Alexander Isak ya bayyana canjinsa zuwa Liverpool a matsayin zaɓi mai sarari, yana mai cewa ba ya taɓa samun wata shakka lokacin da ya bar Newcastle United zuwa Anfield.

Dan wasan Sweden ya shiga Liverpool a ƙarshen kakar sayar da 'yan wasa a watan Satumba 2025, ya zama ɗan wasa mafi tsada a tarihin kwallon ƙafa ta Biritaniya da fam miliyan 125. "Liverpool kulob ne mai girma, kuma komai game da kulob ɗin ya sa shawarar ta bayyana," Isak ya shaida wa The Football Interview na BBC Sport. "Burin kulob ɗin da kuma son su samu ni — wannan ya kasance babban ɓangare na shawara."

Kakar farko mai wahala

Yakin farko na Isak a Anfield bai yi laushi ba. Ya rasa dukkan pre-season, ya kashe wannan lokaci yana atilashin a kulob ɗinsa na baya Real Sociedad a lokacin rashin tabbas game da makomar sa a Newcastle United — rashin tabbas wanda ya danganta da alkawura da aka "karya" a kulob ɗin.

Bayan ya daidaita a Liverpool, ya gwagwarmaya don zura kwallaye, kuma karaya a kafa a watan Disamba ya sa shi ya zauna har watan Afrilu. Duk da waɗannan matsaloli, Isak ɗan shekara 26 ya nace cewa ba ya taɓa tsoron yanke shawarar. "A'a, ba taɓa. Ba zan taɓa tunanin haka ba," ya ce lokacin da aka tambaye shi ko ya taɓa tsoron canjin.

"Ya kasance mai wahala — kowa da ya sha wahalar rauni mai tsawo zai san haka," ya ƙara da cewa. "Amma lokacin da kake cikin wuri mai kyau kuma kana ji lafiya, ba ka kan kalli baya, domin ba ya amfanin ka. Ina kallon gaba ne kawai, ina jin farin ciki da sha'awa game da kakar da abin da zai iya kawo mana."

Gasar Duniya a matsayin farfaɗowa

Bazarar ta ba Isak dama ya dawo da saurinsa. Ya fara FIFA World Cup tare da Sweden bayan ya taka minti 1,032 kawai a wasanni 22 na Liverpool a kakar da ta gabata. Ya zura kwallon guda ɗaya kuma ya taimaka kwallaye uku wa ƙungiyar Graham Potter kafin a fitar da Sweden daga hannun France a zagaye na 32.

"Buga wa ƙasarka cikin gasar duniya mafarki ne na yawancin mutane," in ji Isak. "Tare da raunuka na kakar da ta gabata, gasar duniya ta zo daidai. Na sami wannan lokaci na iya buga kuma na sami saurin wasa da sifar da ake so — bisa ga haka, yana babban kwarewa, don haka shi ne abin yi kafin a dawo don pre-season da fara kakar."

Falsafar latsa ƙafa ta Iraola

Sabon shugaban horar da Liverpool, Andoni Iraola, wanda ya maye gurbin Arne Slot a lokacin rani, ya ba Isak umurni a sarari: kare filin daga ɓangaren gaba. Isak ya karɓi wannan ra'ayi, yana ganin latsa ƙafa ba ƙwanƙolin tsaro ne ba, amma kayan aiki na zura kwallaye.

"Yana neman in kare a wuraren da, lokacin da muka dawo da ƙwallon, za mu iya fita da sauri mu kai ƙwallon zuwa layin kai hari," Isak ya bayyana. "Yadda muke kare — muna kare don mu zura kwallaye. Don haka kare, a ƙarshe, makami ne na kai hari."

Liverpool sun riga sun sami mafi yawan guduwa a Premier League a wannan kakar, wanda ke nuna tsarin Iraola na kai hari. Isak ya yi imani da cewa wannan salo mai tsananin ƙarfi ya amfane shi da ƙungiyar gaba ɗaya. "Ba kawai game da kawo ƙwallon gare ni ba — game da kawo ƙwallon da sauri zuwa duk 'yan wasan kai hari. Idan za mu iya yin haka, to ya kamata mu zura ƙallon da yawa."

Tukwane ba lambobi

Da kwallaye 60 na Premier League a cikin tarihinsa, Isak yana mai da hankali kan nasarar ƙungiya fiye da nasarori na mutum ɗaya. Mafi kyawun kakarsa ta mutum ɗaya ta zo tare da Newcastle United a 2024-25 lokacin da ya ci kwallaye 23 na Premier League. A wannan kakar, ya riga ya daidaita jimillar Liverpool ta kakar da ta gabata na kwallaye uku na gasa a wasanni huɗu kawai.

"Kowa ya san cewa nasara ga wannan kulob ɗin ita ce lashe kofuna," in ji Isak. "Ina son in zura kwallon a kowace wasa. Wasu 'yan wasa suna son saita burin lambobi — ni ba ɗaya daga cikinsu ba ne."