da bet7k： Liverpool have been spending their World Cup break in Dubai preparing for the return to action later this month, and Jurgen Klopp will be hoping that the pause in Premier League football will be a positive for the team, who have endured their worst start to a season in a decade.
da apostebet： Over in Qatar, the quarter-finals kicked off on Friday, and football supporters all over the world would have been locked into the dramatic events which unfolded in both the Croatia v Brazil and Netherlands v Argentina meetings.
Neither match could be settled within 90 minutes and both went down to penalties to decide who would progress to the semi-finals of the tournament; and whilst Brazil were sent home in a shocking climax against Croatia, Argentina eventually prevailed.
It wasn’t easy for Lionel Messi and his team-mates, though, as they weren’t able to secure their ticket to the semi-finals until the fifth penalty was converted by Lautaro Martinez after losing the 2-0 lead they over their opponents in the second half of normal time.
Despite the pressure and drama which ensued, one Argentine player who kept his cool and maintained his huge presence in the centre of the pitch was Enzo Fernandez – a talented young midfielder who has been linked with a move to Liverpool recently.
Over his 120-minute performance, Fernandez – who was described as a “cheat code” by Kwadwo Sheldon – had 84 touches of the ball, delivered 61 accurate passes and completed 100% of his dribble attempts, also making two key passes, winning four duels and recording one clearance and one tackle.
Indeed, while the 21-year-old did miss his penalty in the shoot-out, there is no doubt that he has been one of Argentina’s standout performers over the World Cup and has lit up Qatar with his displays.
Across five appearances in the tournament so far, Fernandez has scored one goal, registered one assist, completed 100% of his dribble attempts and won 66% of his duels, whilst averaging 75.4 touches, 58.2 accurate passes, 1.6 tackles, one shot on goal and five duels won per game, proving that he is a massive threat for opponents.
Liverpool are in desperate need of reinforcements in midfield, with Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and James Milner all entering the last six months of their contracts. Therefore, adding some youthful prospects who can improve performances on the pitch would surely be warmly welcomed by the manager and the Anfield faithful over the coming months.
With that in mind, signing Fernandez would be a major coup for the Reds; and if he continues to flourish in the World Cup over the rest of the tournament, it will become harder for the powers at Anfield to ignore what the Benfica talent could bring to the next generation of Klopp’s Liverpool.