Takumi Minamino Liverpool breakthrough 'only a matter of time', says Salzburg coach

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David Lynch16 April 2020

RB Salzburg coach Jesse Marsch has declared that is "only a matter of time" until Takumi Minamino begins to make a major impact for Liverpool.

The Japan international has made just three starts - all in the FA Cup - since leaving the Austrian champions for Anfield in the January transfer window.

It is perhaps less than Reds fans expected after seeing Minamino perform so impressively against their team across two Champions League group-stage fixtures earlier this season.

However, the 25-year-old's former coach is convinced that he will overcome this slow start and go on to become a big success under Jurgen Klopp.

"When I came [to the club], I knew he was going to be a big part of what we were about. He's smart, very clever," he told ESPN FC.

"He's not pure explosive but he understands football, he understands how to make final plays and tactics.

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"What you have in Liverpool is so many talented and experienced players that play ahead of him, so it might take a while for Taki to establish himself in that group.

"I think over time, they're going to figure out more and more and more that he can play almost any of the front six positions for Liverpool.

"Because he's so smart and clever, he'll figure things out and get better as he goes.

"I've heard that in training he's done really well and they've been really impressed, but in games it just hasn't come together for him.

"It might take a little bit of time, but knowing Taki he's a guy who has so much drive and will find a way to get better every day. It'll only be a matter of time."

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