{"id":1129774,"date":"2020-02-10T18:09:05","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T18:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1129774"},"modified":"2020-02-11T14:04:04","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T14:04:04","slug":"brazil-kaka-roberto-firmino-pioneer-liverpool-jurgen-klopp","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/brazil-kaka-roberto-firmino-pioneer-liverpool-jurgen-klopp\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil legend Kaka in awe of Firmino’s value to “pioneer” Liverpool coach Klopp"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brazil legend Kaka has labelled compatriot Roberto Firmino the joint-best striker in world football.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 2007\u00a0Ballon d<\/span>‘Or winner believes Firmino’s unorthodox centre-forward play is essential to Jurgen Klopp<\/span>‘s\u00a0trailblazing system at Liverpool<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

How important is Firmino to Liverpool? Five things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Firmino is not renowned as a prolific goalscorer, but his positional awareness and link-up play are second to none.<\/li>\n
  • His ability to drop deep and create space helps\u00a0Mohamed Salah<\/span> and Sadio Mane<\/span> thrive at Anfield.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • But it’s not just Firmino propensity to drift in-between the lines that makes him so important to his teammates.<\/li>\n
  • Since the start of 2016\/17, no Liverpool<\/span> player has created more chances than Firmino (214).<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Firmino also averaged the second-most tackles per 90 minutes (1.2) among all Premier League<\/span> forwards last season (15+ apps only).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n