There was great wait for the Federico Chiesa’s return to the fieldwho as announced by Slot in the press conference the day before actually had minutes in the League Cup match played and won by Liverpool on the Southampton pitch.
The former Juventus player, who entered the field at the start of the second half in place of Alexander Arnold, has well impressed offering flashes of his class and coming close to scoring on more than one occasion. The fans of Reds on social media they welcomed enthusiasm his performance: is it a new start for him in England?
The return of Chiesa
After months in mothballs recovering from muscle problems and catching up athletically with his new teammates, Federico Chiesa he finally did his thing return to the field in the EFL Cup match played last night by Liverpool on the field of Southampton (2-1 the final for Arne Slot’s men). The 27-year-old entered the field at the start of the second half and in the minutes available he offered a goal convincing proofgiving everyone the feeling, every time he came into possession of the ball, that he could create important chances for the team.
Three shots on goal, due of which stuck a few meters from the line by the defenders of Saints and one deflected into a corner, a “big chance” created and the 100% accuracy in crossesthese are the statistics in the 50 minutes in which the former Juve player was on the pitch. Numbers that satisfied the coach Arne Slotwho commented as follows at the end of the race: “AND good to see he’s back and that he had some good moments in the match. I saw some really beautiful moments and others where I thought ‘Okay, you can do better than this’. It’s normal“.
But those most enthusiastic about the performance of the class of ’97 were the fans Redsas can be seen from the post-race social comments: “If we can keep Chiesa in shape, we will win every competition we are involved in” wrote one. A second added: “No one should be surprised. It’s Church, do you remember?! If he gets fit, he is always a threat to others“. A third comment continued in a positive tone: “He’s really good with both feet. He will add unpredictability from the flanks“, while a sixth said: “This kid will be lethal when he gets playing time“.
