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Publication Date: Saturday, September 19, 2020 11:52 AM
Jurgen Klopp insists he will not worry about keeping his players happy after the signing of Thiago Alcantara further increased competition in Liverpool’s midfield.
Once the new arrival of £ 20 million is up to date, it is probably one of the first choices for a place.
But with Klopp insisting that no player has to leave to accommodate Thiago, he leaves something of a conundrum.
When everyone is in shape, he will have eight players competing for three spots in midfield. But the Reds coach believes it will be necessary with the schedule that awaits them this season.
“They can’t all play at the same time, that’s true. But you can’t make one player happy alone. I’m not worried about that, ”Klopp said.
The Reds are also closing a £ 41 million deal for Diogo Jota and Klopp continued: “If we have more than three midfielders, for example, and we play 4-3-3, then a couple of players won’t start or come in. That is always the case.
“Some do not have the opportunity to enter and that is the squad for a day, that’s right.
“But my job is to show the players how important they are at almost all times. In training, in the line-up, on the bench, or a week later in the same situation.
“I cannot prepare for a normal season when a season is not normal. That just doesn’t work.
“If everyone is fit, rotation is absolutely necessary because otherwise it doesn’t work.
“We just have to try to make sure we can deal with this situation. So yes, I want my players happy, but we can’t make them happy. They are a big part of that too. “
After being pushed all the way by Premier League newcomers Leeds last weekend, Liverpool head to Chelsea on Sunday for another rigorous examination.
Thiago’s procedures were registered in the Premier League in time for the Spanish international to be included in the squad of the day. The two teams meet less than two months after Liverpool’s 5-3 win on the night they were awarded the Premier League trophy at Anfield.
Despite that loss, Chelsea clinched a spot in the top four and has since spent nearly £ 240 million this summer.
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After his big spending, Frank Lampard’s team is expected to close the 33-point gap from last season.
Klopp, however, insists that it is premature to turn this contest into something other than what it is.
“It’s too early (to say it’s a title contender game). It’s not about what we have to achieve with the squads we have and things like that, ”added the German.
“You don’t become a title contender because of the players you have or your name. You become a contender for the title by the way you play football and this has to develop.
“That’s nothing I think about for a second. What I know about Chelsea is that I have been in England for five years and all the games with different coaches are always incredibly difficult. They are a good team.
“They lost two players to Pedro and Willian, who are really decisive players. But they have brought in some really good players and we all know it.
“I hope they do very well and I hope we do very well too. It is not about contender versus contender. It’s about two soccer teams making sure they can get to a position where other people can call them title contenders.
“There was no year that Chelsea v Liverpool were not seen, before the game, as one of the best. Now we have to make sure that people see that too when they see it. “
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