Konate expected to kick-start Klopp’s summer rebuild
The 2020/21 English Premier League campaign was a bittersweet one for those loyal to the Anfield club. Supporters were unable to attend last summer’s trophy presentation, missing out on a piece of history. They were then locked out of games for most of the year as their team battled to defend their title from the challenge of Manchester City.
The Reds lead the title race in winter, but several injuries to crucial positions caused Liverpool’s collapse. The strain of pushing …
Ozan Kabak Future Tied Into Ligue 1 TV Strife
Ozan Kabak joined Liverpool on a loan deal on transfer deadline day in January in order to provide an injury-depleted squad with natural defensive nous and experience.
Fabinho and, to a lesser extent, Jordan Henderson had been operating in the heart of the Reds' defence and this -- along with Henderson's inability, through no fault of his own, to play in the role -- had destabilised the defence as well as the midfield.
Without these two options in his engine …
Love Nat Phillips, but don't overrate him
One of the hardest things as a football supporter is finding a fair middle ground. We're all guilty of going overboard one way or the other.
If a player you love plays well, it's the greatest performance you've ever seen. If a player you don't rate is slightly off the boil, he's a complete waste of space.
Finding balance seems increasingly difficult.
From a Liverpool perspective, one of the main focal points at the moment is Nat Phillips, who has …
Ben Davies: The Latest Example Of Liverpool Market Strategy
Unless you're an ex Liverpool player, the likelihood is that you and I have played the same number of minutes for the Reds as Ben Davies: zero.
The centre half arrived at the injury-depleted defending champions in January from Championship side Preston North End and was expected to plug the considerable gap left in Liverpool's defence by the injuries to Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip.
Almost five months later, the 25-year-old is still waiting to make his …
How Liverpool identify centre-backs
It might not necessarily be a good thing, but Liverpool do have a type.
They know what they want from their attackers with Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Diogo Jota all sharing a number of similar traits and metrics.
On one hand, it is positive that the Reds know exactly the sort of player they want in the final third. If we’re being overly critical, you can make the point that it makes them somewhat predictable in the market. Selling …
Why Liverpool need Konate and Kabak
Liverpool went from having no centre-backs to potentially having an abundance of them. Per The Athletic, the Reds are in advanced negotiations to sign Ibrahima Konate from RB Leipzig. If all goes to plan, he’ll be the eighth senior centre-back within the squad.
Granted, injuries have deprived Jurgen Klopp of his first-choice centre-back options this season, Liverpool do have Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez, Joel Matip, Ozan Kabak, Ben Davies, Nat Phillips and Rhys Williams on their books. Fabinho also …
Why Ozan Kabak Looks Likely To Earn Full Time Liverpool Move
At 20 years old, footballers are going to have peaks and valleys in their form. Nowhere is this truer than in the case of defenders.
Since joining Liverpool on loan from Schalke 04 on the January transfer deadline day, Ozan Kabak has had his ups and downs in red.
High profile errors against Leicester on debut and some nervy moments against Everton in the Anfield derby have been counterbalanced with assured performances against Leipzig (x2) in Europe and away to …
Phillips & Kabak: Liverpool's Should Be Pairing At The Back
Liverpool, allowing for exaggeration, fielded their 8000th centre-half combination of the season against Red Bull Leipzig in their 2-0 Champions League last 16 victory over the German's last Wednesday night.
Nat Phillips and Ozan Kabak saddled up together for only the second time and the young duo was largely superb in keeping a clean sheet against the Bundesliga side.
With Phillips acting as the aggressor -- the Bolton native won two aerial duels and headed clear four times, while also …
Ozan Kabak: Harshly criticised and under-praised
LIVERPOOL ARE BACK! Well, they've won another game, at least.
The Reds were excellent in their 2-0 win over RB Leipzig, as they were in the first leg and in a smattering of recent away matches.
For all this incomprehensibly bad home form at Anfield, which is now bordering on laughable, Jurgen Klopp's men haven't completely lost their mojo.
Wednesday's victory in Budapest was further proof that Liverpool's season isn't dead and buried, with more glory in Istanbul the one …
Liverpool Fall To Record Fifth Home Defeat In A Row in Chelsea Loss
Liverpool fell to club-record fifth consecutive Premier League home defeat with a 1-0 loss to Chelsea at Anfield.
Mason Mount's first-half goal separated the teams in a result that could well prove a hammer blow to the Reds' Champions League qualification prospects.
Controversy ensued when Jurgen Klopp replaced Mohamed Salah late on, despite the Egyptian looking like the host's best chance of manufacturing a goal, with Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino -- both of whose performances were well below their …