Liverpool assistant manager Peter Krawietz says Sadio Mane exceeded expectations after moving from Southampton in 2016 by £ 34m to become one of the top three players in the world in his winger position.
A little about Sadio Mane
Five years at Anfield for the Senegalese forward brought 218 appearances, 97 goals, a Champions League crown and a Premier League title. Sadio Mane has shot through a memorable era of success for the Reds, with considerable value found from the man who ticks all the right boxes for Jurgen Klopp’s soccer style.
What did Peter Krawietz say about Sadio Mane?
Peter Krawietz told Liverpool’s official website Sadio Mane that he believes Jurgen Klopp feels that one of his biggest mistakes as a manager was not to sign him for Borussia Dortmund! Then, of course, he was always in our minds, they knew how incredible he could be.
They also followed his development in Southampton and he played at this higher level, in the Premier League, and it was in the end a brainless opportunity to bring this player to our squad. This was one of their golden decisions, he would say. they were absolutely right with our first impression. However, they were surprised at how well he developed during his stay in Liverpool.
Its qualities are unique. Sadio Mane is a player with every, every, every opportunity in the attack, his skills are one-to-one, his speed, left or right, his finishing off. His ability to score goals and headers is also incredible – jumping as high as he can and according to Peter he has never seen this before.
Also his willingness and ability to defend; whatever you want from him, he is capable of learning very, very, very quickly and has this effort that he puts into the team in protecting the situation as well. Sadio Mane leads by example, he leads by quality, he leads by his attitude.