Give him a new contract and back to old ways .....

http://www.koptalk.com/liverpool-fc-news/joel-matip-suffers-injury-setback/

A bit harsh ecnirp! He and VVD had struck up a great partnership making our defence rock solid, getting it's just rewards in shutting out Spurs in The CL Final. I'm certain Matip is enjoying his football more than he ever has before in his career alongside our Rolls Royce.

Klopp needs to embed Gomez back in the team alongside VVD because Lovren would fill me with dread if he played in the City game.

Shame for Matip but he is a bit Ledley King!

Hopefully Gomes comes good again but if not, to be fair to him, Lovren has looked OK with VVD next to him.

I like Matip, he is an excellent CB who deserves to play first choice alongside VvD, problem is he is injury prone, unfortunately some players are, I have no problem with his new contract and we are right to keep & reward him, just sods law as soon as we do he is out injured.

I think Klopp is still easing Gomez back after his injury to get fitness, we know Klopp doesn't like to rush injured players back, especially young ones, so I expect Lovren to play for now.

We need Gomez back to his best ASAP, Lovern can't be depended on, simple as.
Matip improved massively last season and has continued his form so far this season, he's a massive loss, particularly with the City game looming.

Back to his old ways? What an idiotic comment. He's in the form of his life, champion of Europe, playing at the top of the table. You think he got hurt deliberately, or that he's ducking training? Behave.

Fear not

We have lovern

In fairness Lovren hasn't been that bad. I'd prefer Gomez but hey, we've got 2 players available to fill in that position..glass half full.

I don't believe he deliberately got injured or is ducking anything, he's a top player and we are better with him, I was just saying it's sods law we give him a new long deal and he gets injured immediately, he is prone to picking up these niggling injuries, then again, I guess we have the same with Lovren & Gomez who never seem to be available for a few months on the run.

agreed 110%. some people forget that they are just human beings and not some robot. they will get injured and there is not much they can do about it. some might get more injries because of poor life styles but there has been no suggestion that matip is nothing but a outstanding professional

Sturridge didn’t get any slack for his injuries. I have no issue with players getting injured. It’s part of the game. But when it gets to a point that they become no use to you because they’re always injured you need to cut your losses. Matip ain’t there just yet but he’s getting close.

Sad to say it but Lovren is a headless chicken.

Something always happens around him. Look at that instinctive header that went in the woodwork and out at Kane. Typical Lovren. He is like a man with Tourettes. A walking nerve wreck.

Klopp just has to play in Gomez asap, or we'll be fu*cked against City.

I can understand being frustrated, but he's had a pretty long run fit, bar breaking his collarbone last year. Aside from the collar bone, this is the first injury in awhile. Even with that he has racked up 30+ appearances for the past 2 years.

What I am referring to is the old ways comment. On this site in particular, many people have made similar comments about player injuries, as though they were down to mental fragility alone.