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Manager Liverpool, Jürgen Klopp, not worried that Liverpool are facing a central defender crisis West Ham United. He has several options for patching this situation.
Liverpool will host West Ham United at Anfield in the 7th Premier League match, Sunday (1/11/2020) at 00.30 WIB. This duel can be watched live on Grindstone TV via the link this.
The Reds entered this match with conditions that were not ideal after they experienced a crisis in the center-back sector. It happened because Fabinho suffered an injury when Liverpool beat Midtjylland 2-0 in the Champions League.
In fact, Fabinho himself is actually an impromptu center back for the Reds. His position was shifted because Virgil van Dijk and Joel Matip had to pull over first due to injury.
Without Fabinho, Van Dijk and Matip, Liverpool will likely rely on a young defender with minimal experience as Joe Gomez’s duet partner. Klopp has prepared three names, namely Rhys Williams (19 years), Nathaniel Phillips (23 years) and Billy Koumetio (17 years).
“They are all good at training. I have known Nat the longest so I’m very happy with his development. Since I got to know him, he’s made great strides that show he has extraordinary character,” he said. Klopp about the young Liverpool defender quoted from the club’s official website.
Another alternative that Klopp has is to return to shifting players from other positions to become center-backs like the role played by Fabinho. Before Fabinho, Javier Mascherano had a similar role when he was defending the Reds.
This makes Klopp did not worry at all about the squad in the match against West Ham. He emphasized that he would choose one of the two options.
“We have other options with Hendo or Gini or James (Milner) – or Robbo can also play center-back. They all have a posture no smaller than (Javier) Mascherano, for example. He played quite well in that role,” he said. this German manager added.
“So yes, we obviously still have one or two options and one of them we will choose. Which, you have to turn on the television tomorrow night (to know my choice).”
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