Dominik Szoboszlai caught the eye when playing for Hungary against the Czech Republic in a friendly on Sunday evening. The Liverpool summer signing dazzled at Budapest’s Puskas Arena, with one of his passes in particular highlighting his incredible skill.
Szoboszlai joined Liverpool from RB Leipzig in a £60 million transfer in July, becoming the club’s fourth-most expensive signing ever after two seasons in the Bundesliga. The 22-year-old has only played four competitive games for the Reds so far, but the skilled midfielder appears to be settling quickly.
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Szoboszlai has a flair for the adventurous, as evidenced by his effort to beat Leicester City goalkeeper Mads Hermansen from near the halfway line in pre-season. Only Hermansen’s extraordinary stop kept Szoboszlai from scoring his first goal for the Reds.
What are Szoboszlai’s strong points and weak points?
The Hungarian isn’t a prolific goal scorer (he had 20 in 91 games for RB Leipzig), but he’ll be seeking to improve his game under Jurgen Klopp at Anfield. Before the international break, Szoboszlai scored his first goal for his new club, opening the scoring against Aston Villa with one of the finest shots we’ll see this season.
A couple of weeks earlier, Klopp sang Szoboszlai’s praises, insisting there’s plenty more to come from the young midfielder. Per Liverpool’s official website, the revered German coach.
Szoboszlai has only two clear shortcomings, according to WhoScored’s statistics: tackling and discipline, both of which Klopp and his coaching team will work to improve during his time at Anfield. On the other hand, he possesses a broad list of strengths such as crossing (very strong), passing (strong), through balls (strong), crucial passes (strong), and dribbling (strong).
Szoboszlai’s outrageous pass for Hungary vs Czech Republic
One suspects that his passing stat will also be upgraded to ‘very strong’ in the not-too-distant future. During his 90-minute appearance against the Czech Republic, one of the passes he produced from his own penalty area was nothing short of outstanding.
Denes Dibusz played a short pass to Szoboszlai, who was calm and composed enough to demand the ball from the goalkeeper, aware that he was capable of hitting a better long-range pass than his teammate. He took one touch, made a gesture to full-back Loic Nego, and picked out his outfield teammate with a stunning pass which must have travelled at least 75 yards.
From defence to attack thanks to one laser-guided pass from Szoboszlai, it’s patently clear that Hungary have a player of real class on their hands – as do Liverpool. Anfield legend Steven Gerrard would have been proud of that pass. Also, be sure to check out Szoboszlai’s impressive highlights from Hungary’s 1-1 draw against the Czech Republic
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