John Aldridge reckons Alexander Isak is a superb finisher who has won three consecutive away games for Liverpool, but needs to tighten up on one area of his play.
Writing in his Liverpool Echo column after Saturday’s 2-1 win at Brentford, Aldridge praises Isak’s poaching instinct and his ability to make an impact even when he is quiet elsewhere on the pitch. But he has noticed the centre-forward straying offside too often.
Aldridge, who played as a striker his entire career, says Isak should be working the line and staying active on the last shoulder of the defenders rather than drifting into offside positions. He adds that Isak is not Bobby Firmino and shouldn’t be dropping into midfield—that simply isn’t his game.
“Sometimes it can be laziness to an extent,” Aldridge writes, “but he is a superb finisher, there is no doubt about that.”
It’s one experienced former player’s eye on a specific technical point. Whether it proves a real issue or just a pattern Aldridge has spotted remains to be seen.
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