Jurgen Klopp says what kind of playmaker he wants

Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp has spoken out on qualities his playmaker should have. Since selling Coutinho to Barcelona, Liverpool have switched to 4-3-3 formation and this season Klopp uses 4-2-3-1 with Xherdan Shaqiri and Roberto Firmino as playmakers. However, Klopp sometimes hints he wants a player like Coutinho. Liverpool are linked with several playmakers from Europe. "Football changed in the last 20-30 years so you don’t rely on one player on the pitch anymore, it has changed massively." said Klopp, talking on a New Balance Football promotional video (via LiverpoolECHO). "They are today rather offensive players, changing the game, demanding the game, dominating the game. "You need a lot of skills to do that, you need to be technically really close to perfect because to make the right decision at the right moment you should not waste time with controlling the ball to be honest. "The most difficult thing in football is making perfect decisions under timed pressure. "It looks so easy and it’s so difficult so you should not think about that, you have to do it instinctively. "It’s today the kind of number eight on the pitch, they have the ball most often, they pass most often and so they make most of the decisions or at least they are involved in most of the decisions." he added. https://twitter.com/NBFootball/status/1084842578577510400

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