One of [the] best teams in world, one of [the] best in the Premier League for sure and we can battle them, we can beat them.
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And the one-cap England global, speaking to Liverpoolfc.com for the first time after completing his move and training with his new teammates at Melwood, said he is relishing the opportunity.
The 24 year old defender is a no nonsense footballer who is physically strong and has a big presence in defence as he is 6ft 3 inches tall.
Caulker joined the Reds on loan from QPR on Tuesday, with Jurgen Klopp explaining the deal as one where the club sought experience and heading ability.
Manager Jurgen Klopp recalled Tiago Ilori from his season-long loan at Aston Villa, handing the Portuguese his Liverpool debut against Exeter alongside Jose Enrique as part of a makeshift centre-back pairing.
The Reds have been linked with former Borussia Dortmund defender Neven Subotic and Schalke defender Joel Matip, who could still move to Anfield in the summer. “In our situation, four weeks ago we didn’t know we’d have a problem with centre-halves because they were all in the race”. As in, he came on as a striker.
The German told Liverpoolfc.com: “It was very important for us”.
Now, just two years down the line, Caulker is being used as a fairly unpopular stop-gap by a completely different manager.
“He’s still learning his trade but he’s a player with huge potential and we’re delighted he has signed a long-term contract”. We want to play good pressing, we want to press the opponent and so they have to play long balls.
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His last game Southampton was coincidentally against Liverpool in a 6-1 League Cup defeat last month. The Liverpool believes the new signing’s prowess in the air can assist in the narrow pressing game his team are trying to implement and looks forward to working with the player.
