Before the miraculous comeback against Barcelona, this would never be a question posed before any fixture. However, since Origi has proved his worth in the big moments, he deserves a shout.
The final is a day away and the excitement has now amplified to uncontainable for both Liverpool and Tottenham. News has been a lot better since the Premier League closed down.
Both teams have been fortunate enough to get some injured players back in contention for a start. Amazingly enough, these players were not missed and barely needed. This provides enough evidence, the duo can use their full squad at any team, during any situation.
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Manager’s headache
The other thing this brings about is a manager’s headache. A headache over who to play and who to leave out. Jurgen Klopp and Mauricio have a similar dilemma with selection. Both have to worry about leaving big match players on the bench for their always reliable starters.
Divock Origi is the player Klopp needs to think hard about. He has come up in the most crucial times for Liverpool. Whether it be starting and taking Barcelona completely out of the Champions League or stealing all the points from their city rivals in the final seconds of the game. The Belgian has been the man of the hour!
"Whatever you had in the past, it helps, but you need to be ready for this game."
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 31, 2019
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Firmino is back, what to do?
So if you were Klopp what would you do? Keep Origi in the starting eleven? Or, take him out and keep him for the latter part of the game.
I vote to start with Roberto Firmino. If you don’t understand the importance of him in Klopp’s full system, then you clearly don’t watch the Reds play enough.
His work up front is key to their pressing game. If he’s out, you can see the hole left by the Brazilian. The arrangement of each player in their specific role has barely failed Klopp this season.
Origi will play a better part coming off the bench. If he starts and things go wrong for the Reds, the manager will be crucified for starting the young Belgian.