Speaking on ESPN, Don Hutchinson has urged Jurgen Klopp to give Ibrahima Konate a chance to play alongside Virgil van Dijk in the heart of Liverpool’s defence.
The Reds have favoured a centre-back partnership of van Dijk and Joel Matip throughout the majority of this season, but Hutchinson believes Klopp needs to freshen things up at the back.
Indeed, the pundit has said it’s time for Klopp to unleash the Frenchman who he described as ‘immense’.
What’s been said?
Hutchinson gave his view on Liverpool’s defence.
“I think it’s probably time now for Jurgen Klopp to give Konate a go alongside van Dijk. I think Konate has been immense in the couple of games he played this season. He played in the Man U game where he kept the clean sheet and looked really really solid alongside van Dijk. Against West Ham I thought Liverpool looked leggy, they looked a bit tired and a bit jaded, so maybe it’s time for Jurgen Klopp to freshen it up, Tsimikas has come in and done quite, but I think it’s time for Konate to play alongside van Dijk,” Hutchinson said.
Rotate
Hutchinson believes that Liverpool are looking tired as of late, and we’re inclined to agree.
However, the answer to that isn’t to swap out one player, it’s to rotate.
Konate, Joe Gomez, Joel Matip and van Dijk are four brilliant centre-back options at Anfield, so there’s no reason why the Reds should ever be looking jaded, especially at the back.
Klopp needs to manage his squad’s workload effectively, and the best way to do that is to rotate his team.
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