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Liverpool & Borussia Dortmund Recruitment Analyses
Today, we have two data-led recruitment analysis articles — one on Liverpool and their left-back conundrum along with one focused on fixing Borussia Dortmund's ageing midfield.
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Today’s TFA Posts ⚽
Liverpool find themselves at a crossroads regarding their left-back options.
Andrew Robertson turned 31 this season, and his contract is set to expire in 2026.
His understudy, Kostas Tsimikas, will be 29 by the end of the campaign and remains under contract until 2027.
Both players may have passed their respective peaks, raising questions about the long-term viability of Liverpool’s left-back options.
This presents the club with an opportunity: Either overhaul the position entirely by introducing a new profile or allow one of the current players to transition into a more rotational role.
In contrast, a new player takes over as the first-choice left-back.
This piece explores how Liverpool might approach the left-back position by examining these two different profiles.
The choice between these profiles will provide insight into the stylistic direction Liverpool and Arne Slot will take.
To show these profiles in practice, we will consider two potential candidates who fit these contrasting roles, and Liverpool should look to sign them: Piero Hincapié and Hugo Bueno.
Borussia Dortmund are in a pretty rough phase right now.
In the 2022/23 season, the club was only one game away from winning the Bundesliga title and ending FC Bayern’s streak but failed to win against FSV Mainz at home, ending the season with huge disappointment.
An even harsher loss was that of their star player after that season.
Young English superstar midfielder Jude Bellingham left the team to join Spanish side Real Madrid, leaving a huge hole in the heart of the team.
Dortmund tried to find a replacement in Marcel Sabitzer and Felix Nmecha, but the Austrian, who has now turned 31, suffered a knee injury in their game against RB Leipzig, while Nmecha also struggles with injuries.
All the other midfielders around Bellingham dropped in their performances after the Englishman left Dortmund, especially captain Emre Can, who has trouble with his poorly ageing game and is not playing his best football right now.
The club tried to change things up in the midfield, but summer signing Pascal Groß has not had the impact the team needed him to have, and winter loan Carney Chukwuemeka is barely getting minutes at the club right now and will leave again in the summer.
In this data and tactical analysis, we will establish a profile close to Jude Bellingham and, from there, examine four different midfielders who would elevate Borussia Dortmund’s midfield this summer.
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Manchester United are ready to pay over £50m for top defensive target Jarrad Branthwaite this summer.
Check out the scout report we made on him back in March 2024 — breaking down why Europe’s biggest clubs are watching closely!
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Check out his 2021/22 scout report when he was starting to make more of a name for himself!
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Check out his scout report from this season to see why he’s so in demand!
