Many in the LFC Twitterverse were dismayed that Klopp heavily rotated the lineup for Southampton. I was delighted, but not at all surprised. After most of the preferred starters played close to 120 minutes in a physically and emotionally draining FA Cup Final on Saturday, the Southampton came too quickly for those players to recover sufficiently. Sports science dictated that Klopp needed to change the lineup. A lot.
Another day, another biggest match of the season. This is just how we’ve been rolling over these last few months. Two trophies down, and two to go. The quadruple remains a real, if still quite unlikely possibility. No team has ever come this close before. The Premier League: the biggest hurdle The biggest obstacle to the quadruple — although there …
Grinding our way through the start of the holiday onslaught of fixtures. At the moment, LFC are not only coming off of two nice victories, but are also beginning to get slightly more healthy as a squad. Southampton, meanwhile are coming off of a loss to lowly Norwich City (which may have gotten the benefit of the “new manager bounce” …