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#3 Roberto Firmino
It is difficult to figure out what exactly to call Roberto Firmino's role in the Liverpool's front 3. One thing we all know for certain is that he is indispensable to the Gegenpressing tactics of Jurgen Klopp.
Firmino joined Liverpool as an attacking midfielder but Klopp soon realised that the Brazilian's hunger for the game can be made the most out of when he's unleashed to dog down defences. A player who makes his presence known both with the ball at his feet and without it, the tenacious Firmino never bails out of a chase.
He constantly cuts passing channels and presses relentlessly in top gear thereby sending opposition defences into a perpetual state of confusion and scramble. The 25-year-old makes life easier for those around by providing extra space with his incisive runs.
Firmino is a lot of things but a conventional striker is not one of them. His finishing abilities seem to be getting better by the day and his auxiliary attributes are also on the rise. His becoming the pintle in a false-nine position has seen Salah and Mane blossom around him and it is this exact ability that makes him the most important cog in Klopp's system.
