The bad news for Klopp after the drubbing at Leeds
The Reds boss will have to make a tough decision on some of his players
Although Liverpool’s crushing victory over Leeds seems to have only positive
things to say about it, Reds boss Jurgen Klopp knows that things are not as
simple as that, even with a 6-1 win that saw them return to within three points
of eighth in the overall standings and ever closer to those who have a ticket to
European competition. The German tactician’s problem is basically the great general work of
midfielder Curtis Jones who had over 90% accuracy in each of the areas to
qualify, allowing his good passes and interventions that the group on the pitch
flowed in such a way that the attackers only had to worry about finishing the
passes to score. And although this situation may seem like something for the German to be happy about, the reality is that this alone raises doubts as to
whether or not he should trust more in this player who wants to fight for a
starting place with just a few games to go before the end of the season.
In this relentless struggle that Jones will have to get that trust and
consideration from his coach, the names of Fabio Carvalho and Harvey Elliott
immediately jump to the forefront, because just as Curtis wants to have playing
time, both his Portuguese and British teammate are looking for the same goal,
turning this situation into a race to see who can meet the needs of a Jurgen
Klopp who only asks for better consistency to fight for a ticket to the
Champions League with only 8 games left.
Klopp is in serious trouble for next
matchday
Although the Reds boss was right to start Jones against the Peacocks, on the
substitutes’ bench both Carvalho and Elliott were somewhat uncomfortable at
not being considered by their manager even though they have been more
consistently active throughout the campaign, with Klopp now having to make
them understand during the week the current situation in the squad and how
Jones has so far beaten them to the punch with those impeccable statistics.
