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liverpool what has been glimpsed alexander isaac Can do. He has seen it on the training pitch. He has also seen it in first-team football. However, almost 11 weeks into his Anfield career, such evidence has still come at his expense, not his benefit.
It was Isak who scored on his Newcastle debut at Anfield, scoring the decisive goal in the Carabao Cup final to deny Arne Slot a first trophy as Liverpool manager, the same Isak who scored four goals in six games against them. Which is better for them than the current return of one in eight.
Slott has talked about signing Isak to a six-year extension of his contract. Perhaps worryingly, he has said it could take six months for him to perform at his best. Almost three matches have passed, interrupted by injury, and Isak still has the only goal, against southampton in the carabao cup,
His manager is adamant that the wider world will see Isak Prompted them to pay £125 millionThat said, only Liverpool have seen this so far, in seasons where the Swede’s technique has been an asset and his lack of intensity not a detriment.
“It’s still going to take a little time but if we get him fit he’ll be a Newcastle-like player,” Slott said. “Or how it was [Real] At Sociedad or all the other clubs he has been at: he just needs to be fit. This is the challenge. It’s so underrated that if you bring a player into the league on September 1st [is] It’s already been three weeks.” Or, in fact, if you bring in a player who He missed pre-season due to going on strikeHowever Slott did not mention that part.
Isaac could make his first appearance at club level for a month when Nottingham Forest visit Anfield on Saturday, but warns to be patient. It’s safe to say he won’t play 90 minutes against each of Forest, PSV Eindhoven and West Ham over the course of eight days. But there was also an admission on Slott’s part that, in an effort to get Isak up to speed, some of his playing time may come at the expense of others who may be better suited to such matches in terms of position anyway. which, logically, would mean hugo akitike And Federico Chiesa may have some grounds for complaint if he is not on the field.
Slott notes that, at top speed, Isak can run at over 30 km/h; But hardly ever this season. “I can see in the training sessions, if he is completely rested, you can see his quality. We play in less spaces, so the ball comes to him a lot. But 11 versus 11 on a big pitch, there is a lot of running and not touching the ball too much. He is an incredible player.”
The price tag dictates that it should be that way. Isak was the second-highest scorer in the Premier League last season behind new teammate Mohamed Salah. Slott has called him one of the best strikers in the world. However, not in the form he has displayed in his brief Liverpool career, which amounts to 132 minutes in the Champions League and 253 minutes in the Premier League. His efforts to fit him completely failed. Slot insisted that Isak was not in the red zone when he was injured against Eintracht Frankfurt; However, if his selection was an attempt to fast-track his comeback, it backfired.
He was limited to 28 minutes of football in the last international break. He missed Sweden’s draw with Slovenia because he was booked due to a ban. Slote understood Graham Potter’s decision to leave him out, but it did not help Liverpool.
Isaac was back in time to become one Unused substitute against Manchester CityAfter Liverpool fell 3–0 down, there was an argument for leaving him on the bench. But Slote is still talking to Liverpool’s fitness staff about what to do with Isak. That outing against Southampton was notable not only for the striker’s goal, but also for what happened next.
“After he played 45 minutes against Southampton, we made some runs,” Slott said. “People asked why we did it, but it’s to develop him. If he plays a game, he has to accelerate and decelerate more. If he does some running, you can give him a bigger tank.
“This morning, I had a chat with the performance staff: ‘What’s the best way for him – not for Liverpool – to get him back to 100 per cent as quickly as possible?’ I always have to balance what’s best for him as an individual and what’s best for us as a team. I know a 100 percent fit Alexander Isak is a big, big, big plus for this team. But to get there, he may need minutes where you could argue another player might be ahead of him in terms of match fitness.
This could mean that the league’s most expensive striker is on the field, while the team’s best striker in terms of form and fitness is not on the field. it is Slot’s Isaac Puzzle Part,