After his brief pre-season spell at Anfield so far, it’d be hard to argue considering he has 4 goals (albeit against weak opposition) but Danny Ings believes he will be a great fit for the way Liverpool play.
Speaking to LFCTV GO, Ings told Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler: “After my knee injury [in 2012] I sort of devoted my whole time to working on my speed, my movement, and my creativity.
“What I’ve found was really effective, even at Championship level, was making runs constantly in behind.
“As soon as a defender switches off that run in behind is so effective.
“As long as there’s someone stretching the pitch and you’ve got your creative players behind you in that space – and you’ve got players at this football club to feed those runs – you can be an effective team.
“It’s certainly something I’m looking forward to.”
At 23, Ings still has his whole career ahead of him and is only likely to improve, particularly considering strikers don’t generally reach the peak of their powers until around the age of 27-28 but the striker has already proven he can hack it in the Premier League, scoring 11 goals for relegated Burnley last season and Ings feels there is still room for a player of his kind in the top division.
He continued: “I think with the way the game is going, it’s full of creative players now, players who want to be on the ball all the time.
“[But] I really do think, even if I don’t touch the ball as much as those guys if I’m still stretching the game it’s still as effective.
“It can all get too crunched and if you don’t create space for those players in behind you then it’s hard to create opportunities.
“I’ll always work on my game and stretching in behind.”
Ings has certainly gone on to make a positive impression so far, do you believe he can be an important player for Liverpool next season? Let us know your thoughts on Ings below.
yes definitely
yes his style suites liverpool fc