Jurgen Klopp, the manager of Liverpool, believes that “miracles” are necessary to expeditiously restore several of his injured players.
After being taken off a stretcher during Sunday’s Carabao Cup triumph over Chelsea, midfielder Ryan Gravenberch became the most recent player to be ruled out for at least two games.
Nevertheless, Wataru Endo is also questionable for Wednesday’s FA Cup match against Championship leaders Southampton, as he departed Wembley in a protective boot and on crutches. This means that 13 first-team players will be out of the game.
Additionally, Thiago Alcantara, a seasoned midfield player whose contract expires in the summer, has only appeared in one five-minute stint for the team since April and, according to Klopp, may not play for them again.
Mohamed Salah of Liverpool might not start against Southampton in the FA Cup on Wednesday.
The players who are closest to returning are Dominik Szoboszlai, Darwin Nunez, and Mohamed Salah, although they might not be risked in the cup.
Klopp remarked, “We need miracles with a few players.” “I don’t want to discount them too quickly.
“However, it’s close with several players who couldn’t play in the championship game: Darwin, Mo, and Dom. We’ll have to wait and see what they can do (on Tuesday).”
“In a perfect world, you would consider these kinds of things, but because the real world is not perfect, we’ll have to wait and see when the players show up and are examined.
“I’ll set the lineup when the players arrive and I can look in their eyes to see who might be ready.”
It seems probable that Klopp will have to depend on several of the younger players who impressed so much at Wembley. James McConnell and Bobby Clark, who are both 19 years old and the son of former Newcastle midfielder Lee, are expected to start the match against Saints.
Even though both players have only made one start each in cup competitions this season, Klopp is fully confident in their capacity to step up when the team needs them, and he has asked supporters to be understanding of this.
They don’t need to demonstrate anything, first and foremost. Our players, who had never trained with us before, had played for youth teams and the under-21 squad. “They had a lot of talent and they showed it,” he continued.
There wouldn’t be any pressure at all if you started playing more of them (against Southampton) and we looked at them and said, “Hmm, they are not as good as I thought on Sunday.”
All these boys need to do is put their full enjoyment into what they are doing. They can’t play if they can’t defend like men.
“There are a lot of things you cannot purchase, and I saw them doing it (on Sunday), and it helped and brought confidence. These are the kinds of experiences that people usually have to wait years to have.
It is feasible, and some of them must begin; once they do, they will carry out their duties, and it is our collective responsibility to assist them in praising the good things rather than whining about the bad.
After winning a record-breaking tenth League Cup on Sunday, Liverpool has begun to plan their season-ending parade.
They would not normally do it to win that competition, but this summer they want to bring an end to Klopp’s nine-year rule.
The only portion that isn’t so awesome that it might be interpreted as that—a farewell to him—he remarked. That doesn’t seem to make logic to me.
“Aside from that, though, I am a huge fan of trophy parades, so I’ll be on the bus, no question about it.”