After Liverpool’s victory against Brentford at Anfield on Sunday in Premier League round 12, which puts them second in the table, Luis Diaz has already switched to Colombian national team mode. For the third time this season, the winger was substituted, and Klopp explained why. Starting from the beginning, Diogo Jota scored the third goal in the 73rd minute. Nine minutes later, he departed the pitch to allow the Colombian player to take his position.
With their most recent victory, Liverpool, who are still adamant about winning the English Premier League, moved up to second position with 27 points, one point behind leaders Manchester City (28). Beyond his ability to control the team’s charges, Klopp made two significant adjustments against Brentford to limit the visitors’ aerial play, which is one of their primary advantages.Jota and Gakpo, ahead of Jones and Luis Díaz.
Furthermore, Luis Diaz was exhausted after just playing 81 minutes against Toulouse on Thursday in the Europa League. The goal for Klopp against Brentford was to limit the opposition’s aerial play, which is why he started with Gakpo and Jota and benched the Colombian. To put it another way, Harvey and Lucho were not set-piece experts, so it was a little difficult to provoke. Many of them had to play for an extended period of time. The German explained that the Colombian’s failure to start was primarily due to Brentford’s insistence on sticking to the original plan, even though they altered some elements.
Diaz’s trip to Colombia
The Colombian started organising the journey to Barranquilla to make himself accessible to Néstor Lorenzo after playing the last minutes against Brentford. Following his father’s 12-day kidnapping, Lucho leaves the nation and returns. The player is vital to the national coach’s plan, and despite his recent goalless run, he is hoping to bounce back in this doubleheader against Brazil in Barranquilla and Paraguay in Asuncion. This will allow the national team to accumulate more points and move up the standings. With six points, they are currently in fifth place.
