Drubas
Well-Known Member
On top of that they have done very little rotating of players. Klopp has 9 starters and he is loathe to rotate them. That means when he needs Fabinho, lovren and shaqiri to come in, they will be rusty and the longer he keeps those players out, the more fatigued the starters become and the more pissed off those bench players get.
I'm especially eager to see Fabinho in the league. He was slower than javi Garcia in the Pre season games. Which is another point. They had a very early and very extensive preseason. Come Christmas time there is every possibility this team will be dead on its feet
Since Kornmeyer came in, Klopp has rotated most of all managers in the PL. But he didn't do it for fun, they do it based on data during practice and medical data. Rotation this early on, is usually not needed if the pre season was good.
Also, Liverpool had had much better control of the games this season, which should lead to less tear and wear .
But they will need to rotate, and I think you can look forward to seeing more of Sturridge, Fabinho and Shaqiri the coming weeks.