If we are talking about this in the context of Liverpool, the Reds are entering a new tactical era under Arne Slot, and while Eze may look like an exciting option, I believe he is a luxury signing in a roster that doesn’t need luxuries right now.

So I tried to go back to my notepad and scratch out how Eze would fit tactically at Anfield Road, complemented by the tactical and positional need of the current squad – and I came to a conclusion: Liverpool don’t need Eberechi Eze (at least for the moment); the Merseysiders need more structure players and not another artist.

Eberechi Eze is among the targets at Kirkby.

Let me try to dig a bit deeper so I can be more specific about my understandings.



Please don’t get me wrong; the problem here isn’t Eze’s talent; it is more about how he doesn’t fix any tactical problem that Liverpool currently has.

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I know that Eze has improved massively out of possession under Gladner, but the problem for me is that he still doesn’t engage in high-intensity sprints consistently and then rarely drops into the back line during transitions.

He is more of a disruptor, and right now the Reds don’t need disruption; they need a sense of cohesion.

Eze is an entertainer; that’s given.

But we don’t need to make a highlight reel; we need to make a team capable of working and winning like a machine.

The club doesn’t need another ball-carrier who dribbles into the final third.

I believe Liverpool should pass on signing him, not because Eze isn’t good enough…

…but because he isn’t what the Reds need right now.