Federico Chiesa endured a difficult first season at Anfield as fitness issues limited him to 14 appearances and one league start. He missed pre-season and required time to adjust to Premier League intensity and game volume. Chiesa was introduced with eight minutes remaining against Bournemouth and volleyed home in the 88th minute to secure the victory after Liverpool had been pegged back from 2-0. Liverpool’s forward options have reduced from six to four, increasing the potential importance of Chiesa if he remains fit. Giovanni Leoni, an £26m, 18-year-old centre-back, could be included after a week of adaptation.
I see a totally different Federico now than from large parts of last season. It is completely normal because he missed out on the whole pre-season and then came into a Premier League rhythm in terms of the amount of games and in terms of intensity. If he is more available then he has more chances to impact our results or his playing time. But then it is about him staying as fit as he is at the moment.
The Italy international endured a difficult first season at Anfield as fitness issues restricted him to just 14 appearances, with his only league start coming at Brighton after the title was won. But he has already made a significant impact after being introduced with just eight minutes remaining against Bournemouth with Liverpool chasing a winning goal having been pegged back from 2-0.
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