Liverpool have been hit hard by Joel Matip’s injury, but they can bounce back.
Jurgen Klopp gave a succinct answer to a question about whether Liverpool will use the January transfer window to deal with injuries. With Joel Matip dealing with a potentially season-ending anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) problem, questions have been raised about whether the Reds still have enough depth in the position.
Liverpool are currently in contention for the Premier League title, occupying first place and have ambitions to make it all the way to the Europa League. They are also in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup and their FA Cup campaign begins on the first weekend of January.
It’s not hard to see why some see a downturn in the transfer market as the solution. But Klopp doesn’t think so. “In the eight years I’ve been here, I’ve never understood that. You always talk about transfers like it’s the easiest thing in the world,” Anfield boss Klopp told reporters.
“If you bring in a player and make money for him, it’s like we have unlimited money. I really do not understand. You fans, everyone is talking about it. Everything costs money. He has to be the right player.
Is there a club that would like to sell the best midfielder to ever play for Liverpool?”Why are we starting this process?” We have only known for a few days that Joel will be gone for a long time, which is very unfortunate for us. We still have four centre-backs, which is definitely a good thing.
“If he was in the top five before, the team dynamic would be completely different. He wouldn’t be involved and we wouldn’t see any movement from him or her. It was perfect. Is it perfect now?
I would say: if we can continue to do these four things, then yes. If not, things will get a bit more complicated as the number of games increases in the future. “It’s never been unusual to bring in a world-class centre-back until the second one recovers.
Other clubs don’t put him under the Christmas tree and say: ‘Take him and use him as long as you want. ” “That’s the way it should be”. this.’. I wasn’t thinking about [buying a centre-back in January]. “To be honest, I don’t think so,” he said.Klopp seems pleased with his choice.
Virgil van Dijk has returned to impressive form this season after struggling last season. Ibrahima Konate played in the World Cup final in France and is as good as any of his Premier League colleagues, although his workload will be balanced.
Joe Gomez was Van Dijk’s constant partner. Liverpool won the Premier League title in 2019-2020 and is having a good season playing in different positions.
Also notable was the appearance of Jarrell Kwanza. The 20-year-old has made two Premier League starts so far and has featured in 12 games in all competitions. Klopp and his technical team have great faith in Quansah. Klopp has named England Under-21 international Virgil van Dijk 2.0
A quartet of players from both positions will provide plenty of coverage and competition. But some fear it won’t be enough if Liverpool have to fight on four fronts.
However, Klopp fears the return of Nat Phillips next month as his loan spell at Celtic expires. It’s actually been a tough time for the 26-year-old Scottish champion. Phillips has played just eight games so far and has been benched for six after coming off the bench with an ankle injury.
