They do not get out of a problem and meet another around the corner. Liverpool is not calm. Yesterday he managed to solve one of his biggest concerns, the goal –they had not scored in the Premier League in all of 2021– but they came home with other bad news: Joel Matip was substituted at halftime and his injury “looks serious”. The German was the only 'senior' center-back available for the game against Tottenham, as he had to be lined up alongside Henderson due to the loss of Fabinho, who suffered some discomfort in training and was out in London, despite the fact that the Brazilian is not even central, although he is already counted as one more.
Jürgen Klopp is desperate with the defense. He does not know what to do. One after another, their central headlines, first, and substitutes, later, have been falling to the infirmary. Van Dijk and Joe Gómez are long-term casualties, while Matip was the third option with Fabinho. The rest are wild cards: Henderson delaying their position or the young Phillips Y Williams, with little experience, forced to play regularly by circumstances. Liverpool has 20 Premier League games and 11 different central teams.
“If you have a central available at a reasonable price, one with the quality we need, send me a message,” Klopp said after learning the seriousness of Matip. Although the time out for the German has not yet been confirmed, the alarms have gone off at Anfield: “We are already thinking of signing, but it is about doing the right thing. We have to find the right footballer. It's incredible what is happening on our defensive line. It's not just bringing one more man, the situation is very strange. Tonight does not help us because the injury seems serious“.