Ibrahima Konate needs to get to grips with the high line that Liverpool deploy if he is to displace Joel Matip in the defensive pecking order, one pundit has claimed.Konate is increasing his prominence for Liverpool as his first season with the club continues. Bought for decent money from RB Leipzig, he has had to be somewhat patient for opportunities.
Although always giving a decent account of himself, Konate has been behind Matip in the hierarchy for the role of main partner to Virgil van Dijk.
There has been a sense of a transition recently, with Konate coming into more starting lineups. For example, he was deployed from the beg …
- April 20, 2022
