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With Dominic Calvert-Lewin ablaze at Goodison, the derby centers on the striker at the other end.
Liverpool have had 10 different scorers this season, but their center forward Roberto Firmino is not among them.
Worse, in 10 games against bitter rivals Stanley Park, he has NEVER found the net.
It’s the most games he’s played against any Reds rival without a goal.
And given that he has only scored three times in the Premier League in all of 2020, he is becoming a problem, even for his own fans.
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So when does it become too big of a problem? Jurgen Klopp is emphatic in his answer. “I don’t know when it becomes a problem for me… but it’s not even close to becoming a problem.
“These are the things where I have to be different from the outside world. I cannot judge moments, periods, as you judge them; For me, the important thing is how influential the player is, how he works for the team.
“We lost the last Premier League game, before that we had won them all. Bobby hadn’t scored on them, but he had been incredibly influential. That’s the important thing. “
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However, Klopp agrees, his record as a forward is sure to inspire some serious questions. He scored just nine goals in total in the title-winning campaign … and just one at Anfield. In fact, he has one league goal at 19.
The manager is the first to question him, but the last to reach for the dreaded ax. “Yes, we want you to score. We want you to get to the positions where you score. Yes he could have scored in Villa, early. And much, twice sure.
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“I know that. He doesn’t like that. I don’t like that. But it’s not the only thing I think of when I think of Bobby.
“If a player like Bobby doesn’t score, people focus on that. Then you realize sometimes that even once in a while he loses the ball. So people ask, ‘Is that Bobby Firmino?’ Yes it is. He scored twice for Brazil. He’s in excellent shape, to be honest. “
Klopp has Sadio Mane and Thiago back after the Coronavirus quarantine, but Naby Keita is out due to his virus problems with the Guinea national team.
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