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Starting in the Champions League group stage against Porto and Milan, Taylor Morton has attracted the attention of many Liverpool fans with his excellent performances. So, will the England youngster, who is expected to develop into a B2B midfielder, become an Anfield's "new Wijnaldum" in the future?
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Chinese name: Taylor Morton
English name: Tyler Morton
Date of birth: October, 31 2002
Team: Liverpool
Position: Midfielder
Nationality: England
National team appearances: 0
Current value: 300,000 euros (transfermarkt data)
Estimated templates: Wijnaldum, Barrera
Taylor Morton's data performance in FM2021
Taylor Morton vs. Wijnaldum's data comparison
Taylor Morton vs Barrera's data
Born in Warersy, Taylor Morton began his football career with Greenless Youth (being Spieling's younger sibling) before joining the Liverpool Academy at the age of 7 and starting his own Red Army career. Of course, when he joined Liverpool, Everton, also from Merseyside, also threw an olive branch to him, but as a good teenager with a "Erpu Dream", he decisively refused the invitation of the blue team.
Morton, 19, has now fully demonstrated his strength in the U23 echelon. Since scoring his first goal against Everton on 18 November 2021, he has made 24 Premier League appearances, scoring five goals and delivering three assists.
Taylor Morton has a good combination with Elliott in the youth team
Morton moved back this season (Morton was mainly in the midfield position when he scored in the Premier League), making 20 appearances in all competitions and providing two assists. Morton has also played well in two Baseball John Cup games this season, averaging three key passes per game.
This season, Morton has also begun to show his talent in first-team competitions.
In the League Cup win over Norwich 3-0, Morton made his first-team debut as a substitute for Naby Keita and, as Klopp put it, was able to "pass in the right space, defend in the right position". The evaluation of the seven points after the game was highly praised by the Liverpool Echo, which considered him to have an impressive performance in the defensive midfield position.
In the 4-0 Arsenal match for Liverpool, Morton was given a chance to play off the bench in the final minutes – partnering Neville Chamberlain and Thiago, in the No. 6 position – to make his Premier League debut. Not long after that, Morton started the Champions League group stage against Porto and repaid Klopp's trust with an outstanding performance (in this game, Morton's pass success rate reached 83%, 54 touches and 2 steals).
In Liverpool's 2-1 win over Milan, Morton once again started and played the game. Morton, who appeared in the defensive midfield position, helped the team control the midfield very well, and the pass success rate reached 84% - only 6 players in the whole game had a higher pass success rate than him. He is also the player with the highest number of interceptions in the game (3, as many as Cornat and Romagnoli).
As a player who is only 19 years old and has not yet played a lot of games, it is undoubtedly exciting for him to have such a performance. Klopp also has full confidence in the young midfielder, Klopp said: "Morton was with us in the pre-season, you can see his technical ability, but he is not overconfident, is a well-trained young player. He's trying to adapt to what the first team is doing and you can see that. ”
The most striking thing about Taylor Morton in the game is his ability to pass the ball. The young midfielder is happy to play at the back and is looking forward to delivering more creative forward passes during the game.
It is worth noting that in these games that Morton played for Liverpool's first team, the pass success rate exceeded 83%.
Taylor Morton has an excellent view of the game and is able to deliver a very creative pass forward
At the same time, Morton always wants to help the team move forward through passing, and he always holds his head high, hoping to get the ball to the feet of the star players in the squad – not only through short passes, he will also try long passes.
Map of Taylor Morton's passing against Porto
Map of Taylor Morton's passes against Milan
This was evident in Morton's game against Porto, where his pass, like Gerrard's, ultimately helped the team double-beat Porto.
In addition to his passing ability, Morton is also a good tackler – a skill that is also a must for many of Liverpool's best academy midfielders, such as Gerrard, Thompson and even McMahon.
Morton's defensive skills are as effective as his passing, meaning Morton is quickly developing into a reliable substitute for Fabinho.
In the future development, Morton also has a lot of areas to improve, the most obvious of which is the improvement in physical fitness - Klopp said in September: "You can see that Taylor Morton has a good performance, but I must say now that he should go to the gym to improve his physical fitness." ”
"If he has a stronger body, then he's a great player. Obviously, he still needs to improve physically, but the football brain is very good. ”
After making his Premier League debut, Taylor Morton said: "I didn't think my experience at the No. 6 was surprising enough, but I had similar experience in other tiers, but not in the first team. Adapting to the style of play always takes some time. I think I adapted well to the game today and I think as the game progresses I will get better and better. I'm happy with my performance. ”
Taylor Morton also told reporters: "I'm more of a B2B player. I love tackling and people are always surprised to see me tackling, but I've seen a lot of players like that. I'm more than just an organizer. I felt like I could do anything. ”