Jurgen Klopp’s men may have lost the game, but they could take away plenty of positives from the game.
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The £23million recruit made his debut for Jurgen Klopp’s side on Saturday, playing a half in a 2-0 win over AC Milan at the International Champions Cup. “Everybody knows about the potential of Divock Origi”.
Wijnaldum started his first game as a Liverpool player in California at the weekend as the Netherlands global looked to make an impression for the Reds. Tonight there were a few offensive situations we played really well and were unlucky or a good goalkeeper or whatever. Liverpool has at least three starting caliber center backs in Joel Matip, Dejan Lovren, and Mamadou Sakho. All the rest, we can have different options.
He also lauded the fact the Liverpool players are “getting fitter” which he called “the main thing” of the tour, insisting that they are now “all looking forward to the start of the season”.
Put in a good shift in the match, though the service that he got was bad.
Monday night from Busch Stadium in St. Louis provided a rematch of the 1984 European Cup Final in a far more casual setting as Roma defeated Liverpool 2-1 in an global friendly.
Liverpool midfielder James Milner (7) advances the ball against Roma midfielder Alessandro Florenzi (24) during their friendly soccer match at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri on August 1, 2016.
Despite those results, it has already been a troubled preseason for Roma.
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Miralem Pjanic has left the club to join Juventus, but Kevin Strootman is back after two years of knee problems. “I don’t think Roma have that opportunity right now”, the agent said. “Every time I play I want to score, it’s something I’ve had since I scored a lot as a youngster”, he said. Leaving the left center back, most likely Dejan Lovren, exposed to pacy wingers running down the channel has been a awful strategy to rely upon throughout the Croat’s time at Anfield. “They are strong opponents”.
