@gkmacca
Historical errors made by previous teams/managers have no relevance to this team. 'Winning breeds winning' is another platitude that ignores they win because they have the best team/squad and not just because they won another competition, that isn't of course ignoring the value of experience.
This is an argument that comes around every time we play in the LC. The fact that Klopp, and every single other manager of a top team sees it differently, to the picture you're painting, and plays squad players and youngsters should tell us all we need to know about the value of the LC. If we make the semis then fine then go for it but not in these early rounds.
What is it you don't get about injuries ? You would roll the dice and play our best players against a team, as you yourself intimated, that aren't as skilled or cultured and are physically tough opponents. The dice could favour us and we come out of it unscathed, on the other hand the dice could fall badly and we end up with a couple more first teamers out for months after playing in a match which had no bearing on our title challenge, whereas those injuries could seriously impact, even derail, a title challenge or even a Top 4 slot. Which has the greater impact on the club ? Winning the LC, winning the PL or even failing to take a CL slot at all ?
Simple question : would you prefer a title challenge or to have a real run at the LC ? To think we can put out our best team, for every match we play, and get away without injuries is unfathomably naive and that's not you so I really can't understand your determined stance on this issue.
