Joe Gomez

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Gomez’s position is CB, I don’t think there’s any doubt about that now.
It’s not ideal that half of our 1st choice CB pairing is also having to fill in at RB.

Banging my head against a brick wall with the Clyne thing here
The guy hasn’t been an option since the season before last. He’s not officially injured, yet he’s still not being included in match day squads. Something is up there and he clearly isn’t currently being considered as an option by Klopp.

He (Clyne) started the league cup game against Chelsea and I'm sure he's been an unused sub in a few games, So I guess whatever reasons are for him not playing they are fitness or football related rather than anything else. But considering he was our first choice RB before his injury and he can cover both full back positions, given the lack of depth in those areas it seem very odd.

[dom9]

Klopp said he's out for 2 weeks

Gomez?

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Gomez’s position is CB, I don’t think there’s any doubt about that now.
It’s not ideal that half of our 1st choice CB pairing is also having to fill in at RB.

Banging my head against a brick wall with the Clyne thing here
The guy hasn’t been an option since the season before last. He’s not officially injured, yet he’s still not being included in match day squads. Something is up there and he clearly isn’t currently being considered as an option by Klopp.

I would assume it's for the same reason that Robertson didn't make the bench last year and Moreno at times this year. It's hard to justify giving a space to a player who can only play in one position, when you already have players that can cover there.

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I would assume it's for the same reason that Robertson didn't make the bench last year and Moreno at times this year. It's hard to justify giving a space to a player who can only play in one position, when you already have players that can cover there.

Clyne can play at right back or left back, which I would have thought would moved him ahead of Moreno in the race for the bench

[BobTheCharmer]

I was wondering when someone would imply that Klopp's rotation is to blame on the injury.

Although I suppose that if he had been rested, he wouldn't have got injured either.

Not rotation. But playing one of your first choice centre backs at fullback. More running, more attacking, more chance of getting injured. It's ultimately bad luck but the risks were heightened.

[BigChief]

Gomez and Sturridge are two of the most exciting players I've seen in a Liverpool shirt over the last 10 years. It's a shame they're made of the same material.

[calvoboy]

Gomez and Sturridge are two of the most exciting players I've seen in a Liverpool shirt over the last 10 years. It's a shame they're made of the same material.

Bit harsh on Gomez - a leg fracture is just unlucky, and he's still young. I remember Gerrard's "growing pains" under Houllier when he was out with various issues in his younger days. Still time for Gomez to become indestructible.

[Mark79]

I would assume it's for the same reason that Robertson didn't make the bench last year and Moreno at times this year. It's hard to justify giving a space to a player who can only play in one position, when you already have players that can cover there.

You only need a player to play one position at a time, and we’re talking about rotation, so it’s not about versatility.

Robertson was a new signing adjusting to Klopp’s playing style. Clyne was previously a 1st choice, who’s played many times for Klopp already. So that’s not the same.

Moreno is on the bench most games, plus a few starts. Clyne has 1 league cup start and has been on the bench twice. So not really comparable either.

Whatever the reasons with Clyne, our 2 main right back options are Trent and our centre back.

[Mark79]

Klopp on Clyne’s injury: "Yesterday he was out on the pitch doing a bit of running but in a bit of pain. He's not available. I don't know exactly how long. It is too complicated to explain what he's done but it's nothing ruptured and nothing broken. It's an intensity reaction."

Didn’t mean for this to be a discussion about Clyne, but there we go. He wasn’t an option last season. He hasn’t been so far this season, and doesn’t sound like he will be for the foreseeable.

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You only need a player to play one position at a time, and we’re talking about rotation, so it’s not about versatility.

Robertson was a new signing adjusting to Klopp’s playing style. Clyne was previously a 1st choice, who’s played many times for Klopp already. So that’s not the same.

Moreno is on the bench most games, plus a few starts. Clyne has 1 league cup start and has been on the bench twice. So not really comparable either.

Whatever the reasons with Clyne, our 2 main right back options are Trent and our centre back.

In terms of subs you would like to be able to cover all positions as well as mix things up, so having players who can play in a number of positions on the bench (or on the pitch that you can switch around) helps

[Mark79]

In terms of subs you would like to be able to cover all positions as well as mix things up, so having players who can play in a number of positions on the bench (or on the pitch that you can switch around) helps

Yes, but I'm talking about having somone other than Gomez to rotate at right back. And the issue with Clyne isn't versatility.

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Yes, but I'm talking about having somone other than Gomez to rotate at right back. And the issue with Clyne isn't versatility.

Sorry completely missed the point on the first read, thought you were talking about something else.

[Mark79]

Sorry completely missed the point on the first read, thought you were talking about something else.

Oh phew!

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