A mind-blowing statistic from Alexander Isak’s 2024/25 season has emerged, and it could change the way Liverpool supporters currently view him. The former Newcastle striker scored 27 goals across all competitions last season before being snapped up by the Premier League champions for a British transfer fee record of £125 million.
To say his first season at his new club hasn’t gone to plan so far would be a huge understatement. This past weekend, he scored his first league goal of the season, but his overall movement, link-up play, and hunger for goals have been far from what Arne Slot and co. would have expected from such a high-profile signing.
He is currently among the worst Premier League signings of the season - a factor that has massively contributed to Liverpool’s shaky title defence. However, a new statistic has emerged that could bring a great deal of relief and instil a bit more patience among the Anfield faithful.
Alexander Isak Statistic Emerges That Proves Patience is a Virtue
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Whether it’s because he’s still not fully match-sharp after his strike at Newcastle, hasn’t yet settled into the system, or isn’t getting enough service from the underwhelming players around him, there has been plenty of debate over why Isak has struggled at Liverpool so far.
But people often forget that, at the same stage last season, the Sweden international had only scored four times. In the same way Harry Kane used to regularly have misfiring Augusts, perhaps Isak is simply a slower starter to the season.
The statistic has sparked a big reaction among Liverpool supporters, with one X user commenting: "Told y'all that he's just getting started," while a second added: "You're not ready for what he's about to do in the league." Elsewhere, a third remarked:
"This seems too fake to be true, no way he scored that many in the second half of the season. Liverpool will need the same kind of goal scoring run then."
While another supporter concluded: "I believe in him like crazy," it's this kind of statistic that should prove to neutrals that the second phase of Slot's Liverpool hasn't kicked into gear yet. But that doesn't mean it won't, and nor does it mean it won't be devastating like the one that won the Premier League title just several months ago.
Arne Slot Needs To Build His Team Around Isak
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It’s a sad reality that Liverpool’s recent 2-0 win at West Ham highlighted that all their best players can't co-exist. Mohamed Salah was dropped, which brought the best out of Florian Wirtz, who became the main link in nearly all of the Reds’ build-up play.
Next on Slot’s agenda will surely be figuring out how to make Isak a more integral part of his system. Last season, the team was built around Salah and his goalscoring prowess, but with the future without the Egyptian King looming larger than ever before, perhaps building a team around Isak and Wirtz is the best course of action.
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Isak thrives when he’s the centre of attention - give him the ball, and he will make things happen. That hasn’t happened enough so far, but with Salah heading to AFCON on December 15th, having been benched for the second successive game against Sunderland, now is the perfect opportunity for him to step up and take the reins.