Joel Matip

[alles ist gut]

He's wiv Dustin Diamond and the angels now

[Leyton388]

Matips made of the Sturridge.

[magicrat]

I suspect Matip has played his last game for us . Such a shame 

[Barrington Womble]

Just let him have a bosman in the summer. 

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

You've got to feel sorry for him, being made out of Pringles. 

 

He's a good player too. But, there can be no room for sentiment in the cutthroat world of top flight football. He's just too injury prone to be a second/third choice centre back for a team wanting to compete for titles. I think he'll be eased out in the summer too. 

[YNWAViking]

Klopp: "The situation is just, the season started and Joel was injured when the season started, unfortunately."

 

So: injured when the season started, injured during the season, and injured when the season ends. The whole season down the drain. Sad really. Great player, but he's never playing so it's all a bit of a waste. 

 

 

[Code]

Have we actually got it all wrong with Matip?

 

Is he actually some kind of God like warrior who play through pain like no one else?

 

You have to wonder?

 

Its not the first time he’s finished a game/half without anyone noticing him being injured, only for him to be out with some injury no one really understand where and when he got?

 

 

[an tha]

Was dead obvious this was case the minute we suddenly today went after 2 centre halves

[Babb'sBurstNad]

[Butch]

Terrible news this, had hoped for him being available for the city game. 

[3 Stacks]

10 minutes ago, Lee909 said:

He has to go, really can't justify the squad place and wages. Really good player but he just can't cope with the demands

Klopp is pretty much saying in his interview that he will be back. 

[manwiththestick]

Remember when City used the excuse for not winning the league due to a long term injury to ONE centre half?

[Lee909]

I saw that, but he's also not going to say, "Yeah that's it he can fuck off, he's made of crisps and I've had enough" 

[Halcyon Days]

12 minutes ago, Lee909 said:

He has to go, really can't justify the squad place and wages. Really good player but he just can't cope with the demands

Sounds like we missed the root of his issues so made the problem worse? Klopp loves the lad by sound of it, he’s going nowhere.

[El Rojo]

Awful shame for him and us. Hell of a player on those rare occasions that he’s fit.

[Megadrive Man]

9 minutes ago, Lee909 said:

He has to go, really can't justify the squad place and wages. Really good player but he just can't cope with the demands

It's tough because he is such a good player.

 

He has a contract until 2024 and I can't imagine clubs will be queuing up to sign him due to his injury record?

 

From Klopps words, it sounds like we are going to try and focus on getting him ready in August for the new season. Hopefully a long rest will do the job, but he pulled up against Everton in his first game back after a long break.

 

It does seem like he's in Agger/Sturridge territory now and just can't physically cope with the demands of top level football.  

[Ronnie Whelan]

I love him as a player. Will be gutted if he leaves.

 

I actually would rather keep him and get ten or so games out of him. Virgil, Gomez, Turk, Preston and Nat is a nice bit of cover there now for next season, but Matip is world class, so would rather keep him and hope he plays in games against the Citys of this world.

 

Him and Virgil was the closest I have seen to Hansen and Lawrenson. Best pairing in world football.

[The Guest]

He’s contracted here for another 3 years.  He’s not going anywhere and will more than likely play plenty of games next season.  3 lads coming back from major injuries competing with a 20 year old and a 25 year old championship player.  One or more of those 3 will get another injury and I doubt we will be signing anyone else.

[an tha]

He's a top class centre half, but it is hard to really give too much of a toss about a player who rarely plays for us anyway, and who pretty much every time we need him he lets us down, because he can't stay fit for 5 mins.

 

 

[Freddo]

I would imagine we'll have a good crack at getting one of caleta - car, konate or carmo in the summer so something will have to give. 

[Creator Supreme]

So will it be Kabak and Davies, Kabak and Phillips, or Phillips and Davies against City?

[an tha]

Just now, Creator Supreme said:

So will it be Kabak and Davies, Kabak and Phillips, or Phillips and Davies against City?

Henderson and Phillips!

[dockers_strike]

Seeing BBC saying he's out for the season?

[Stouffer]

 

 

[Mark M]

1 minute ago, Creator Supreme said:

So will it be Kabak and Davies, Kabak and Phillips, or Phillips and Davies against City?

Klopp rarely puts new players in straight away. I’d have a guess at Fabino being a regular starter at the back and Philips and hendo as options beside him until Davies and Kabak get a chance to have a decent few training sessions.