He is stood nowhere, not quite on the left, certainly not on the right, somewhere middle-adjacent but not in the middle.
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Read MoreSixty-two minutes later, Liverpool’s Scarlet Pimpernel collects the ball in his own half, on the left touchline, somewhere for sure, but nowhere dangerous.
And then, like the perennially hungry Labrador, he surges. That was Liverpool’s sixth, the fourth Diaz had played a fundamental role in. This was a masterclass in movement and energy, in understanding and manipulating space, in offensive pressing and interplay.
But Trent Alexander-Arnold has spoken about Slot’s focus on positioning, on footballing minutiae, micro-tactics, especially when the ball is on the other side of the pitch. Diaz appears another key beneficiary of this sermon.
While he’s among the Premier League’s best left-wingers, with five goals in his first five league games under Slot, striker affords him a freedom which clearly suits his roaming heart, and more crucially suits the wider team. This looks like the beginning of a glorious future.
Interchanging with Cody Gakpo, undoubtedly most comfortable and effective on the left, is a mutual agreement which suits both, further inspiring chaos and triggering uncertainty. For all the intricacies and complexities of modern tactics, there are few moves more disruptive than two players repeatedly alternating positions.
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Read MoreAnd then there’s the pressing, here the catalyst in dismantling Ange Postecoglou’s plan from the front. By so effectively trailing Pape Matar Sarr when Spurs had the ball, he forced Dragusin to play long – badly – or Fraser Forster to use his feet – very badly. This off-the-ball work is as selfless as it is invaluable.
Diaz the striker provides an option to reliably disrupt fellow top six sides, a ghost for only the fanciest feasts, to ensure Liverpool continue winning the games which separate top four contenders from title challengers.
Their dominance been so smooth, so simple, that it has almost escaped attention, distracted by the noisy chaos elsewhere.
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