Klopp: Elliott is back in February and is happy that Jota can step up when needed

Tiger Poker January 21, 21 Beijing time On Sunday, January 23, 22:00, the 23rd round of the Premier League, Liverpool will play away to Crystal Palace, Klopp attended the pre-match press conference of this game.

On whether Matip was replaced at half-time against Arsenal for tactical reasons or because of health issues?

"No, it's not a tactical issue that Matthipp was replaced, Matip he did a fantastic job. I think some things are not 100 percent correct, in the League Cup you can use a five-man substitute rotation, we have Conat and Gomez in the same position on the bench, so we made substitutions, for no other reason. ”

About Chamberlain's ankle injury

"We hope and pray are no big deal, Chamberlain was still practicing running yesterday, but we don't know how it will be today. It would be nice if he could train before the next game, I don't know at the moment. ”

"As far as I know, everything else is just a collision. Yes, we had some collisions, real collisions. Thomas' second yellow card, Fabinho, suffered a collision. ”

'But I haven't heard any injury news yet, so most of the time it's positive, but sometimes there may be some situations after the press conference that surprise me, but other than that, I don't know anything.'

On the recovery of Elliott

"It's great to be able to see Elliott come back to team training. My office has a great view of the training ground, Elliott had a rehabilitative treatment last week, I saw them play a five-man match and I'm excited to see the team and Elliott's return. ”

"Elliott was absent for a long time, so I can't and won't, rush to get him back, but he looks like he can play the game. But we have to force ourselves to say, 'No, no, there's no point in rushing back like this after so long of recovering from injury.' But I'm pretty sure he should be ready for a comeback after the national match day. ”

On how a player like Jota became a world-class striker

"Effort! But if you don't have this basic condition, you won't be able to become a world-class striker. Jota has been a fantastic player since he joined Liverpool, and to be honest, especially when you're a striker, when your current team probably has a little more control over the ball than the previous ones, which is certainly good and helpful. And with the help of the players around him, but yesterday he put a lot of effort into achieving that goal, so even though Arnold's pass was great, especially the second goal, we still have work to do. ”

"Jota is a player who impressed me, a really mature young player. He obviously loves football, loves his job, loves training and so on, and that helps him. He was integrated into the team in three or four weeks, so he didn't need much time to get used to it. I'm really happy for Jota because he was able to come up and show his scoring ability, which he's done several times now. ”

Regarding the last away game against Crystal Palace, the opponent won 7-0

"It's just a game, it doesn't usually happen. It was a day that was really incredible, and we scored almost every shot. So, no, we're not going to expect that type of game, really. I have to say that under Vieira's leadership, this Crystal Palace team has changed, improved, and they now look stable. I don't think they have much concept in terms of the system, 4-3-3 or whatever, they're a good team. ”

"I've always liked their striker line, all the players at Crystal Palace are excellent, up to Townsend, then Zaha, and Benteke and Ayew. Now Edward and Gallagher are also very good, and they still have this excellent defensive line. So, what we're looking forward to is a tough game. ”

About the state of Fabinho

"It's not that Binho has just recovered from COVID-19, we're all thinking about giving him a little time to recover, but he's straight back to where he was. He did a great job last night, the confrontations he won, the way he defended, the style of play and the areas that appeared, etc. I have to say that last night he gave a great game, which was good. Previously, the players who recently returned to the team, Van Dijk and Arnold, played a top-level game. ”

About Kelleher

"He's the number two goalkeeper at Liverpool and I think he's one of the best players. I don't think there are many players at his age who are better than him and we are very happy to have him. He has had a lot of room to improve since he joined the team and since then he has made incredible progress, he is definitely a top goalkeeper now, he is incredibly calm on the pitch, confident, able to control the ball and perform well. Most importantly, he made wonderful saves, so he trained with the other goalkeepers in the squad because at his age there is nothing better than learning from the best goalkeepers in the world. ”

About Curtis Jones

"Curtis Jones has been doing well in his last 2 games, I've known him for a long time and I'm one of his most passionate fans. From the first time I saw him, I vividly remember that day when they were training in Melwood, I looked out of my office and I saw him and I thought, 'Wow!' How old is he? I think he was only 15 years old and was obviously already a talented player. ”

About the team advanced to the league cup final

"It's definitely going to be great, it's going to be red and blue inside the pitch, which is good. The two teams meet in the final and it will be an exciting game. ”