Ready to challenge on multiple fronts
Who would have thought that the 'Klopp Experiment' had to do a lot to do with being patient and expecting incremental improvements? Two years after Klopp's appointment as Liverpool manager, this is a team playing more and more in the image of the one who espoused the quoteworthy, 'Heavy metal football' when he was Dortmund's manager.
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Now it seems, that Klopp himself believes that Liverpool's strength in depth can maintain a challenge on multiple fronts - both domestically and in Europe. You have to go back to 2008/09 for the last time Liverpool secured a top-four finish domestically and reached the quarterfinals of Europe’s elite club competition. Both of the Reds’ top-four finishes since have come in seasons when they didn’t have the added demands of continental action.
The Reds have also been fortunate on the injury front with very few significant injuries except to Nathaniel Clyne, who is also now fit and available and to Captain Jordan Henderson, also now fit for selection.
Against Newcastle, Gini Wijnaldum, unfortunately, suffered a minor injury but even then, the guy who came in as his replacement - Alexander Oxlade-Chamberlain - put in a Man of the Match performance.
It's scary to think that Naby Keita is yet to come into this side, and while Emre Can looks increasingly set to leave Liverpool this summer, Liverpool's positive financial results over the past year means they are set to invest in even more world-class players (e.g., Jorginho, Allison).
The future indeed looks bright for Liverpool Football Club.
