During last night’s Champions League clash between Napoli and Liverpool, Reds supporter @Kloppholic on Twitter got people talking with an assessment of some players at those clubs.
@Kloppholic put out a tweet saying that a combination of Alisson in goals, Virgil van Dijk and Kalidou Koulibaly at centre-back and Fabinho in defensive midfield “genuinely wouldn’t concede a goal“.
https://twitter.com/Kloppholic/status/1174048174371217409
Fabinho impressed at the base of Liverpool’s midfield, winning six tackles and completing 62 of his 65 passes for a 95.4% success rate. [via WhoScored.com]
Van Dijk’s misplaced pass led to Napoli’s second goal in stoppage time but prior to that he had made eight clearances and won three aerial duels, as per WhoScored.com.
Napoli defender Koulibaly won two tackles, made two interceptions and recorded five clearances in his team’s 2-0 victory last night, with former Liverpool defender Phil Babb telling Sky Sports‘ The Debate that his performance was “a masterclass“.
Despite the 28-year-old‘s excellent display for the Serie A side, these Liverpool fans on Twitter feel that Reds centre-back Joel Matip is an even better defender:
We have Matip. Koulibaly is overrated..
— Luppis (@Luppakorva_) September 17, 2019
https://twitter.com/PeterLucianoxD/status/1174048704472539136
I’m sorry mate, but i’ll choose matip all the way
— Nomorewar (@ampasstahu) September 17, 2019
https://twitter.com/leobabter/status/1174051847641993218
This types of tweets give me headache. I was very close to unfollowing you. Respect Matip
— inzamamul hoque (@inzamamhq) September 17, 2019
I’m happy with what we have man. Matip has been astonishing. Why change him if he has flawless until now.
— Galo (@galovargas) September 17, 2019
Do you think Matip or Koulibaly is the better centre-back? Join in the discussion by commenting below!
