Liverpool really need a ‘great re-set’ but what happens to Jurgen Klopp if it fails?When Liverpool play Brighton it’ll be a match between two teams who haven’t played Premier League football in four weeks, and one of them *really* needs a win.Liverpool play Brighton at Anfield on Saturday afternoon, and there may not be a more intriguing fixture played all season.
But what of Liverpool? All has been quiet from Anfield since their last match before their enforced break, a less-than-stellar goalless draw in the Merseyside derby. Noticeably, this mild dip has not been met with the mass hysteria that has greeted other mild dips from Big Six clubs, but let’s not pretend that it’s not happening at all.
The schedule has been hectic – and yes, Liverpool’s was worse than most at the end of last season – but this has to be weighed against them having a pre-season which included stop-offs in Thailand, Singapore, Germany and Austria. And it’s hardly as though the biggest clubs have ever lobbied against, say, the six-match slog that is the group stages of the Champions League. That number is to increase to ten from 2024/25.
The international break might just do Liverpool some good. No other club has been on a more wearying treadmill over this last couple of years and Jurgen Klopp has had plenty of time to consider his options and work on the team. The few not on international duty will have had a welcome break, and even those who’ve been away with their national teams will have had a relatively quiet time, with more travelling than playing football for most.
It should be clear that such symbiotic relationships are easy to maintain while the wins are coming easily and everybody’s all smiles, but what happens should things continue to run a little sour? Jurgen Klopp signed a new contract at the end of April, tying him to Liverpool until 2026. This makes sacking him considerably more expensive than it would have been otherwise, and Klopp likely has sufficient goodwill in the bank at Anfield to be able to pick his own point of departure.
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