“For this young group of lads, I think it could be something that pushes us on to be even hungrier for trophies”. Hansen believes it will take upwards of £200m and a raft of new players to turn them back into a dominant force. I’m not stress free, I’m not happy, I’m sitting in the stands devastated watching my teammates play. We need to find new faith in the bodies of the players and not think ‘oh my god’.
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Liverpool have been crying out for a forward to lead the line and provide goals, and Sturridge could be heavily relied upon this weekend when his side clash with Manchester City at Wembley in the Capital One Cup final. I am just happy. “I am devastated to be sitting in the stands watching my team-mates play”. Of course, it’s been a hard time being injured, but it’s part of football.
The real question is whether or not Liverpool’s manager Jurgen Klopp agrees. I know they are a good side but for some reason I think they are playing too many games and they might just end up getting a draw.
The Spanish visitors are enjoying an excellent campaign and have not so much as conceded a goal in their last five matches. I never expected Klopp to join #teamETW, but I guess he has been at Liverpool long enough to understand how things work around here.
When asked whether Klopp should stick with his policy of playing youngsters in the cup, Hansen said: “Are you kidding – there’s absolutely no chance he’ll go with the kids”.
“It’s an opportunity to go to the next round in a tournament we want to go as far as possible in”.
Their leading striker, Raúl Bobadilla, has travelled to Merseyside but is a major doubt with a thigh problem sustained during last Thursday’s goalless first leg in Germany.
Fellow centre-back Martin Skrtel and midfielder Joe Allen (both hamstring) are not yet ready to return while forward Adam Lallana is still making his way back from a calf problem.
“It’s pretty easy. If you think about second step before first step you will fall down”, Klopp said at Wednesday’s media conference.
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Worse teams than Augsburg have come to Anfield and won this season, and with only TWO wins in the last EIGHT home games, victory is by no means a foregone conclusion.
