Topic: Squad depth and rotation

[jillcwhomever]

Pray for Joel.

He won’t be able to play every three days though. It will be Joe/Joel one game then someone else will have to play.

[ByrdmanLFC]

And this is why you need four senior centre-backs. We saw it with Man City last season. Hopefully, Fabinho recovers quickly and Matip too

We have 4 great CB options, probably no other topclub has as good options as we have, we just been extremely unlucky with injuries. Which good CB would have voluntarily chilled behind our Top 3 + Fab?

This discussion is just not good imo, VVD usually played every game (even in the cups and CL) and probably wouldn't have gotten injured if this Moron in Evertons Goal wasnt so reckless...

I want to see us start the young guys, we might lose some games, but buying players and getting the squad bloated is just not what i want to see, but maybe thats just me.

[wampa1]

No free agents worth a carrot. Only Garay and Papadopoulos as any sort of contender.

Garay has got to be worth a shout.

[Nick110581]

He won’t be able to play every three days though. It will be Joe/Joel one game then someone else will have to play.

He can’t but be nice to have him available for weekend

[Welshred]

So how long is a hamstring injury then? 6 weeks or so?

Grade 1 is 3 weeks so after the international break. Fingers crossed he just felt something and the club are protecting him

[killer-heels]

Grade 1 is 3 weeks so after the international break. Fingers crossed he just felt something and the club are protecting him

He walked off the field so that has to be a good sign, right?

[aw1991]

Garay has got to be worth a shout.

A 34 year old who in his prime was too slow for us? Nope

[Bobinhood]

Ya Hendo's your cb. He can do the job if required.

[farawayred]

Ya Hendo's your cb. He can do the job if required.

So has Gini. Thing is though that this robs us from midfield players quickly - Fab is out, Hendo/Gini as CB, who's gonna play MF?

[Nick110581]

Klopp confirmed hamstring injury to Fab.

No idea on severity.

[rafathegaffa83]

We have 4 great CB options, probably no other topclub has as good options as we have, we just been extremely unlucky with injuries. Which good CB would have voluntarily chilled behind our Top 3 + Fab?

In a season with a condensed schedule, plus a worldwide pandemic causing players to isolate having a 4th choice was must as an insurance policy. Yes, VVD had been relatively injury free, but we were taking a massive gamble given the fitness of Matip and Gomez.  Even though VVD's injury was due to Pickford's challenge, he's hardly had a chance to rest.  At some point, there was a likelihood he'd be out for a while.

So has Gini. Thing is though that this robs us from midfield players quickly - Fab is out, Hendo/Gini as CB, who's gonna play MF?

Which is the other problem we're now facing

[JC the Messiah]

So has Gini. Thing is though that this robs us from midfield players quickly - Fab is out, Hendo/Gini as CB, who's gonna play MF?

There's a fella called Thiago who might be able to fill in there..?

[MD1990]

If we could get Keita & Thiago back.

Maybe we go 3 at the back.
Like we did at Brighton with Henderson & Gini.

[farawayred]

There's a fella called Thiago who might be able to fill in there..?

Alone by himself? Or with Gini/Hendo (whoever is not playing CB), and...

[JC the Messiah]

Klopp had just said, the plan was Henderson first half and Gini second half. So, no injury.

[JC the Messiah]

Alone by himself? Or with Gini/Hendo (whoever is not playing CB), and...

Thiago, Henderson, Gini, Jones, Keita..

[exiledintheUSA]

Klopp on Fabinho injury

"It's exactly the last thing we needed. I know he felt a hamstring, and that's not good. He said he could have played on but no sprints, which doesn't help. We will see, we will know more after a scan."

[JC the Messiah]

Salah walking awkwardly down the tunnel, hopefully just the aftereffects of that penalty challenge.

[exiledintheUSA]

I'm going to dust my boots off tonight - just in case.

[farawayred]

Thiago, Henderson, Gini, Jones, Keita..

Keita is not fit yet, one of Hendo/Gini will play CB in that scenario.

[Ciara (with a capital "C")]

Sounds like he isn’t ruling Matip out.

Klopp on whether Matip will be fit for Saturday: "I don't know. We are really interested in that fact as you can imagine."

[jillcwhomever]

His point is you can't just throw players who are coming back from injury into a game straight away, they need to pace themselves back in. It's going to be an interesting decision at the weekend.

[Wabaloolah]

Sounds like he isn’t ruling Matip out.

Klopp on whether Matip will be fit for Saturday: "I don't know. We are really interested in that fact as you can imagine."

the last thing we need though is rushing him back and making his injury worse, not that I think our medical team, nor Klopp would let that happen

[Ginieus]

Let's be honest Matip isn't going to be fit.

Getting Thiago back in the team will be a big help and take some pressure off the defence. I'd play Williams with Gomez again.

Sure Salah's achilles is just a bit sore!

[Samie]

David Maddock saying

Word late tonight is, Liverpool hopeful Fabinho hamstring problem not quite as serious as first thought.
He’ll be scanned in morning for confirmation. But could be weeks, not months.

[TepidT2O]

So they feared it was a grade 3 strain....  yikes...

Seems like it may only be grade Ii


time will tell.

[Ginieus]

Some good news at least. Chris Morgan busy man already. Should be used to it after his stint at Arsenal.

[rushyman]

I thought it wasnt a bad one the way the physio was stretching It back

[istvan kozma]

David Maddock saying

Most hamstring injuries are 'weeks rather than months'. The fella is a chancer, he doesn't have a clue on most things LFC, the tweet is just clickbate.

[istvan kozma]

I thought it wasnt a bad one the way the physio was stretching It back

If it's a 'bad one' why on earth would the physio be stretching it back? 

[tornado]

To be fair, hamstring injuries to liverpool players are generally a month atleast (because of medical team/Klopp handling and getting back players only when they are good for high intensity). So, if Fabinho is back right after the international break, it is still reasonable (plus he gets to avoid whatever needless travel the Brazil team is doing).

[PoetryInMotion]

If it's a 'bad one' why on earth would the physio be stretching it back? 

That's why he said it wasn't a bad one.

[istvan kozma]

That's why he said it wasn't a bad one.

My bad, I misread the post.

[deFacto please, you bastards]

Even if it's a couple of weeks, it's a lot of games for us.

[PEG2K]

Hendo and Gini can fill in at the back but teams are gonna murder us on set pieces. Our only proper CB, who happens to be the tallest, is not even good on the air. We better prepare to outscore opponents because we're surely gonna concede more than we usually do.

[Schmidt]

To be fair, hamstring injuries to liverpool players are generally a month atleast (because of medical team/Klopp handling and getting back players only when they are good for high intensity). So, if Fabinho is back right after the international break, it is still reasonable (plus he gets to avoid whatever needless travel the Brazil team is doing).

How in the fuck is there another international break looming already?! Feels like their response to people hating national football has been to add more of it and make it worse.

[macmanamanaman]

I wonder who amongst Billy Koumetio, Rhys Williams and Nat Phillips is the best in the air?
Looking at our back line, it seems we have enough ball playing ability and speed, but will definitely concede chances to aerial attacks.... Maybe the opportunity for a breakthrough this season might be to any young gun who can fkin head the ball!

[mrantarctica]

I wonder who amongst Billy Koumetio, Rhys Williams and Nat Phillips is the best in the air?
Looking at our back line, it seems we have enough ball playing ability and speed, but will definitely concede chances to aerial attacks.... Maybe the opportunity for a breakthrough this season might be to any young gun who can fkin head the ball!

Massive opportunity for the younger lads to stake a claim as the 4th choice CB. Matip could yet return but I think he'd be targeting minutes against Atalanta and a return against Man City, depending on how Fabinho fares. This will also affect our midfield balance depending on where Fabinho is played.

[Welshred]

How in the fuck is there another international break looming already?! Feels like their response to people hating national football has been to add more of it and make it worse.

You mean the November international break that has happened every year of your life?

[Fromola]

You mean the November international break that has happened every year of your life?

To be fair, it used to just be a midweek round of friendlies unless it was a World Cup year. Now teams are off playing 3 games and away for 2 weeks.

My main concern with Fabinho is Brazil will rush him back next month. Especially if we risk him against City.