“You guys don’t know how cool he is…”
That’s the line Jurgen Klopp always said to his players during his early days in charge of Liverpool. In October 2015, the German coach often say the phrase that with a shy look at a player sitting quietly in the corner of the room As a new player who just joined the team that summer, just a few months before Klopp took over the team to replace Brendan Rodgers.
On that day, Roberto Firmino was a newcomer in the Reds’ dressing room, but Klopp knew the striker well. when he was managing a team in Germany While the Brazilian striker plays with Hoffenheim
Firmino’s street life began in Maceio. his hometown in Brazil Firmino boy Like most Brazilian boys, he likes football, but for him, he just doesn’t like it. It would be more correct to call it crazy. As a child, he would sneak away from his mother to play football with his friends almost every day until he played on the school team. and have tested the pace with clubs in the neighborhood
Until one day, Firmino’s footsteps caught the eye of the Figueirense club until he was drawn into the youth team in 2008 at the age of 17, where he initially played as a defensive midfielder before gradually move up to be an offensive line later
Firmino made his senior debut for Figueirense on 24 October 2009 as a substitute against Ponte Pretra and scored his first goal against Real Madrid. Sao Caetano in May 2010. That season he scored eight goals in 36 appearances and played a key role in Figueirense. Promoted back to the top league again
Such performances made Firmino start to catch the eye of many teams in Europe. Before it was Hoffenheim who grabbed him to join the team in January 2011 by a five-year period in the Bundesliga arena. Performance of the Brazilian star player This continued to improve until in the 2013-14 season he was named Breakthrough Player of the Year after scoring 16 goals.
With outstanding form in the Bundesliga arena, Liverpool director of football Michael Edwards at that time Take an interest in Firmino and with the approval of Brendan Rodgers, who is a coach, Ian Ayre, CEO of the “Reds” must fly to South America. Heading straight to the Brazilian national team’s training camp To walk about grabbing this striker to join the team for a fee of 29 million pounds.
Firmino wasn’t the only striker that summer that Liverpool signed, with Christian Benteke leaving Aston Villa for £32.5m. In the end, only Firmino left as a legend…
During his early days at Anfield, Firmino wore the number 11 shirt, but when Mohamed Salah joined the club in 2017, he surrendered his number 11 to the international. Egypt with pleasure before moving to wear number 9
That was the first time he “assisted” Salah before during their entire playing time together. He will pass the Egyptian international to score countless goals, plus Sadio Mane, who joined the club first in 2016, has made the SMF forward a nightmare for opposition defenders. every team encountered
As soon as all three attacking jigsaws were completed, Jurgen Klopp decided to move Firmino from the wide attacker. Came in as a central striker in the “False 9” formation and became an incredible fit. Brazilian national team star Become a person who goes down to make a game like a playmaker which is a position he has played before
“Salah-Mane-Firmino” played together for the first time against Watford in August 2017, after which the trio became a key force in the “Reds” success. overwhelming success Win the Premier League, UEFA Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup, FA Cup and Carabao Cup.
And from the first game the trio played together until Manela’s move to Bayern last summer, the trio scored a combined total of 338 goals and assists. A total of 137 times…!
Speaking of outstanding, Firmino may not have the same level as Salah and Mane, but ask what makes him still a fan favorite. The answer may be unselfish play. mainly for the team He made difficult things easy. even in difficult areas But at the same time, there is both style and grace. A type of shot that doesn’t look like that.
At this moment, Firmino still has one game left in the last game of the season, which the “Reds” will visit “Saints” Southampton, but with the performance up to this point, with 110 goals, 79 assists in 354 games. That was more than enough to make Firmino listed as one of Liverpool’s “legends”.
It has been Firmino’s eight great years at Anfield, but the feast eventually comes to an end, at the age of 31, with the current situation being replaced by Cody Gakpo. It’s probably time for the Brazilian star. Will step out to find new challenges, although Jurgen Klopp wants him to stay with the team
“You are very smart in football, in training you are the first to do the exercises correctly. Even though I’ve only seen it once, I understand. and practice immediately It’s something very special that makes you a player in your own way. The techniques, tactics, brains of the game are amazing. And it is these wonderful things that make you you.”
Those were Klopp’s last words to his favorite player. At a farewell party last week And even after this, Firmino will no longer be with the team, but of course, the whole “The Kop” will not forget him. and would continue to follow his footsteps on the road with good hope
Good Bye Roberto Firmino…
2023-05-25 08:00:00
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