Of all the players who seem to have struggled without a crowd, we’d argue Roberto Firmino is our no.1.
The Brazilian loved showing off his skills to an expectant audience and running like a mad-man to win the ball back.
But we’ve not seen much of either this season. He’s been occasionally good, but more often than not, he’s fallen below the expectations we have of him and likely he has of himself.
Bobby’s performance against Manchester United on Sunday was poor and Jamie Carragher explained on Sky Sports last night that he’s worried by the dip – a dip that has maybe lasted 18 months or so.
Where do you stand, Reds? Is Bobby’s issue temporary or do we need to think about getting another centre-forward in?
🗣"I must say I am worried for Firmino"@Carra23 is not worried by Sadio Mane or Mo Salah's lack of goals for Liverpool but rather Roberto Firmino's contribution to the team pic.twitter.com/VgWQciYYKf
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) January 18, 2021
With Thiago now the focal point of creation and distribution in mid field the main trait from Firmino is not needed and for the rest he has never been a true striker.. he can’t score he can’t shoot he is not a major danger so his position in the squad must come under serious scrutiny at least as far as a starter. We need a far more effective goal scorer at #9 which we don’t have at the moment. Bobby can only be a plan B or when Thiago is not on. He still has contributions to make but we must invest in a true striker who converts half a chance and thus opens the gates for the rest..