{"id":167974,"date":"2024-04-03T14:14:26","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T14:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/03\/how-liverpool-could-line-up-under-julian-nagelsmann\/"},"modified":"2024-04-03T14:14:26","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T14:14:26","slug":"how-liverpool-could-line-up-under-julian-nagelsmann","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/03\/how-liverpool-could-line-up-under-julian-nagelsmann\/","title":{"rendered":"How Liverpool could line up under Julian Nagelsmann \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Liverpool are on the hunt for a new manager to fill the void soon to be left behind by Jurgen Klopp, and Julian Nagelsmann is in their sights.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>90min<\/em>\u00a0understands the current Germany boss, whose contract expires this summer following Euro 2024, has\u00a0emerged as a potential candidate to replace Klopp, having seen his name suggested by a data-heavy search across Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his career, Nagelsmann has switched between three-man defences and a traditional 4-2-3-1 setup, but regardless of how his sides line up on paper, they tend to be attack-heavy teams which depend on three solid defenders at the back.<\/p>\n<p>So, how would that look at Liverpool?<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"_t0z786ti1\">How Liverpool could line up under Julian Nagelsmann<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/01htfc7hhjvmxrby7s09.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Julian Nagelsmann, Florian Wirtz\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Nagelsmann may need some big signings \/ Ralf Ibing \u2013 firo sportphoto\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<p><strong>GK: Alisson \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0One of the easiest decisions any manager on the planet could ever have to make, it doesn\u2019t take a genius to choose Alisson as the starting goalkeeeper.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RB: Trent Alexander-Arnold \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0Throughout his career, Nagelsmann\u2019s trend has been to play a right-back who is comfortable at centre-back. He\u2019d be a fool not to tweak that at Liverpool, where Alexander-Arnold\u2019s creativity makes him the perfect candidate for what he usually wants.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CB: Ibrahima Konate \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0Aside from his obvious quality, Konate is athletic enough to operate in the wider role usually handed out in Nagelsmann\u2019s teams. The Frenchman is one of the best young defenders around and will walk into the team regardless of who is in charge.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CB: Virgil van Dijk \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Like Alisson, you wouldn\u2019t get hired by\u00a0Liverpool\u00a0if you thought the team looked better without Van Dijk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LB: Goncalo Inacio \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0Your average Nagelsmann team has an inverted right-back \u2013 Joshua Kimmich, Benjamin Pavard, Jonathan Tah \u2013 and an attacking left-back. We\u2019re obviously switching that because of Alexander-Arnold, so expect a left-back who is actually more of a centre-back. Reds officials have been following the left-footed Inacio for months and could do a lot worse than landing the Sporting CP star to work under Nagelsmann. For what it\u2019s worth, Joe Gomez would be really good here.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DM: Dominik Szoboszlai \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0He might have a deep starting position, but don\u2019t expect Szoboszlai to hang around at the base of midfield. Nagelsmann\u2019s midfielders are tasked with advancing possession, so getting Szoboszlai on the ball as soon as possible could be a smart move.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DM: Alexis Mac Allister \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0Having proven himself to be comfortable in a deeper role, Mac Allister may be Nagelsmann\u2019s midfield anchor. He doesn\u2019t necessarily have to do a whole lot of defending, but like Toni Kroos or Pascal Gross, Mac Allister can help sweep things up and get the ball moving forward.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RM: Mohamed Salah \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0Salah has a decision to make about his future but, if he chooses to remain at Liverpool this summer, he\u2019ll walk into whatever setup is presented. Nagelsmann would give him the freedom he needs to get into the box, with Alexander-Arnold taking winger responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AM: Florian Wirtz \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Liverpool have barely played with a typical attacking midfielder under Klopp so finding a suitable candidate for Nagelsmann would be a top priority. The Germany boss loves Jamal Musiala but a move for Bayer Leverkusen\u2019s Florian Wirtz seems more likely.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LM: Luis Diaz \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0With no attacking left-back, Nagelsmann needs a winger who wants to hug the touchline. In the current squad, there is no better option for that role than Diaz.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ST: Darwin Nunez \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0Nagelsmann has shown real variation when it comes to his preferred strikers \u2013 the silky Kai Havertz has shared minutes with towering target man Niklas Fullkrug \u2013 but Nunez would give this Liverpool side more fluidity, which is key to Nagelsmann\u2019s vision.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-134-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-845260\"  \/><\/figure>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool are on the hunt for a new manager to fill the void soon to be left behind by Jurgen Klopp, and Julian Nagelsmann is in their sights. 90min\u00a0understands the current Germany boss, whose contract expires this summer following Euro 2024, has\u00a0emerged as a potential candidate to replace Klopp, having seen his name suggested by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":167975,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-167974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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