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Jurgen Klopp praises the youngsters for stepping up during the injury crisis and admits Liverpool ‘would be lost without these guys’
- Liverpool have suffered numerous injuries to front-line players this season.
- Jurgen Klopp’s team depth has been tested to the limit in the first few months
- He has loved the way the young people have laid where it is needed.
- German said: ‘We would have been lost without these guys. Thank God it worked. ‘
Jurgen Klopp has singled out Liverpool’s young players for stepping up and said the club “would have been lost without them” this season.
The Reds have suffered a severe injury crisis with a large number of regular first-team players absent during the first months of the season.
Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez are still absent for a long time and Thiago Alcantara is also out along with Alisson, James Milner and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Jurgen Klopp has been delighted with Liverpool’s young players in recent weeks
Curtis Jones (left) and Neco Williams (right) have impressed since coming to the side.
And amid a packed match roster, Klopp is delighted by the way his younger players have stepped up.
Ahead of Wednesday’s clash with Midtjylland, where Klopp is expected to turn to the stars again after qualifying for the knockout stages of the Champions League, he especially praised his inexperienced players.
He said: ‘I know we don’t have to put it any other way, we had some injury issues. We lost some of the best players to injuries. But it is a closed door and another opens.
“But you need the right players, the kids to come in. What Neco WIlliams did in the Champions League so far was exceptional, Phillips in the Premier League sensational.
Nat Phillips (right) was also recognized for his contribution by the Liverpool manager
‘Neco played very well. Curtis (Jones) played like he has for 10 years for us. Without them, we would be lost without these guys. Thank goodness it worked. Most of it is that they are prepared for it. ‘
Liverpool have had to reorganize with Fabinho and Joel Matip at the rear in recent weeks and have moved players around to deal with injuries.
But they have done it perfectly and are currently tied on points with Tottenham at the top of the Premier League and guaranteed a place in the knockout stages of the Champions League.
Caoimhin Kelleher (in goal) has been a revelation since entering for the injured Alisson
Jones has been confident in midfield, Neco Williams has replaced Trent Alexander-Arnold while he was out with a calf problem, and Phillips has slipped into the center-back role when called upon.
Caoimhin Kelleher has also impressed the last two games by coming in on the side of Alisson, who is offside with a hamstring problem.
Liverpool are four points clear at the top of their Champions League group ahead of Wednesday’s final game and the winner of Ajax’s clash with Atalanta will take second place.
