. India was replied for 599 for 599 in its first innings in 238. 607 chasing India was excluded for 265.
7 played, 0 won, 2 defeated, 5 drawn
India and Pakistan have played a lot of high scoring encounters in Lahore. India’s heaviest defeat at this site came in 2004. India batted first and when Yuvraj Singh scored his first test in the century, he did not get the supporters of 287 folded support. Pakistan scored 489 runs from Imran Farhat and Injamam-ul-Haq, under centuries. India was then excluded for 241 as Pakistan left the target of 41 runs with a slight nuisance. The last time these two teams played in Lahore, in 2006, only two innings were possible and both teams had six centers. Virender Sehwag Top score with 254.
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