It’s been a bit of a rough season for Liverpool.
The Reds were coming off a Premier League title and spent €482.9m on transfers during the summer window, only to be fighting for fourth place at the halfway point in the season.
There has been a ton of drama around Mo Salah, and most of the new signings, like Alexander Isak, Jeremie Frimpong, Florian Wirtz, and Milos Kerkez, have not lived up to their price tags.
There is one player, though, who has very quietly become Arne Slot’s most important player, and it’s not someone who was signed during the summer.
Dominik Szoboszlai has played about every available minute he possibly could have this season as an attacking midfielder, right-back, defensive midfielder, and right winger.
He does absolutely everything for Liverpool, and Slot needs him in the starting XI every single week.
Coming into the season with the signing of Wirtz, it seemed that Szoboszlai’s place in the team may have been in question, since Wirtz was going to be taking over as the main number 10.
Because of Szoboszlai’s versatility, he proved himself not only to be a regular starter but has now become the Reds most important player.
In this Dominik Szoboszlai scout report, we will take a look at why Dominik Szoboszlai has become Liverpool’s most important player, how he’s used in build-up, how he’s used in the final third, and his data.
Dominik Szoboszlai Importance
It’s easy to sit here and say that Dominik Szoboszlais importance for Liverpool comes down to his versatility, but it’s so much more than that.
It’s not that he’s versatile; it’s that he plays each position at an elite level, which makes Arne Slot’s life a whole lot easier.
You’ll remember early in the season, when both right-back options, Conor Bradley and Frimpong, were out and Liverpool were in crisis, that Szoboszlai stepped in and was just as good.
Dominik Szoboszlai can really do everything as a footballer.
He’s one of the truly rare players who can play any position and play it at a high level.
What really sets him apart and makes him so important to Liverpool is his passing.
Outside of Virgil van Dijk, Dominik Szoboszlai has the most progressive passes, passes into the final third, and completed long passes.
He does all of this while also having the most touches for Liverpool in the final third.
His passing range is incredible, having completed 64% of his long passes with diagonal balls like this.
He is also Liverpool’s free-kick and corner taker, which has been important because he’s scored one goal and has three assists from them this season.
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