Although he had to take on a backup role in the 2024-25 season, this LFC star surprised us all with a brief but impactful cameo. For this reason, Arne Slot has openly praised Wataru Endo for his valiant efforts in the PL match against Crystal Palace
Considering the head coach’s wish to sell him off and invest elsewhere, today’s performance can open doors for him. The Dutchman can deploy him in the primary lineup as the Reds will have to take on more challenges.
Wataru Endo receives encouraging words from Arne Slot
After his brief cameo in the Crystal Palace match, Arne Slot did not hold back from giving Endo his flowers. He talked about this on the post-match conference.
“I think that is one of the most positive things I see in this team, that even if a player comes in five to seven minutes. Such a big player, captain of his country, coming in five minutes before the end.”
According to Slot, Endo is someone who can adapt at any moment he comes in.
“I sometimes, at certain clubs or other teams, see then a player coming in a bit like ‘you only use me for five or seven minutes?’.
But if you look at how Wata came in now, how good he was on the ball but also the second balls that he won, he had only in these seven minutes a very good impact.”
There are reasons why Endo recieved praise from Slot. As FotMob reports, in his brief stint, Endo has a 100 percent duel success rate due to his dominating tackle. The 31-year-old Japanese midfielder has 5/6 accurate passes. His ability to recover in such a short time is top-notch. Fans at Selhurst Park were happy to see Wataru pulling off such a play.
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