Defensive Injuries Have Broken Jürgen Klopp’s Dominant Liverpool Side

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The goals have dried up in recent weeks, but it’s the entire team struggling—and that’s down to defensive injuries. If the last three years have taught us anything, as Jürgen Klopp’s Reds grew from challenger to Champions League and Premier League winning behemoth and one of Europe’s most feared teams, it’s that this Liverpool side are a delicately balanced thing.
Surprisingly so, perhaps, for a group that for long stretches has been so dominant: a side where if you remove one cog, the entire machine rather breaks down.
When Roberto Firmino isn’t on his game, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané look worse for it. When Jordan Henderson hasn’t been fit to start, the tempo and urgency in midfield tends to drop off conside...