Peter Crouch hails Liverpool ‘genius’ Roberto Firmino

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Peter Crouch has raved about Liverpool’s Roberto Firmino and described him as a “genius”.

The Reds signed the Brazilian forward for £29million (BBC) back in 2015 and he’s turned out to be a superb addition at Anfield.

He’s part of a scintillating attacking trio alongside Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, which is regarded as one of the best forward lines in the world.

Firmino is a centre-forward that often drops deeper to help link up play and has developed into a mainstay in Jurgen Klopp’s team.

He’s scored three goals in 14 games across all competitions so far this season, but also chipped in with eight assists.

Ex-Liverpool player Crouch has waxed lyrical about the quality of Firmino and ranks him as one of the best in the world.

“Firmino was nominated for the Ballon d’Or this week and he deserves to be in that category. I recently heard a quote that I loved: ‘If you watch the game you don’t see Firmino. If you watch Firmino you see the whole game.’ Poetry. He is the man who makes Liverpool tick. He is a genius,” Crouch told the Daily Mail.

TBR’s View:

Firmino has established himself as one of the top strikers in the world and it makes a huge difference when he’s missing from the Liverpool side.

He often slots in as a false nine with his movement into deeper positions, but has incredible technique, vision and composure in attack.

Mane and Salah are the duo that often steal the headlines, but Firmino is the unsung hero that knits it all together.