Liverpool’s Form Not Just a Result of Physical Fatigue and Injuries
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Liverpool’s unprecedented set of injury challenges this season (which include the decimation of one position group in total as well as an overwhelming number of players being unavailable in general on any given match day) mean that players are being asked to play more minutes than they might otherwise expect to, in positions that are perhaps not their best which necessarily means that the tactical plan is less than ideal.
For the sixth time this season, Liverpool have at least eight players unavailable for a match tonight.
The five-word warning that will absolutely rock Jurgen Klopp
Date published: Tuesday 22nd December 2020 12:00 - Matthew Stead
And you thought Garth Crooks forgetting who played for Liverpool against Tottenham was his silliest take…
All about the Mane
There must be something about Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp and his players that encourages some baffling reactions from sections of the media. And ‘baffling’ is Garth Crooks’ middle name. At least it should be. It’s actually Anthony. But still.
It was he who
propagated the bizarre belief that Sadio Mane and Mo Salah have been locked in some sort of 20-month feud because the latter – a brilliant striker with plenty of assists – sometimes opts to shoot instead of passing to the former.
16 Conclusions: Liverpool 2-1 Tottenham
Date published: Wednesday 16th December 2020 11:59 - Matthew Stead
Liverpool proved why the title is theirs to lose. But Tottenham should be proud of their efforts.
1) It feels a little perverse to wonder whether Jurgen Klopp and Jose Mourinho were swayed by events elsewhere this midweek in the build-up to their meeting. Leicester, Southampton and West Ham dropping points would not generally be any business of theirs but the teams in 3rd, 4th and 6th – as well as Chelsea in 5th – either drawing or losing created a real opportunity for the sides in 1st and 2nd to establish some rare breathing space in this sprinting marathon of a season.