Reds assistant coach on the impact of the African Cup of Nations on the team: there can be a plan, but there is no way to prepare

After the end of this round of the league, Liverpool's three players, Salah, Mane and Keita, will leave the team to return to their respective national teams for the Africa Cup of Nations, and Liverpool assistant coach Pep Lijnders spoke about his views in an interview on the impact of their departure on the team.

Pep Lijnders said: "You can try to plan, but there is never a way to prepare. You don't need to worry because we believe in the existing players, some of them will play more offensively. ”

"I told Keita, Salah and Mane that they should try to win the Africa Cup of Nations because being a player is an honour they need to chase. The players' careers are not very long, they need to fight for every trophy and now this trophy is right in front of them and it is a passionate event. ”

"It's a real honor to be able to play for our country, they're legends in Africa and, of course, ours. If they can win the Africa Cup of Nations, they are even more legendary players, they need to give everything to win the game. ”

On the injured, Pep Lijnders said: "Some of the lads are trying to come back but haven't trained with the team yet, we'll see. ”

（vivian）