The Frenchman's absence for an already daunting trip to Newcastle has exposed Jurgen Klopp's lack of options
are the two senior centre-back options should Konate or Van Dijk be unavailable. Both have question marks surrounding their form, consistency and suitability to the 3-box-3 system. Their injury records are not good, either, so their reliability is unpredictable.“In an ideal world we have six, seven, eight centre-halves, and a cover for absolutely everything,“ Klopp said when asked if he felt the defensive depth available to him would be enough throughout the season.
“We need to be lucky with injuries, there’s no doubt about it. I’ve no doubts about the quality of the boys we have, we have Jarrell Quansah, a super talented player as well here.”Cue meltdown. Surely Liverpool would not run the risk of being burnt at centre-back again? Putting hopes in Quansah, an exciting prospect but one untested at the elite level, would be a major gamble.
Liverpool fans are still scarred from the 2020-21 campaign when Van Dijk, Matip and Gomez all suffered long-term injuries. After not replacing Dejan Lovren, who had departed that summer, Klopp was left selecting midfielders and inexperienced defenders before he added Ozan Kabak and“In this moment, we are covered, but it’s not dreamland where you can be prepared for absolutely each situation, we had to learn that in the past a couple of times,“ Klopp said.
For the time being, he must muddle through at Newcastle, one of the toughest away games of the season. Eddie Howe has players who can exploit the space in the right channel such as
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