Diogo Jota returned to Liverpool’s starting lineup against AFC Ajax and was instrumental in the victory. Meanwhile, his performance has spoken highly of why he should be starting every Liverpool game.
Jota’s work ethic is underrated and it’s something he has over his competitors in Roberto Firmino and Darwin Nunez. In the manager’s quest to look for balance, he decided to start the Portuguese this evening, and the decision worked out.
Jota received the ball in a tight space in the first half and set up Mohamed Salah for the opener. Jota also attempted and completed two dribbles, made one tackle, made two key passes, and created one big chance which was crucial to the win.
He was replaced by Darwin Nunez in the second half as Klopp thought of rotating his team and giving him some rest. Kudus scored the equalizer for Ajax before Joel Matip’s header at stoppage time gave Liverpool the victory.
Here are Diogo Jota’s statistics against Ajax:
100% tackles won
100% dribbles completed
100% crosses completedÂ
6/6 ground duels won
3 fouls won
2 chances created
1 assist
Nevertheless, Jota may not have scored, but he put in an underrated shift which suggested why he should be starting every Liverpool game.
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