LIVERPOOL MAN LOOKING LESS LIKELY?
Tue Dec 18, 2018 3:33 pm
Forget it Klopp – Liverpool have a perfect backup in the form of this £12.5m speedster and letting him go would be a blunder
By Mizgan Masani
Why Liverpool shouldn’t let go of Nathaniel Clyne amidst interest
According to a report in BBC Football, Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock has confirmed his club’s interest in signing Liverpool right-back Nathaniel Clyne. The 27-year-old has fallen down the pecking order at Anfield, with Trent Alexander-Arnold and possibly Joe Gomez taking turns to play that role.
Warnock has worked with Clyne before, at Crystal Palace. The former gave the latter his debut in 2008. The right-back then moved to Southampton in 2012, before making a big switch to Liverpool in the summer of 2015 for a £12.5m fee.
As per the report, the Cardiff boss would look recruit the player on a loan deal for the rest of this season. That means the Welsh club are looking for a short-term solution rather than looking at the bigger picture.
In any case, here’s why Liverpool shouldn’t let go of Clyne next month:
The injury problems
Liverpool have made a record-breaking start to the league and sit on top of the table, one point ahead of Manchester City. However, the injury issues have mounted in quick succession for Jurgen Klopp’s men. Inside a week, they lost Joe Gomez, Joel Matip and Trent Alexander-Arnold during a frantic festive period, where games come thick and fast.
Hence, the Reds are without the first-choice (Arnold) and second-choice (Gomez) right-backs for a while, the former being out for a couple of weeks. So as we saw in the Liverpool-Manchester United game, Nathaniel Clyne got an opportunity to play a Premier League game after seven months.
To be fair to the player, he did exceptionally well in a high-intensity game where the stakes were beyond any roof. With games coming quickly during the Christmas period, it looks like the 27-year-old will continue playing at right-back until Alexander-Arnold is back.
Therefore, it is clear from the performance on Sunday that Liverpool have an adequate backup right-back who can deputise whenever required.
So they cannot let him go midway through the season just because there are a lot of games to go with European engagements and FA Cup around the corner. The first-choice right-back may need some rest in the future as well.
Everything is pointing towards Clyne making a resurgent comeback into the Reds team after that display against United under the circumstances. Klopp would want his full squad to stay together and fight for the big prizes this season. A loan move to a relegation-fighting team (with all due respect) won’t really help the progress of the 27-year-old either.
By Mizgan Masani
Why Liverpool shouldn’t let go of Nathaniel Clyne amidst interest
According to a report in BBC Football, Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock has confirmed his club’s interest in signing Liverpool right-back Nathaniel Clyne. The 27-year-old has fallen down the pecking order at Anfield, with Trent Alexander-Arnold and possibly Joe Gomez taking turns to play that role.
Warnock has worked with Clyne before, at Crystal Palace. The former gave the latter his debut in 2008. The right-back then moved to Southampton in 2012, before making a big switch to Liverpool in the summer of 2015 for a £12.5m fee.
As per the report, the Cardiff boss would look recruit the player on a loan deal for the rest of this season. That means the Welsh club are looking for a short-term solution rather than looking at the bigger picture.
In any case, here’s why Liverpool shouldn’t let go of Clyne next month:
The injury problems
Liverpool have made a record-breaking start to the league and sit on top of the table, one point ahead of Manchester City. However, the injury issues have mounted in quick succession for Jurgen Klopp’s men. Inside a week, they lost Joe Gomez, Joel Matip and Trent Alexander-Arnold during a frantic festive period, where games come thick and fast.
Hence, the Reds are without the first-choice (Arnold) and second-choice (Gomez) right-backs for a while, the former being out for a couple of weeks. So as we saw in the Liverpool-Manchester United game, Nathaniel Clyne got an opportunity to play a Premier League game after seven months.
To be fair to the player, he did exceptionally well in a high-intensity game where the stakes were beyond any roof. With games coming quickly during the Christmas period, it looks like the 27-year-old will continue playing at right-back until Alexander-Arnold is back.
Therefore, it is clear from the performance on Sunday that Liverpool have an adequate backup right-back who can deputise whenever required.
So they cannot let him go midway through the season just because there are a lot of games to go with European engagements and FA Cup around the corner. The first-choice right-back may need some rest in the future as well.
Everything is pointing towards Clyne making a resurgent comeback into the Reds team after that display against United under the circumstances. Klopp would want his full squad to stay together and fight for the big prizes this season. A loan move to a relegation-fighting team (with all due respect) won’t really help the progress of the 27-year-old either.
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Re: LIVERPOOL MAN LOOKING LESS LIKELY?
Tue Dec 18, 2018 8:49 pm
A lot of the players city being linked to are not realistic targets? It's NW bigging up who we are attempting to buy but you know it's Poundland buys again as he says he's satisfied with what he's got if don't get targets. 
Re: LIVERPOOL MAN LOOKING LESS LIKELY?
Tue Dec 18, 2018 8:56 pm
pembroke allan wrote:A lot of the players city being linked to are not realistic targets? It's NW bigging up who we are attempting to buy but you know it's Poundland buys again as he says he's satisfied with what he's got if don't get targets.
Allan, we do it every transfer window. Supposedly watching some big name player or someone from a big club, only to get someone for peanuts from the lower divisions. Gets the fans excited and talking, but most of us know it's usually talk and nothing more. January is not the best time to sign players, they are mostly other teams cast offs or a youngster who may be one for the future for one of the better sides. Not holding much hope of any big names next month unless it's a well experienced player towards the end of his career.
Re: LIVERPOOL MAN LOOKING LESS LIKELY?
Tue Dec 18, 2018 9:00 pm
mizgan Masani..crippy cooke..are these real people?
Re: LIVERPOOL MAN LOOKING LESS LIKELY?
Tue Dec 18, 2018 10:29 pm
Steve Zodiak wrote:pembroke allan wrote:A lot of the players city being linked to are not realistic targets? It's NW bigging up who we are attempting to buy but you know it's Poundland buys again as he says he's satisfied with what he's got if don't get targets.
Allan, we do it every transfer window. Supposedly watching some big name player or someone from a big club, only to get someone for peanuts from the lower divisions. Gets the fans excited and talking, but most of us know it's usually talk and nothing more. January is not the best time to sign players, they are mostly other teams cast offs or a youngster who may be one for the future for one of the better sides. Not holding much hope of any big names next month unless it's a well experienced player towards the end of his career.
Steve, I'm going on what NW is saying in recent interviews saying Vincent Tan giving ok to buy star!! But in next breath saying if no one comes in he's happy with what he's got ? Ffs how can anyone be happy playing in Premier League without playing a recognised striker using a converted defender whilst leaving strikers out of team or sitting on bench getting maybe 10mins every other game. I'm afraid NW is going to type and we will be relegated unless a miracle happens in January or a bigger miracle happens in May and there are 3 worse teams than us?