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Former Liverpool defender José Enrique believes the club will be taken to another level this season with the signing of compatriot Thiago Alcantara.
Speaking to Sportsmail about his work on a new fitness initiative to help people exercise during the coronavirus lockdown, the former Anfield left-back said: ‘He’s a phenomenal player. He’s a great midfielder, but he’s also a magician in the way that [Philippe] Coutinho was.
“ I can see him alongside Jordan Henderson and Fabinho in midfield, and give the team something they didn’t have before.
“And it says a lot about where the club is at the moment that someone who is an important player at Bayern Munich wants to come and play for Liverpool.”
The 34-year-old former defender who was at Liverpool between 2011 and 2016 believes the signing of Diogo Jota is also good news for Liverpool fans.
‘Divock Origi and Xherdan Shaqiri are good players but we were missing someone who, if he adapts, can reach the level of the other three forwards [Sadio Mane, Firmino and Mohamed Salah].
Now with Jota it wouldn’t be such a serious problem if one of the others was gone for a longer period.
‘I think [Jurgen] Klopp has the best squad he has had since joining the club. And it will make signings better players. It makes them all better players.
“It is difficult to improve someone who is a top Bayern player, but Thiago will learn new things. It will be, if not the signing, without a doubt one of the signings of the seasons ”.
José Enrique has been trying to get his own playing career back on track on the veterans circuit, but the coronavirus pandemic is making things difficult.
After receiving treatment for a rare brain tumor in 2018, he put on the Liverpool jersey again in a 3-2 win over Borussia Dortmund last year.
He says: ‘I had planned a game between Liverpool and Barcelona and all the doctors who performed the brain surgery were supposed to be there, but it had to be canceled due to the coronavirus.
It’s that frustration at not being able to exercise with friends due to coronavirus restrictions that has, in part, inspired her new fitness initiative.
It has partnered with Switch & Co to offer free online exercise classes.
Liverpool fans can now train with the former club defender by registering at https://go.switchplus.online/joseenrique.
Your first ‘Exercise HIIT’ class will launch on Saturday and will be one of a wide range of workouts available for free until the end of next January.
“Not being able to exercise, or just being able to exercise alone at home, can be a problem right now,” he said.
And the effects are not just physical. There is a clear link between mental health status and physical activity.
‘This is completely free and you will feel better mentally and physically about it. I myself have suffered from stress and anxiety problems with my illness, with long periods of absence as a player and with post-retirement.
‘Physical workouts, even if it’s only 30 minutes a day, can make a big difference.
‘There will be a variety of classes on the platform. You don’t need any equipment. And if you do the classes live, then you are exercising with other people and we take a ‘zoom selfie’ at the end of the session and there is even time for some questions.
‘I’m telling people to try it, there is no excuse. They have made me realize in the past that if you have to be happy with yourself, any kind of exercise helps in that process. ‘
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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