Liverpool’s Sturridge frustrated with wide role under Klopp
“I think both goals (against Burton) he scored inside the box so he was not on the wing in this moment so that is flexible football”. It is flexible football. Daniel is a very smart player at hiding himself in positions where it’s hard to defend and that’s very often on the wing. It wasn’t a fixed position for him.
“There is absolutely no problem”.
Jurgen Klopp’s side, finalists in the competition last season, slumped to a disappointing 2-0 Premier League loss at Burnley on Sunday (AEST) but an upset was never on the cards against Burton Albion, a second-tier side managed by former Liverpool forward Nigel Clough.
Such is the impact Sadio Mane has made on Liverpool that the 24-year-old is an automatic pick to face Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Saturday while experienced worldwide team mates scrap it out to play alongside him. They are a pressing team, a high-pressure team, so we need to know about this.
“They are convinced about their style of play”. They can leave [Dele] Alli out and that’s the big difference from past year.
“When Daniel for example plays as the number 9, in the centre, and just stays there – that makes no sense”, he said. We still have to work on a lot of things. As the club is only competing on three fronts this year, it is likely that manager Jürgen Klopp will continue the trend of fielding strong sides in an effort to win the tournament.
“We have become more experienced”, he said.
Jurgen Klopp insists his Liverpool side will go all out to try and win the League Cup after coming so close to lifting the trophy last time.
“Burnley and Burton were games where we actually didn’t need an offensive winger – that job should be filled by the full-backs”. It’s the same situation with Divock [Origi].
“I’m not for sure they’ll be available”. “It was a long leg, then a little bit floppy and then he had pain”, Klopp told Liverpool’s official website. We don’t have 60 games.
He added that “your movements are different” when playing “in positions you aren’t used to” and said that “you can’t play the same as if you are a centre-forward” as “everything is different”. “There’s no decision in the next few minutes”.
Liverpool will be hoping for a repeat performance from Mané against much tougher opposition in Tottenham Hotspur this weekend, but for now everyone at Anfield is going Sadio Ga Ga*.