Japanese midfielder Wataru Endo joined Liverpool in the transfer market last summer. He was a surprise addition, as he was not well-known in England and his name had not even been reported before. When he first joined the club, he could not hide his confusion about the intensity of the Premier League, and there were noticeable scenes where he lost the ball easily.
However, as time went by, he became accustomed to the speed of the game and the team’s tactics, and his teammates showed a high level of trust in him. His ability to win the ball from the front has been refined, and he is now recognized as an indispensable player at the bottom of the midfield.
However, former Wales international Dean Saunders, who played for Liverpool and Aston Villa, says that Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips, who has been linked with a move this winter, is a better player.
“That’s a sought after position,”
“Man United bought Casemiro to play in that position, he could get in that team. Would he get in Liverpool’s team? Probably. I think he’s better than Endo, if he’s playing every week.”
“He’d get in Newcastle’s team. Would he get in Spurs’s team? You can only sit there for so long, it’s very difficult to earn more money somewhere else so he will be sitting there thinking I have to take a wage cut here. It’s about when you make that decision. Do I leave and play football or do I sit here on ridiculous wages?”
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