After having an amazing last season, Liverpool will try to defend the title this year. More precisely, as Jurgen Klopp put it, the Reds will attack him again. True, against the background of competitors, the staffing of the team looks rather modest. For the entire transfer window, Liverpool acquired only the Greek defender Kostas Tsimikas, who was diagnosed with a coronavirus and he is not available for this match. On the other hand, the Reds did not sell anyone, keeping their lineup. Players of the academy are gradually catching up to the base, who may well achieve good progress under the leadership of Jurgen Klopp. Jordan Henderson looks like a significant loss, still recovering from a knee injury. Djerdan Shaqiri and Alex-Oxlade Chamberlain will not make it to this match. Liverpool played four matches before the start of the new campaign, in which they won twice. In friendly matches, the Reds defeated Stuttgart (3:0), Blackpool (7:2) and drew with Salzburg (2: 2), whereas they lost on penalties to Arsenal in the England Super Cup match. The main time ended with the score 1:1.
The “nuggets” simply did not have enough depth in the squad, because all the time the players had some problems with injuries. The team seems to be ready to challenge in the fight for the championship, but there is not enough strength. Denver had to give their best in the first round of the playoffs, because Utah did not let go, although Michael Malone’s guys managed to get involved in the fight in time and went to the Clippers, where serious problems began. The Nuggets won only one victory. In all other fights the team simply did not reach the level of the opponent. In any case the team needs to win, because if there is a defeat, they will have to end the season.
