Sometimes the obvious solution is the best and the Brazilian’s return to his normal place made the difference against Leipzig
Perhaps there is something about the overactive mind that leads it to overlook the most obvious of solutions, even when they are staring you in the face. Far be it from any of us, of course, to tell Jürgen Klopp how best to do his job. But as Liverpool grimaced and ultimately finessed their way to the last eight of the Champions League, it was at least possible to wonder – in an idle sort of way – if their route to salvation was a little more elementary than we all thought. To adapt Mahatma Gandhi’s famous retort about western civilisation: what do we think of Fabinho in midfield?
I think it might be a very good idea.
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