National media blown away by ‘precise’ Liverpool player after what he did on international duty

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Ibrahima Konate’s form for Liverpool has been way off the pace this season.

And, although that never came to fruition, it seems as if Konate may have now turned a corner and could end up coming back from the international break with some newfound confidence.

Guðjohnsen’s goal was disallowed for a foul – very well sold – signalled by the VAR.”

Foot Mercato had similar thoughts on Konate’s performance, with the French outlet lauding the centre-back’s positioning.

“The coach had decided to field the same central defence, and rightly so,” they wrote.

“The Liverpool defender managed his zone rather well and covered when necessary, like on this long ball near the touchline where Upamenaco moved up (27th). 

“He was too short to counter Gudjohnsen but he did not have time to react to the poor back pass from Olise (22nd). 

“The Parisian native had a quiet evening, which could have turned sour if the referee had validated Gudjohnsen’s second goal without this very slight foul on the Red (88th).”

And lastly, Le Figaro said that it didn’t look like Konate was ‘worried’ at all throughout the game.

“This is not the kind of match that can be used to assess Liverpool’s rock,” they wrote.

“Even at the end, when Iceland pushed (a little), he wasn’t particularly worried. At least until Iceland’s second goal, which was… ultimately disallowed due to a shirt pull.”

Although Konate’s performances improved a little when Liverpool faced Arsenal in their last game before the international break, in their previous clashes against Bournemouth and Newcastle, the Frenchman seemed like the weak link.

Indeed, Virgil van Dijk managed to cover for Konate’s mistakes in the Reds’ opening game against Bournemouth, but it felt like he didn’t even learn from them when they faced Newcastle.

At the moment, it’s anyone’s guess what could happen, but if the centre-back could just bring some of his form from the international break to Anfield, Liverpool would be in a much better place.