OX expected to be out for the Season
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Tbf, this was a big concern when we signed him.
Tbf, this was a big concern when we signed him.
Said as such when he got injured.
19/20 it is
19/20 it is
Apparently Klopp says it isn't a new setback, it is just what it is. Who was the fucker who tried to get him to stand on it?
Yeah, no new set back but he’ll likely be out for 1 year. Pcl and acl and ligament damage.
Klopp has been reasured he’ll make a full recovery and the operation was a success.
Hope to see him play at the end of the season. Gutted for him, ace player and boss person.
Knowing how bad the injury was now, lets hope he has been sacked
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines
Chris Bascombe
18 JULY 2018 • 6:01 PM
Liverpool and England midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is expected to miss the entire Premier League season as he continues his rehabilitation from a serious knee injury.
As Liverpool prepare to for another significant addition - Roma keeper Alisson is on the verge of a world record £67 million transfer - the club is resigned to losing one of the stars of last season for another 12 months.
Oxlade-Chamberlain suffered multiple ligament damage in the Champions League semi-final against Roma in April. He underwent surgery shortly after.
Having refused to offer a timescale for recovery then, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has now confirmed he is prepared for the 24-year-old’s lengthy absence, suggesting any competitive game time during the 2018-19 campaign will be a ‘bonus’.
It is a shattering revelation for a player who missed the Champions League final and World Cup due to the bad luck, but one Klopp says he was informed about when the injury was sustained. The manager says the player wanted the depressing information kept private at the time to avoid a downbeat mood at the climax of last season when his teammates were competing for the Champions League.
“It is typical of Ox that he didn’t want the news to overshadow the end of the season and, to be quite honest, we thought we could wait and tell people at an appropriate time,” said Klopp.
“It feels like now is an appropriate time to tell people that for Ox this coming season will be about focusing on recovery and rehab.
“We have known this from pretty much the day after he got the injury and after the successful surgery, we were sure of it. There has been no change, no setback – it’s exactly on the schedule we expected and planned for. The new information is that we’re now giving more detail publicly.
“His surgery – which he had on the day of our second leg in Rome – has been completely successful and his recovery has started superbly well.
“But the truth of the matter is that we are preparing this season knowing he will not be with us on the pitch for competitive matches for the majority of it. If we do see him back this season it will be a bonus.”
Liverpool’s transfer plans have been proceeding accordingly, Klopp’s purchase of two midfielders – Naby Keita and Fabinho – and attacker Xherdan Shaqiri compensating for Oxlade-Chamberlain’s absence.
Captain Jordan Henderson, James Milner, Adam Lallana and Georginio Wijnaldum ensure there are still plenty of midfield options.
Klopp says the strength in depth makes it easier to ease Oxlade-Chamberlain back rather than rush his return.
“It is so important – because of how valuable and important he is to what we are looking to do here in the coming seasons – that the focus is on doing this right and not rushed,” said Klopp.
“Ox is completely on board with this approach.”
While Oxlade-Chamberlain prepares for a season of rehabilitation, Liverpool’s extensive investment to bridge the gap to Manchester City is continuing.
Brazil’s number one Alisson is expected to undergo a medical shortly with Liverpool and Roma having agreed a world record fee for a goalkeeper that will eventually see the price rise to £67 million.
Alisson is currently on holiday after his World Cup efforts but was given permission to speak to Klopp, whose powers of persuasion are expected to ensure any rival bids are futile. Chelsea are also interested, but only Liverpool's bid has been accepted.
The 25-year-old’s arrival will secure the number one position and leave Loris Karius considering his future. Karius has been demoted upon his return to Melwood, his status diminished after his poor Champions League final performance
Chris Bascombe
18 JULY 2018 • 6:01 PM
Liverpool and England midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is expected to miss the entire Premier League season as he continues his rehabilitation from a serious knee injury.
As Liverpool prepare to for another significant addition - Roma keeper Alisson is on the verge of a world record £67 million transfer - the club is resigned to losing one of the stars of last season for another 12 months.
Oxlade-Chamberlain suffered multiple ligament damage in the Champions League semi-final against Roma in April. He underwent surgery shortly after.
Having refused to offer a timescale for recovery then, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has now confirmed he is prepared for the 24-year-old’s lengthy absence, suggesting any competitive game time during the 2018-19 campaign will be a ‘bonus’.
It is a shattering revelation for a player who missed the Champions League final and World Cup due to the bad luck, but one Klopp says he was informed about when the injury was sustained. The manager says the player wanted the depressing information kept private at the time to avoid a downbeat mood at the climax of last season when his teammates were competing for the Champions League.
“It is typical of Ox that he didn’t want the news to overshadow the end of the season and, to be quite honest, we thought we could wait and tell people at an appropriate time,” said Klopp.
“It feels like now is an appropriate time to tell people that for Ox this coming season will be about focusing on recovery and rehab.
“We have known this from pretty much the day after he got the injury and after the successful surgery, we were sure of it. There has been no change, no setback – it’s exactly on the schedule we expected and planned for. The new information is that we’re now giving more detail publicly.
“His surgery – which he had on the day of our second leg in Rome – has been completely successful and his recovery has started superbly well.
“But the truth of the matter is that we are preparing this season knowing he will not be with us on the pitch for competitive matches for the majority of it. If we do see him back this season it will be a bonus.”
Liverpool’s transfer plans have been proceeding accordingly, Klopp’s purchase of two midfielders – Naby Keita and Fabinho – and attacker Xherdan Shaqiri compensating for Oxlade-Chamberlain’s absence.
Captain Jordan Henderson, James Milner, Adam Lallana and Georginio Wijnaldum ensure there are still plenty of midfield options.
Klopp says the strength in depth makes it easier to ease Oxlade-Chamberlain back rather than rush his return.
“It is so important – because of how valuable and important he is to what we are looking to do here in the coming seasons – that the focus is on doing this right and not rushed,” said Klopp.
“Ox is completely on board with this approach.”
While Oxlade-Chamberlain prepares for a season of rehabilitation, Liverpool’s extensive investment to bridge the gap to Manchester City is continuing.
Brazil’s number one Alisson is expected to undergo a medical shortly with Liverpool and Roma having agreed a world record fee for a goalkeeper that will eventually see the price rise to £67 million.
Alisson is currently on holiday after his World Cup efforts but was given permission to speak to Klopp, whose powers of persuasion are expected to ensure any rival bids are futile. Chelsea are also interested, but only Liverpool's bid has been accepted.
The 25-year-old’s arrival will secure the number one position and leave Loris Karius considering his future. Karius has been demoted upon his return to Melwood, his status diminished after his poor Champions League final performance
Would we release this info if we were still after anyone? I don't see why we would.
I like him as a player and was hoping he would be back but most of us fans knew he had poor luck with injuries and it was almost inevitable he would have an injury that would see him out of action for an extended period. The question I ask myself is, could we have got someone just a s good for £40m with out the history of injuries?
That is not what you said to me in the match thread. You in fact told me I'm not a doctor (incorrect, I'm the best god damn doctor in the universe), you said we should trust the club's medics, they know what they're doing, and would never have made him try to walk it off if it was a ligament injury.
Defo need to sign Fekir...
Ox was fast becoming a decent Coutinho replacement until that injury
Ox was fast becoming a decent Coutinho replacement until that injury
That's shitty news. I was a doubter when he signed. His performances over the course of the season turned me into a fervent admirer. Heal up Ox.
Any coincidence that the Ox news is announced now? Could Fekir be agreed?
Fekir's deal done then. Woohoo!
Best had be basically
Yup absolutely
Apparently he hid the extent of his injury from his teammates so as not to harm their momentum in the Champs league run. What a boss lad. And now Klopp's comments about being a patient wife, waiting for her husband to return make sense. That always had the melancholic hint of a long hiatus about it.
Look how upset Degs is for him. Legend
With Liverpool preparing for life without injured midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for what could be the entirety of next season, just who could manager Jurgen Klopp turn to?
Here are some of the varied candidates from within the Reds camp to fill the advanced central midfield role that the former Arsenal man came to impress in last term before his debut campaign at Anfield cruelly came to abrupt halt.
The new boy #1
Naby Keita of Liverpool battles with Connor Jennings of Tranmere Rovers (Image: Jan Kruger/Getty Images)
Naby Keita's energy as a box-to-box midfielder has long been anticipated as a welcome addition to Klopp's high-tempo 'gegenpressing' side but with Oxlade-Chamberlain set to be sidelined for several more months, perhaps the big money recruit from RB Leipzig might find himself running forward much more than backwards?
Like his stricken colleague, the Guinea international possesses the capacity for long-range shooting rather than being a predator within the area.
The new boy #2
Xherdan Shaqiri (Image: John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)
Picked up for relative loose change from relegated Stoke City, Xherdan Shaqiri has been lauded as Klopp's bargain buy of the summer but is seen primarily as a wide man.
The Swiss international is versatile enough to operate in a more central role but does he have the bite – and indeed the work ethic for a stint in the engine room even it's with a licence to roam forward? It can't be discounted if we consider how Oxlade-Chamberlain himself was moved into the middle from the wings.
The man in situ
Georginio Wijnaldum of Liverpool during his first day back at Melwood (Image: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)
Gini Wijnaldum did well in a new, deeper role at times for Klopp last season but like Oxlade-Chamberlain he is at heart more naturally inclined to go forward and has always been a goal threat - especially in home matches.
There have been rumblings that the Dutchman might want a surprise Anfield exit this summer to be reunited with his former PSV coach Phillip Cocu at Fenerbahce through fears that the acquisitions of Keita and Fabinho could move him down the midfield pecking order but this could be the opportunity he needs to keep a regular spot in the side.
The Renaissance man
Adam Lallana warms up before a pre-season friendly match between Tranmere Rovers and Liverpool (Image: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)
Injuries ensured that the 2017/18 season was generally one of frustration for Adam Lallana with those emotions boiling over in an Under-23s game with Tottenham when he was shown a straight red card for uncharacteristically grabbing a young opponent in a choke hold.
Now 30, you could fear that time might be running out for the England international at Anfield but Klopp remains a big fan and Lallana has always been a clever player who has relied more on his guile than any great physical attributes and now fit again he provides one of the more creative options in this role.
The youngster
Liverpool's Ben Woodburn in action during the pre-season match at Bury (Image: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
A couple of years ago Ben Woodburn was being touted as the next big thing at Anfield with many Reds observers unable to contain their excitement over how the club seemingly had another Robbie Fowler or Michael Owen on their hands.
The path to glory is seldom straightforward for such precocious talents though and while still one of the brightest prospects around, the Wales international's development has not been quite as rapid as some might have predicted.
Clearly a hugely-gifted individual, Woodburn needs to find a role to best utilise his talents and it was telling that while at a Red Neighbours event at Anfield this week, he told local schoolchildren that his position is “centre mid.”
The wild card
Daniel Sturridge of Liverpool competes with Chris Dagnall of Bury (Image: John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)
Talking of strikers moving further back, how about this for a left field shout? Daniel Sturridge.
It might seem like a waste of the talents of a man who once scored 21 Premier League goals in a season but some Reds have already suggested it.
There have been many high-profile instances of frontmen dropping back, especially when their legs don't carry them around as rapidly as once before.Nobody has ever doubted Sturridge's talent but while his body might struggle to meet the rigours of a season in Klopp's forward line, does he possess the game intelligence to orchestrate moves from further back? It's a bold shout and far from risk free but you'd never accuse Klopp of being overly-cautious.
Here are some of the varied candidates from within the Reds camp to fill the advanced central midfield role that the former Arsenal man came to impress in last term before his debut campaign at Anfield cruelly came to abrupt halt.
The new boy #1
Naby Keita of Liverpool battles with Connor Jennings of Tranmere Rovers (Image: Jan Kruger/Getty Images)
Naby Keita's energy as a box-to-box midfielder has long been anticipated as a welcome addition to Klopp's high-tempo 'gegenpressing' side but with Oxlade-Chamberlain set to be sidelined for several more months, perhaps the big money recruit from RB Leipzig might find himself running forward much more than backwards?
Like his stricken colleague, the Guinea international possesses the capacity for long-range shooting rather than being a predator within the area.
The new boy #2
Xherdan Shaqiri (Image: John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)
Picked up for relative loose change from relegated Stoke City, Xherdan Shaqiri has been lauded as Klopp's bargain buy of the summer but is seen primarily as a wide man.
The Swiss international is versatile enough to operate in a more central role but does he have the bite – and indeed the work ethic for a stint in the engine room even it's with a licence to roam forward? It can't be discounted if we consider how Oxlade-Chamberlain himself was moved into the middle from the wings.
The man in situ
Georginio Wijnaldum of Liverpool during his first day back at Melwood (Image: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)
Gini Wijnaldum did well in a new, deeper role at times for Klopp last season but like Oxlade-Chamberlain he is at heart more naturally inclined to go forward and has always been a goal threat - especially in home matches.
There have been rumblings that the Dutchman might want a surprise Anfield exit this summer to be reunited with his former PSV coach Phillip Cocu at Fenerbahce through fears that the acquisitions of Keita and Fabinho could move him down the midfield pecking order but this could be the opportunity he needs to keep a regular spot in the side.
The Renaissance man
Adam Lallana warms up before a pre-season friendly match between Tranmere Rovers and Liverpool (Image: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)
Injuries ensured that the 2017/18 season was generally one of frustration for Adam Lallana with those emotions boiling over in an Under-23s game with Tottenham when he was shown a straight red card for uncharacteristically grabbing a young opponent in a choke hold.
Now 30, you could fear that time might be running out for the England international at Anfield but Klopp remains a big fan and Lallana has always been a clever player who has relied more on his guile than any great physical attributes and now fit again he provides one of the more creative options in this role.
The youngster
Liverpool's Ben Woodburn in action during the pre-season match at Bury (Image: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
A couple of years ago Ben Woodburn was being touted as the next big thing at Anfield with many Reds observers unable to contain their excitement over how the club seemingly had another Robbie Fowler or Michael Owen on their hands.
The path to glory is seldom straightforward for such precocious talents though and while still one of the brightest prospects around, the Wales international's development has not been quite as rapid as some might have predicted.
Clearly a hugely-gifted individual, Woodburn needs to find a role to best utilise his talents and it was telling that while at a Red Neighbours event at Anfield this week, he told local schoolchildren that his position is “centre mid.”
The wild card
Daniel Sturridge of Liverpool competes with Chris Dagnall of Bury (Image: John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)
Talking of strikers moving further back, how about this for a left field shout? Daniel Sturridge.
It might seem like a waste of the talents of a man who once scored 21 Premier League goals in a season but some Reds have already suggested it.
There have been many high-profile instances of frontmen dropping back, especially when their legs don't carry them around as rapidly as once before.Nobody has ever doubted Sturridge's talent but while his body might struggle to meet the rigours of a season in Klopp's forward line, does he possess the game intelligence to orchestrate moves from further back? It's a bold shout and far from risk free but you'd never accuse Klopp of being overly-cautious.
In the immortal words of Shakespeare: "F**k f**k f**kity f**k".
He's still young though, and definitely worth persevering with.
He's still young though, and definitely worth persevering with.
Truly unlucky, feel for the lad.. get well soon!!
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