"Liverpool could deploy a squeezed 4-2-3-1, in which the nominal wingers Salah and Ekitike are so narrow they operate more as number 10s either side of Florian Wirtz, with the width then provided by two flying full-backs. Jeremie Frimpong is a very attacking right-back, whose presence is likely to push Salah more infield anyway, while Ekitike tends to drop into 10-ish positions even when starting as a nine,"
"This system would allow for fluid movement among that trio of number 10s. For example, when one of Salah and Ekitike drifts wide the other would remain narrow alongside Wirtz, creating the box-shape (with Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch) that is so important in modern Premier League tactics. At other moments, Ekitike or Salah may drive ahead into more of a centre-forward role next to Isak,"
Liverpool's summer window combined multiple Bundesliga signings with both full-back changes, implying a major tactical shift and the end of the Jurgen Klopp era. The club added Hugo Ekitike and is linked with Alexander Isak, creating the rare scenario of two top-class centre-forwards in one window. One tactical option is a squeezed 4-2-3-1 with Salah and Ekitike operating narrowly as number 10s around Florian Wirtz, while Jeremie Frimpong and the other full-back supply width. Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch would form a midfield box. Fluid movement would allow players to alternate between wide and centre-forward roles.
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