Jurgen Klopp was forced to make a late squad change ahead of the Nottingham Forest game and discussed the decision to play Curtis Jones instead of Thiago Alcantara, in a 1-0 loss at the City Ground.
Speaking to the media in Amsterdam, the 55-year-old said: “The situation before Nottingham Forest was really strange, you have to play a player who didn’t play for a long time in Curtis Jones, and he did very well in position that he never did. he played because in the night something happened [to Thiago]. That is hard”.
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It is clear that the German did not want to play the Scouser in the middle of his team because it was a big request for him to adapt and do it without real physical condition for the match yet.
The confidence our boss has in his players meant the 21-year-old had a chance to shine, but the injuries we have within the team certainly didn’t help anyone in that game.
You can see Klopp’s thoughts on Jones (as of 31:17) via Liverpool FC on YouTube:
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