Because of Liverpool’s involvement in the Europa League this week, the press conference ahead of Brentford was a pre-recorded affair. That means the latest updates on the likes of Ryan Gravenberch and Curtis Jones will have to wait.
What’s happened? It is expected that Jones will not be back until after the international break but Gravenberch, Jürgen Klopp said on Wednesday, did have a chance. The Liverpool boss should have Virgil van Dijk back available again after he missed the game with Toulouse because of a minor illness.
Instead of injuries, Klopp praised Brentford and Thomas Frank. He also offered an insight into what changes he wants to see from the 1-1 draw with Luton last week when Luis Díaz equalized late on.
Díaz’s father has since been returned in Colombia and the winger could be in contention again to play at Anfield on Sunday. He has been playing in the meantime as a form of distraction. What’s been said?
“Counter-press is an impulse in the first moment,” Klopp explained in his press conference when asked about the dropped points against Luton. “We were there, but we were not there. If you are there, you have to block the ball. We had situations where we were three players against one, but the one Luton player could get out. It just shows the last percentage of conviction was not there.
“I don’t know why, but we will change that, definitely. That is very important for the way that we want to play. We didn’t use our chances, then you concede. There is no bigger story. We were just not there that night and now we have the chance to put it right again.
