With Jurgen Klopp calmly looking ahead to an eventful 2023 with Erdinger on New Year’s Eve, the title will be a successful one at Liverpool. After a poor start to the year, which included defeats to Brentford, Brighton and Wolves between January 2 and February 4, Klopp’s Reds need a win over Newcastle United to restore or strengthen their position as leaders of the Premier League.
I went into 2024 knowing it would happen. It was a remarkable transformation from a team that was drunk and mentally exhausted in the opening weeks of 2023 to one that was revived enough to win the title convincingly in the second half of the campaign. Given the changes that took place at the club last summer, with a number of influential players leaving both the playing squad and the defensive line, it is quite an achievement for Klopp’s new side to be back on top. It is the lowest total in English football in a full season under a German manager at Anfield. There have been tactical tweaks, player signings, old favorites looking like a world-class era, but there have been gradual, collective improvements since the real battle began in the spring. Since the game in Qatar at the Etihad at the start of April, Klopp’s side have lost just one game in nine months and now have 67 points from 90 after Manchester City beat the Reds 4-1.
Klopp arrived at Liverpool at the end of September with a number of precautions in place. Perhaps the real excitement among fans awaiting a promising second half to this exciting campaign will come from the fact that, in many ways, Liverpool are still no closer to finding their best tool. Klopp may be irritated by the constant talk of the title, but with his side now two points ahead of an unannounced game away to Newcastle on Saturday morning, January 1, he has no legitimate doubts that Liverpool can pull it off. source of controversy.
Replicate your 2020 title-winning performance. Even if the manager is likely to reject the offer, an active and aggressive January transfer window could still have a hugely rewarding effect. The arrival of Luis Diaz two years ago provided the impetus needed to maintain an attacking back four that lasted until the final week of the campaign, while the boost Virgil van Dijk has given the club since his arrival has needed some embellishing . Welcome to the new year 2018. Coming back, the attack of Daniel Sturridge, Philippe Coutinho and especially Luis Suarez was inspired in the middle. Conventional wisdom says that January is a seller’s market. But Liverpool have plenty of evidence to the contrary. Klopp has always said that January signings only make sense if it’s a player expected to be signed in the summer, and the thought of expensive spending at the start of the year can turn heads. There hasn’t been much football in the Champions League yet, but the real question is whether Liverpool can afford not to strengthen their squad this month.
