How Timo Werner and Roberto Firmino can coexist at Liverpool
By Adam Bakr
Firmino in midfield
Firmino’s value to the team makes it nearly impossible to bench him. Fortunately, playing as the 10 is far from foreign to him, and even when playing as Liverpool’s striker he drops back to play as a creative midfielder.
He is seen as the balancing force in the frontline and commonly drops in or switches to the wing in order for Salah and Mane to come into the middle. He is also the most selfless of the front three, which would make the new front three a different style for the squad to adjust to.
Regardless, the addition of Werner may help Firmino as a creator. It means he can do it without any responsibility to score, with the team having another new target man. This will give him more freedom to drop in without needing to focus on being a more advanced attacking outlet throughout the game.
He also has a high defensive work rate, meaning Liverpool would not lose any of their defensive balance if he was to replace one of the center mids.
Liverpool has a plethora of talented midfielders, but nobody is quite as creative on the attacking end as Firmino. His addition would make the midfield trio more versatile, and he could help the team in the midfield whether they are chasing a game or holding onto a lead.