Giving the most recent information on the Spaniard’s fitness, Pepijn Lijnders acknowledged that he and the team “miss Thiago a lot.”
Due to a hip injury that ended his 2023–24 season early, Thiago has been sidelined since April and is still not fully training with the first team.
Six months have passed since Thiago’s surgery, and it has been seven since his last game.
While the midfielder was part of the team that went to Germany for the preseason, he was not included in any of the friendlies and did not travel to Singapore later in the summer.
This season, he has been unable to return due to a number of setbacks, and Lijnders acknowledges that his absence is felt both in the dressing room and on the pitch.
“Thiago is missed.” The assistant manager acknowledged how much he missed the player as he gave a preview of the Reds’ League Cup trip to Bournemouth.
“Can you picture Thiago Alcantara in the middle with our new players and our midfield? Leading the others, his journey, his passing, his movement.
“He will take some time, but we truly miss him.” He won’t be accessible. It has been 50 years since Cruyff made his Barca debut, so three days ago, I texted him.”I declared that Holland and Barcelona would always be linked.” He’s an amazing guy and a phenomenal professional. We anticipate having him back soon.
Not only has Thiago been sidelined for an extended period of time, but Stefan Bajcetic has also played a limited amount of senior minutes since suffering an adductor injury back in March.
Although the 18-year-old is still unavailable, Lijnders expressed his happiness to have Curtis Jones return to the national team after a three-game suspension.
“Stefan not available,” he said. Yes, Curtis trained yesterday, and it’s evident how vivacious Curtis is. Extremely pleased with his performance for the team and his availability.
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Jurgen Klopp states that Robertson’s surgery “went well,” and Cody Gakpo’s return is encouraging.
With Andy Robertson recovering from surgery, Jurgen Klopp gave an update and shared some positive news about Cody Gakpo ahead of Thursday’s match against Toulouse.
Following expert consultation, Liverpool decided to have Robertson have shoulder surgery, which has now occurred. The manager has confirmed that “everything went well.”
Klopp said, “Robbo had surgery, and everything went well.” “Recovery begins as soon as he wakes up, as good as it can be. I believe it occurs this morning.
I’m not sure how long it will take, but I’ve finished the first step. That’s positive.
Robertson’s road to recovery will be lengthy; Liverpool won’t see him back in action until 2024. However, there was encouraging news regarding an impending return elsewhere.
Since that contentious match at Tottenham three games ago, Gakpo has been sidelined due to a knee injury, requiring him to leave north London wearing a knee brace.
Gakpo participated in some of the derby’s preparation before being left out of the matchday squad, allaying worries about a protracted spell out of the team.
The manager gave reporters another update on the No. 18 player more than four days after the victory over Everton, saying, “Cody is in full training now since Sunday, available for the squad.”
“We need to see what we’re going to do with that. That is also beneficial.
With a multitude of options at his disposal, Klopp rotated his forward line effectively, and the 24-year-old had participated in all but one of the games before his injury.
One of those options has been Ben Doak, but the 17-year-old is questionable for the match due to a muscle injury he suffered during the international break.
Both Stefan Bajcetic and Thiago have not yet resumed their full training schedules.
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