"You need to be at the top of the game to impact a game. And it took months before we could bring him up. We always knew it would take him time. And that's why it's so unlucky that he's now injured," said Slot. "We all saw he was getting closer and closer to the player that he was last season at Newcastle."
"Slot said it is a "long injury" and Isak would be out for "a couple of months" and that is probably the best case scenario for Liverpool. It will, in all likelihood, be March by the time Isak can play football again."
"It remains to be seen whether Liverpool will make a move for another attacker in January, with expensive solutions to short-term problems not part of the club model. Hugo Ekitike is also thriving with eight league goals this season, with Slot saying the 23-year-old has "already adapted to the Premier League.""
Alexander Isak sustained a long-term injury that will keep him out for a couple of months, with a return unlikely before March. The striker had begun showing the mobility and finishing that justified his £125m move from Newcastle, highlighted by his goal against Tottenham. Mohamed Salah is away at the African Cup of Nations. Liverpool face a potential tactical restructure without Isak and Salah. Hugo Ekitike has eight league goals and has adapted well to the Premier League. Expensive January signings for short-term fixes do not align with the club’s recruitment model.
Read at www.bbc.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]