da wazamba： There is a sense of hope around Anfield that has only been witnessed a couple of times in the past decade. A wave of belief has swept across the red half of Merseyside on the shoulders of Jurgen Klopp, one of the sport’s most free-spirited, happiest characters. Quite fitting, perhaps, for Liverpool to have a man who really makes football fun again, a man who demands ‘heavy metal football’ and behaves like a rock star on the touchline. Klopp is the great hope of Liverpool, he is making them all dream again.
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There will always be naysayers when a team enjoys a period of strength like this, of course, but there is good grounding in some areas of the critique. Klopp has taken Liverpool close to silverware already during his tenure, but is yet to deliver anything. An uninspiring Europa League final performance last season very much epitomised Liverpool over the last few years. We are yet to even reach the chaos of the Christmas fixture list and there is genuine belief that Liverpool can challenge for the title. That, based on performances alone, is fair enough. What, though, happens if Liverpool do not win the title and end another season without a trophy?
Well, this is where the EFL Cup could play a truly pivotal role for Klopp. Having seen off Leeds on Tuesday night, the Reds have an opportunity to snatch the early season cup and take some of the pressure off of a title charge. Of course the league title is still the ultimate goal, but, without the chance of European success, Liverpool need to pick up a trophy somewhere. The FA Cup might be considered superior to the EFL alternative, but the timing of the competition would potentially make it of far greater detriment to Liverpool’s title ambitions.
Klopp has earned his pedigree throughout the rest of his career and the success he has had with Liverpool to date cannot be questioned. His style as a man is reflected in the teams he produces, the entertainment on the field is matched in his down-to-earth interactions with the press – he is a breath of fresh air in the cliché riddled world of football management. That alone, though, is not enough to keep everyone happy, particularly at a club so starved of success as Liverpool. Klopp must find a way to bring silverware to the club, and do it as soon as possible.
The EFL Cup, then, is the solution for Klopp. By no means a way to nail down the position at Liverpool for life, it would at least buy some time. Once they have spent such energy in the competition to get this far, Klopp’s side must take full advantage and lift the trophy. Several months of breathtaking, free-flowing football will be nigh on irrelevant if no trophies are lifted, the EFL Cup is one way to annihilate that risk.
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