Jurgen Klopp is preparing to say goodbye to Liverpool’s criticism from all four sides and has highlighted how the German has turned his fortunes around during his time at Anfield.But there is one way Klopp’s almost nine-year reign could end as it began. It’s a hamstring injury. News that Thiago Alcantara has picked up a muscle condition during his long-awaited return to Arsenal on Sunday makes the unfortunate Spaniard the latest Liverpool player to be injured this season.
It is a throwback to Klopp’s first season, when his desire for exciting and passionate matches clashed with the fitness many players had adapted to under Brendan Rodgers and previous regimes. It took some time for the team to adapt to what was needed.Since then, United have had fewer problems as they have adjusted their intensity levels.
From 2018 to 2022, the team showed much more control and courage in choosing when to fight back and figured out how to deal with each situation. Private player. This season, the new team is still learning its ways and limitations. And when energy levels increased significantly, tendon problems increased.
Liverpool’s tough schedule this season – they have already played 36 games, with at least 19 remaining and could end up playing 63 games in 2021/22 – has prompted Klopp to make significant changes to his squad. However, efforts to cut minutes and reduce workload have been hampered by other long-term injuries that have affected the entire team.
Of Liverpool’s regulars this season, only Jarell Kwansa, Wataru Endo, Harvey Elliott, Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunes and Virgil van Dijk have been ruled out of the treatment room, but Van Dijk finished third in the FA Cup. I missed it. – Won round at Arsenal due to illness.For some people, getting used to English football is a problem. Dominic Szoboslai has played more Premier League minutes than any other new midfielder this season, missing four games for Newcastle United with a hamstring problem.
Then, when he returned last week, he was ruled out for two games as the problem worsened. Meanwhile, Ryan Gravenburch missed two games at the start of November with a muscle problem in the League Cup win against West Ham United before Christmas.Ibrahima Konate has been ruled out twice with knee problems, twice in August and twice more in November.
Trent Alexander-Arnold missed three games in September and Curtis Jones missed two games in November after settling for early problems in the League Cup win at Bournemouth.Goalkeeper Alisson Becker limped off in the closing stages of the 1-1 Premier League draw with Manchester City in November and missed the next three games. In the same game, Diogo Jota suffered a hamstring injury that forced him out for eight games.
