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Jürgen Klopp has been asked about managing Germany before, but not too often after witnessing a 6-0 defeat at the hands of Spain. The Liverpool manager smiled when the subject came up, but his response remained the same.
“In the future, maybe I would consider giving international football a shot, but not at the moment,” he said. “I have a fairly intense job at Liverpool and I enjoy it although I am responsible for many things here. I’m not looking for a new challenge. “
The challenge for Klopp on Sunday is to face Jamie Vardy and his high-flying Leicester squad without most of their usual defense.
Klopp succeeded Brendan Rodgers as Liverpool manager and has always had great respect for Leicester as they were out of control champions in their first season in England. He’s seen firsthand how deadly a Vardy spiker can be, and he doesn’t think the 33-year-old has lost any of his sharpness.
“It’s amazing how smart Vardy still is, how he uses his speed and anticipation,” Klopp said. “His technical level is also very good, he takes risks and plays well. He’s a proper and proper player. “
Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joe Gomez and possibly Fabinho will not be at Anfield when Leicester attempt to maintain their perfect road record this season, with Klopp still concerned that more players will be injured in this intense period of the season. unless the Premier League again allows five substitutes.
He does not imagine that a couple of additional replacements would completely solve the problem of overplaying the same players, but he cannot understand why an initially introduced rule has been dropped to alleviate a difficult situation.
“There was a managers meeting during the international break and I can tell you that if one vote had been allowed, it would have been 15-5 in favor of five substitutes,” he said. “But managers cannot vote, so nothing can be changed.
“It is frustrating, but we are going to move on. We do not look for excuses. In this club we have a lot of information about the physical condition of our players and we have some young players in reserve who, I am sure, will be able to step up when necessary.
“I don’t know if it will be possible to do something in January, but I am happy to use some of the guys we already have. We don’t feel sorry for ourselves at this club, we look for solutions ”.
Mo Salah will have to stay out of the game as he isolates himself after testing positive for Covid-19, something Klopp preferred not to discuss in detail. There is also a question about Jordan Henderson’s fitness, while Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Thiago Alcântara are back in training but are not expected to be ready for Sunday night.
