Joel Matip

[John102]

[Code]

I was sure he was going to find a new club after he had recovered from his injury.

 

Did he get a setback or something?

 

Superb player, at times better than Van Dijk. 
 

Joel Matip confirms SHOCK retirement in his own perfect way

Anfield Watch

Fri, Oct 11, 2024 at 4:13 PM GMT+2·2 min read

 

 

Joel Matip confirms SHOCK retirement in his own perfect way

Joel Matip has apparently retired from football. It’s a shock - but he did it in his own perfect way.

Joel Matip has retired from football, according to Ruhr Nachrichten. The Germany outlet claims the former Liverpool defender has decided to call it a day, just months after he left Anfield after eight years.

Matip's Liverpool career ended sadly, of course. The player picked up a severe injury late in 2023, ruling him out for the majority of the campaign. It meant he was completely unable to play a role in Jurgen Klopp's farewell tour.

➡️ READ MORE: Former Liverpool right-back ACCEPTS new Real Madrid deal

And it seems that the Cameroonian won't play any further role as a player - for anyone. He had been linked with plenty of other clubs, including a return to the Premier League, but the reports here suggest he's calling it a day.

Fittingly, Matip has done this with absolutely no fanfare. He never courted any as a player, and he's going out without a formal announcement, it seems.

In fact, the world of football was unaware. Hamburg attempted to sign him, with a scout contacting Matip and asking if their sporting director could get in touch over a free transfer.

But Matip informed the scout that he wouldn't be available - he's no longer a player. Honestly, it couldn't be a more perfect way for the 33-year-old to bow out.

Joe Matip retires from football

Matip will go down as one of the greatest defenders to ever play for Liverpool, and it's a massive shame that it all came to and end the way it did. He deserved a proper send-off on the pitch.

And we've got to believe that the injury has something to do with the shock retirement. Matip is only 33, after all, and more than good enough to play a big role for a top club.

Instead, he'll be moving onto something new - which for starters, will be as an assistant for his son's Under 13 team.

[gkmacca]

Great player, fascinating human being. I'm not sure he'll be suited to coaching - he's such a quirkily diffident sort of character, I wonder if he'd even want to have to communicate with lots of players on a daily basis (he seemed perplexed having to chat to his own teammates when he was here!). He'd be hilarious as a pundit, just with his bemused one-word responses to questions, but again I doubt he'd even consider it. Good luck to the guy, he's a one-off.

[Kevin D]

1 hour ago, Code said:

 

Instead, he'll be moving onto something new - which for starters, will be as an assistant for his son's Under 13 team.

Hope they get beat.

[Barrington Womble]

2 hours ago, Code said:

I was sure he was going to find a new club after he had recovered from his injury.

 

Did he get a setback or something?

 

Superb player, at times better than Van Dijk. 
 

Joel Matip confirms SHOCK retirement in his own perfect way

Anfield Watch

Fri, Oct 11, 2024 at 4:13 PM GMT+2·2 min read

 

 

Joel Matip confirms SHOCK retirement in his own perfect way

Joel Matip has apparently retired from football. It’s a shock - but he did it in his own perfect way.

Joel Matip has retired from football, according to Ruhr Nachrichten. The Germany outlet claims the former Liverpool defender has decided to call it a day, just months after he left Anfield after eight years.

Matip's Liverpool career ended sadly, of course. The player picked up a severe injury late in 2023, ruling him out for the majority of the campaign. It meant he was completely unable to play a role in Jurgen Klopp's farewell tour.

➡️ READ MORE: Former Liverpool right-back ACCEPTS new Real Madrid deal

And it seems that the Cameroonian won't play any further role as a player - for anyone. He had been linked with plenty of other clubs, including a return to the Premier League, but the reports here suggest he's calling it a day.

Fittingly, Matip has done this with absolutely no fanfare. He never courted any as a player, and he's going out without a formal announcement, it seems.

In fact, the world of football was unaware. Hamburg attempted to sign him, with a scout contacting Matip and asking if their sporting director could get in touch over a free transfer.

But Matip informed the scout that he wouldn't be available - he's no longer a player. Honestly, it couldn't be a more perfect way for the 33-year-old to bow out.

Joe Matip retires from football

Matip will go down as one of the greatest defenders to ever play for Liverpool, and it's a massive shame that it all came to and end the way it did. He deserved a proper send-off on the pitch.

And we've got to believe that the injury has something to do with the shock retirement. Matip is only 33, after all, and more than good enough to play a big role for a top club.

Instead, he'll be moving onto something new - which for starters, will be as an assistant for his son's Under 13 team.

He did an interview around a year ago where he said he felt he'd been lucky where he'd played (here and schalke) and might not go anywhere after Liverpool. 

[Pungkoq Hang]

What's the deal with us signing defenders who are absolute ballerz and yet having hammy/Achilles/(insert any other body parts) with the constitution of cheese strips? Agger, Fabio Aurelio and now him.

 

Best of luck Big Bird.

[Scott_M]

Feels a bit odd he’s retired, obviously we don’t know how his injury has healed.

 

All the best Big Joel. 

[Trumo]

Big Bird and Thiago both realised that once you've played for Liverpool, the only was is down. Like the Spaniard, Matip really did show his quality and influence on the pitch. It's a shame that his injuries have robbed him of both wider recognition and an extended career.

[Babb'sBurstNad]

I was always convinced one of those loping runs forward would one day end with a Puskas-worthy goal. 

[redinblack]

5 hours ago, Pungkoq Hang said:

What's the deal with us signing defenders who are absolute ballerz and yet having hammy/Achilles/(insert any other body parts) with the constitution of cheese strips? Agger, Fabio Aurelio and now him.

 

Best of luck Big Bird.

"Ballerz"

 

Stop it.

[VladimirIlyich]

8 hours ago, Code said:

I was sure he was going to find a new club after he had recovered from his injury.

 

Did he get a setback or something?

 

Superb player, at times better than Van Dijk. 
 

Joel Matip confirms SHOCK retirement in his own perfect way

Anfield Watch

Fri, Oct 11, 2024 at 4:13 PM GMT+2·2 min read

 

 

Joel Matip confirms SHOCK retirement in his own perfect way

Joel Matip has apparently retired from football. It’s a shock - but he did it in his own perfect way.

Joel Matip has retired from football, according to Ruhr Nachrichten. The Germany outlet claims the former Liverpool defender has decided to call it a day, just months after he left Anfield after eight years.

Matip's Liverpool career ended sadly, of course. The player picked up a severe injury late in 2023, ruling him out for the majority of the campaign. It meant he was completely unable to play a role in Jurgen Klopp's farewell tour.

➡️ READ MORE: Former Liverpool right-back ACCEPTS new Real Madrid deal

And it seems that the Cameroonian won't play any further role as a player - for anyone. He had been linked with plenty of other clubs, including a return to the Premier League, but the reports here suggest he's calling it a day.

Fittingly, Matip has done this with absolutely no fanfare. He never courted any as a player, and he's going out without a formal announcement, it seems.

In fact, the world of football was unaware. Hamburg attempted to sign him, with a scout contacting Matip and asking if their sporting director could get in touch over a free transfer.

But Matip informed the scout that he wouldn't be available - he's no longer a player. Honestly, it couldn't be a more perfect way for the 33-year-old to bow out.

Joe Matip retires from football

Matip will go down as one of the greatest defenders to ever play for Liverpool, and it's a massive shame that it all came to and end the way it did. He deserved a proper send-off on the pitch.

And we've got to believe that the injury has something to do with the shock retirement. Matip is only 33, after all, and more than good enough to play a big role for a top club.

Instead, he'll be moving onto something new - which for starters, will be as an assistant for his son's Under 13 team.

Better than Van Dijk in the same way Voronin was better than Suarez.

[Pungkoq Hang]

13 hours ago, redinblack said:

"Ballerz"

 

Stop it.

Or what? Ya want me to the math for ya?

[Code]

On 12/10/2024 at 21:46, VladimirIlyich said:

Better than Van Dijk in the same way Voronin was better than Suarez.

Voronin was not better than Suarez, he just had a better technique. 

[Reckoner]

I remember seeing one of those behind-the-scenes at training LFC TV type things where players were us who is the most skilful player in the squad. To a man they all said ‘big Joel’.

[VladimirIlyich]

6 hours ago, Code said:

Voronin was not better than Suarez, he just had a better technique. 

At what exactly?

[RedMyst]

On 14/10/2024 at 04:28, VladimirIlyich said:

At what exactly?

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