Luis Diaz's easy adaptation at Liverpool FC has surprised fans, players, former players and coaching staff of the Premier League team. An important part of this would be the reception that the Colombian player received by the group of players. This topic was discussed by Jurgen Klopp at the most recent press conference.
Although the German coach assured that there are no groups of players inside the team, if there are some players who have approached the guajiro in a good way, “we don't have groups in the team, but we do have some guys who speak Spanish and Portuguese and that helps Luis a lot. Very experienced players like Thiago Alcántara, take it under their protection.”
They are joined by Brazilians Fabinho and Firmino along with the Portuguese Diego Jota, “they are very close to him and that helps”. Diaz has scored two goals since his arrival at the club, the first one chosen as the best of the team by fans since February. In addition, he was nominated for best player of the month, however, in the vote he finished second behind Mohammed Salah.
When Luis Díaz arrived in Liverpool, it was expected that it would be the sensation — if it wasn't already, playing for Porto — but it was also thought that it would take time: the English language, the competition on the front line of Los Reds, the demand of the Premier League... However, he showed that he has all the capabilities to adapt, so much so that he relegated the bench of alternates to regular incumbents such as Diogo Jota and Firmino, reasons why the sports press does not stop talking about him. The prestigious magazine Panenka, for example, dedicated a publishing house to it.
The specialized media outlet explained that with the 25-year-old guajiro the English club struck a blow of authority in terms of signings: he is a big team player — proof of this is his character and his talent every time he takes the freckle — which didn't cost a lot, without demeriting the 40 million euros he paid. In addition, he emphasized that he is proving to be a replacement for benchmarks in the offensive zone such as Egyptian Mohamed Salah, who is far from renegotiating his continuity in the team, and Senegalese Sadio Mané, who could also seek new airs.
“On the verge of a possible traumatic exit with the end of Salah and Mané's contracts close, Klopp's Liverpool's latest move is a punch at the table. From the Colombian Luis Díaz we can already see several things, all summarized in the surrender of the Germano, proclaiming that of 'I have never had a player like Luis'. Because, in a way, the one from Barrancas responds to a profile that every big club will pursue from here until forever; member of a species in which he is next to Federico Chiesa or Vinicius Junior”, the publication reads.
Both the Brazilian Vinicius and the Italian Chiesa, like Lucho, have excelled in their teams, Real Madrid and Juventus, because without being the most important players, without so much press, they provide solutions to their managers whenever they are sent to the field of play, regardless of whether they are substitutes or starters.
“They always make differences in favor of the collective, they will never cut the first label they were hired for, which says that, knowing they are extraordinary, they set the bar for effort for everyone else, as if they were running with three better stars in need of their energy. Players without ego who even curse their falls for not standing up for the next attempt. Footballers who are a miracle,” Panenka added.
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