Andy Robertson believes Liverpool would be lost without “world class” Firmino leading the line for them.
The 27 years old is not the traditional Brazil forward;he does have touches of flamboyance and superb vision but he melds that with an incredible work rate and an appetite for tackling back and retrieving possession.
He sets the tone for the high-tempo,high press manager Jurgen Klopp demands and probably more than any other player in the squad is irreplaceable because of his unique characteristics.
Firmino is also not goal-shy,with his strike in the 3-0 win at Burnley -having pressured Ben Mee into making a mistake for the second goal which he set up making him the first Brazilian to 50 Premier League goal.
“With his work rate,his technique,his goals and his all round play,I don’t think there’s anyone like him, “said left back Robertson.
“People will say there are better strikers,but for me what he does is so important to our team. We’d be lost without him. He’s world class.
“He does everything, and that’s the beauty of Bobby. He can do it all, he’s our first line of defense,and I’ve not seen anybody better at that doing.
He presses the defenders and doesn’t give them a minute.
He comes back and nicks the ball in midfield for us.He said it means nothing because we’ve only got four wins this season.”Of course it’s nice to be in the record books and if that’s another box we’ve ticked off then great,but it’s not about that.
Victory at Burnley made it four wins from four,extending the top flight’s only 100 percent record and took the Reds into the international break with two points advantage over title rivals Manchester City.
“We had the aim to win the games we needed to win,luckily we’ve done that.Now we’ll have the break,come back and we’ve got another tough run”.
Source:LFC
