Jurgen Klopp has spoken about Liverpool needing to be lucky with injuries in defence - but that need not be the case
The "dreamland" of Jurgen Klopp being prepared for every eventuality within his Liverpool squad is one that, even with limitless riches, he will acknowledge can never be attained.
Witness the troubles last season with the midfield when concerns over the fitness of too many players were ultimately justified, or the 2020/21 campaign when Liverpool feared they were heading into the campaign a centre-back short and then saw their three senior players in the position struck down by season-ending injuries.
The Reds boss was stating facts. But it could easily be construed as a pointed reminder to the club's hierarchy that more still needs to - and indeed can - be done. But such ideals cannot apply to every situation. And the struggle to recruit a defensive midfielder following the exits of Jordan Henderson, Fabinho and James Milner prompted the Reds to eschew their regular approach and bring in 30-year-old Wataru Endo from Stuttgart - the third-oldest player bought for a fee during the 13-year FSG era.
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