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Conor Coady left Liverpool for Huddersfield in 2014 while looking for regular time on the pitch, and his career has progressed to such an extent that he is now a Premier League starter and international with England.
Liverpool fans have admired the former academy captain from afar during that period of time and the defender is beloved in Merseyside for his personality, dedication and application on the field.
Now at Wolves, Coady is thriving and given the injury crisis that has emerged at Anfield in the center of Jurgen Klopp’s defense, there have been calls for the Englishman to return to his childhood club.
However, there is enough reason to suggest that while many would welcome a homecoming, Coady is simply better suited to the Wolves than the Reds.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s tactical approach is very different from Klopp’s despite both having experienced relatively successful spells in charge in recent years.
The Wolves have used a formation of three defenders in every Premier League game except two since they achieved Championship promotion in 2017/18, and the way Nuno’s system works allows Coady to thrive.
Rather than playing adventurous and attacking soccer, wolves act strategically by absorbing pressure and quickly counterattacking each time the ball is recovered.
Fundamentally, that tendency to retreat masks Coady’s limitations, as he is not required to defend open spaces far from goal. The 27-year-old has the support of his teammates and is rarely required to go one-on-one with an opposing attacker.
The approach is not the same at Anfield, with Klopp having an overwhelming desire to attack and be proactive with and without possession.
Last season, Liverpool ranked first in the Premier League due to defensive pressure in the last third, but second from below due to pressure in the defensive third of the field; By contrast, Wolves ranked second from the bottom for final third pressures, but fifth for defensive third pressures.
As a consequence of such an offensive style of play in Liverpool, it is imperative that Klopp’s central defenders are complete and complete enough to face in isolation, as Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson are inclined to join the attacks. in the last third.
Coady is a solid performer, but it’s reasonable to suggest that if he were deployed as Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez or Joel Matip, the system at Anfield would shed light on his flaws rather than his strengths, while at Molineux, he would be the opposite.
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Some 49 central defenders racked up more than 1,500 minutes in the Premier League last season, with Coady ranked 37th in passing success, which is an integral part of the Reds’ defense.
In perspective, Van Dijk was in second place, Gomez was ranked 23rd and if Matip had played enough minutes, his average would have placed him in first place.
The dynamic is similar to that of Diogo Jota performing at a higher level since transferring from Wolves to Liverpool, as Klopp’s style of play is better suited to his abilities than Nuno’s, but in the case of Coady, the opposite happens.
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