As anticipated, Arne Slot has made wholesale adjustments to the Liverpool beginning XI for in the present day’s Premier League conflict towards Brighton.
Dominik Szoboszlai and Cody Gakpo are the one two Reds gamers retained from the midweek Carabao Cup assembly between the 2 groups on the Amex Stadium, and whereas a number of of these returning to the workforce had been absolutely anticipated to return, others had been a lot more durable to name earlier than the line-up was named at 1:45pm.
Amongst these coming again into the aspect is Kostas Tsimikas, who will get the nod at left-back forward of Andy Robertson after the latter struggled within the 2-2 draw towards Arsenal six days in the past.
Squires reacts to Liverpool workforce information
When the workforce information was introduced 75 minutes earlier than kick-off, Theo Squires honed in on that individual determination from Slot in his rapid response to the LFC line-up.
The Liverpool Echo journalist wrote on the publication’s reside matchday weblog (13:47): ‘An enormous likelihood for Tsimikas to stake his declare after a difficult week for Robertson.’
It’s only a second Premier League begin of the season for Tsimikas this afternoon (the opposite got here towards Crystal Palace 4 weeks in the past), though he has already been given the nod over Robertson in two of our three Champions League video games to this point (Transfermarkt).
Can Tsimikas seize his alternative?
The Scot was admittedly properly beneath his finest on the Emirates Stadium final weekend, and though among the social media venom directed towards him in current days is totally excessive, it appears smart for Slot to take him out of the firing line after two begins already this week.
His positional rival from Greece has shipped fairly a little bit of on-line criticism himself in his time at Liverpool, however as Squires stated, he may view in the present day’s match as a giant alternative to carry down the left-back berth on a extra common foundation.
With two massive video games to come back towards Bayer Leverkusen and Aston Villa over the subsequent week, and one other hectic run of seven fixtures in 21 days after the worldwide break, each males ought to get loads of alternatives as long as they continue to be match.
As ever, we absolutely belief in Slot to make the most effective determination for the workforce in every specific sport, and hopefully Tsimikas can justify the coach’s religion in the present day.
