Liverpool may have already resolved a positional problem for Jurgen Klopp

The growing popularity of Rhian Brewster at Anfield, even though he has not played in the first team yet, perhaps illustrates his potential to become a well-known name in Liverpool.

The young player was able to take a look at his potential future, becoming a fixture of the team at the end-of-season matches last season and even secured a medal win in the Champions League.

The 19-year-old has understood everything and should already play a bigger role in Jurgen Klopp's projects this season.

He has played in Liverpool's two pre-season games so far against Tranmere Rovers, Bradford City and Dortmund, scoring four goals and helping another.

And Brewster 's pre – season form has many Liverpool fans excited about seeing what he can do when the Premier League starts in August.

Although he may not be up to par with the formidable Roberto Firmino, is he sufficiently illustrated to suggest that he could be the man to make a breakthrough season? next and to provide adequate coverage to the Reds?

First of all, it's important to understand the kind of Brewster striker.

At 19, his height is remarkable at 5 feet 10 inches, but he is able to fight his way through the defenses by combining power, speed and skill.

He has the knack for finding vacant areas in the opponent's penalty area and making himself available to receive a pbad before shooting in an attempt to reach the goal.

Last year, there was limited playing time for the teen, given his long layoff period following an ankle injury. However, if we look at the underlying figures from the previous season, this can give a good indication of the level of player he is in and what he can become.

In all competitions in 2017/18 for under-23s and under-17s for England, he had a record average of 0.76 for 90 goals. This impressive return is largely due to its high, but accurate, performance of 3.71 per 90 minutes. Impressively, more than half of these efforts have at least put the guardian to the test.

The aforementioned know-how to find pockets of space in the box, coupled with its precise firing capability, has resulted in the mapping below, which shows many efforts made at convenient distances with good angles in the surface to repair. These combined items are recipes for achieving a high conversion rate.

As we know now, you need more than goals to get a big part in Liverpool's current attack. Fortunately, Brewster has many more dimensions to his game.

He can perform a variety of attacking functions and has no problem leading the line as a lone striker or as a member of an attacking duo / trio.

He can connect the game, hold the ball, play back to the goal or work behind. This is important to note. While Firmino's main function is to attack scoring goals, he plays a crucial role in Liverpool's offensive game in the final third. As a result, he averages more than 40 pbades every 90 minutes.

This average was higher than any other center-forward of the Premier League last season. Although Brewster was equipped enough to pbad the ball and had a pbad rate greater than 73% in this 2017/18 season, his average of just over 13 pbades per 90 minutes is well below the performance of Firmino.

However, since this data was recorded, he had another year of development at the club and spent another season working under Klopp, becoming familiar with the German's philosophies and tactical complexities.

Another key aspect of Firmino's game is its pressing abilities.

Since the arrival of Klopp at Anfield, Liverpool has established itself as one of the most aggressive and most successful ball pressers in Europe. Not only do they try to take possession of the ball, but they often use the same attack tool: they win the ball high and create a counterattack when the opposition is often unorganized from the point of view of the ball. defense. The main strength of this press is the number nine Liverpool.

However, Brewster has already hinted at his abilities in this department during Liverpool's pre-season opening matches, which could suggest that he might replicate the impact of Firmino in the future.

An example is the victory of Liverpool against the Tranmere Rovers in pre-season.

The midfielder Tranmere in possession of the ball is under pressure to face his own goal. So he is looking to play a ball in his right back which, at first glance, is not really under the pressure of a Liverpool player.

Still, Brewster has read the pbad and is ready to move on to close the defender.

He is aggressive in his pursuit and shows good speed and strength to push the defender off the ball and win the ball.

Thanks to his good pressure, he can pbad the ball to James Milner for Liverpool to create a dangerous attack just in front of the penalty area.

By avoiding spending big money this summer, Klopp could consider Brewster already equipped to make his debut in the first team and be the perfect option in attack to cover Firmino this season.

However, the key to this will be to continue his impressive pre-season start and prove that he is able to maintain his high performance in the more demanding environment of the senior team.