Jürgen Klopp has voiced his displeasure at a Liverpool issue, but it may open the door for one of the preseason’s top performers to start against Wolves.
The way Liverpool has started the season will likely please Jürgen Klopp a lot. That draw may come to seem like a squandered chance if Chelsea keeps losing, but in the context of a challenging four-game stretch that has produced a very good 10 points, this needs to be brushed aside.
In many ways, Liverpool’s fairly disorganized preseason campaign has continued. Already, Klopp has twice had to orchestrate comebacks to win, with his team’s first game in which they actually appeared to be in charge coming against Aston Villa.
In the exhibition games, Liverpool scored four past the opponents three times but also conceded four times, solidifying that pattern. In a preseason campaign that produced 17 goals for and 11 against from just five games, Bundesliga 2 opposition alone managed to score six past Klopp’s team.
Of course, Klopp won’t be too concerned if Liverpool consistently prevails in high-scoring games. But the second half of his time at Anfield has been marked by his quest for control; considering how effectively Unai Emery’s team was shut down, it is reasonable to anticipate a similar lineup against Wolves.
However, Klopp will experience a setback in that game. He’s already discussed it with LFCTV:
“Now that there is an international break, we will play Wolverhampton Wanderers about 48 hours after our South Americans play somewhere else in the world.”
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