{"id":297793,"date":"2023-11-16T15:39:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T15:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=297793"},"modified":"2023-11-16T15:39:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T15:39:04","slug":"liverpool-boss-jurgen-klopp-scolded-for-strange-treatment-of-mac-allister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/liverpool-boss-jurgen-klopp-scolded-for-strange-treatment-of-mac-allister\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp scolded for ‘strange’ treatment of Mac Allister"},"content":{"rendered":"

Klopp slams scheduling of Liverpool’s next game against Man City<\/h3>\n

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has been scolded by former Chelsea midfielder Craig Burley due to his insistence on playing World Cup winner Alexis Mac Allister in a deeper position than he used to play at Brighton. Mac Allister was employed as an attacking midfielder for much of last season on the south coast but has been moved to a No 6 role since moving to Anfield.<\/p>\n

Mac Allister has been a key player under Klopp this season and had started every Premier League match for the Reds before sitting out Sunday\u2019s victory over Brentford due to a suspension. And he has only been on the losing side on one occasion in the top-flight since switching to the north west.<\/p>\n

Burley was told by host Dan Thomas on the ESPN podcast that the stats showed Mac Allister and fellow midfielder Dominic Szoboszlai to be two of Liverpool\u2019s most influential players this season. And Burley replied: \u201cIt\u2019s strange because I don\u2019t think we\u2019ve seen the best of Mac Allister at Liverpool.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo matter what the stats say, he\u2019s playing slightly deeper than he was at Brighton. That\u2019s due to personnel. I think Szoboszlai has certainly caught the eye more. I think there\u2019s more to come from those two when they get the right blend behind them and allow them to push up the field a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Klopp was quizzed about Mac Allister\u2019s role during a press conference last month. And the German explained: \u201cIt\u2019s early in the season, so who knows who will play from next week on in which position because it depends on availability and stuff like this.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe way we play, it\u2019s definitely possible. You only talk about a player in a position that he is not this or that when, as a team, you are not compact enough defending. Of course Macca can play the position, there\u2019s no doubt about it.<\/p>\n