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Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

'We Will Create Special Memories' | Pep Lijnders FULL Press Conference | Liverpool vs Leicester City

Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

Reach Podcasts

News, Soccer, Sports, Sports News

4.4979 Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2021

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders speaks with the media ahead of the Reds' Carabao Cup quarter-final against Leicester City. The Dutchman was asked about the impact of the Covid pandemic after the Premier League opted against postponing matches. He was also asked about the fitness of a number of players, including captain Jordan Henderson as well as whether Liverpool will play a weakened side in the Carabao Cup. Enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is the Blood Red Podcast from the Liverpool Echo, giving you the inside track on all the big talking points from Anfield.

0:08.0

Hi, Beth probably well.

0:11.0

Okay. Good. And first things first we should really again check on the COVID

0:16.1

situation at the club. I take it no further cases and so when are we likely to

0:20.7

see Virgil Fabino and Curtis Jones back?

0:24.0

How's Tiago?

0:25.4

And separate to that, how's Jordan Henderson and he recovered from his coal?

0:29.2

Yeah, I want to use this opportunity first to make a compliment to the team because it was not easy the game to go to spurs away and lose your spine in the days coming up with Virgil Fabino and Tiago, but losing your captain on match day, it's a tough one.

0:48.7

We all know that Jordan reflects our will power or determination and losing him for the team was massive.

0:57.0

So that's why I want to make the compliment because the COVID cases really influence our preparation and what I like about football when I like about our team is that the moment

1:07.0

Yurkin does this meeting, the last meeting, we leave everything behind us and we only look towards the game to attack the match day and this is what the team did if you saw the first half against Tottenham that we had 70% possession away from home against a fresh Tottenham with the changes we had to make last minute.

1:25.0

It's just a big compliment for the whole team and their mindset.

1:28.0

They created a mindset to attack the game and I'm happy with that.

1:37.1

So yeah it's still the same virtual for being you Tiago and Curtis Jones of course are not in the building or at home. I have to say that I just pray for all the ones who have to go to hospital.

1:50.5

We are young and healthy and we hope that we don't have to make this drive

1:55.0

But these are the times that we have to think about these people as well. Health always comes first

2:00.8

And that's what we're going to do with them as well.

2:03.5

We will not rush them back.

2:05.2

We will take our time.

2:06.2

This virus is really unpredictable.

2:08.1

We have to see how each one, if they get sick, if they have real symptoms, how to, we will not rush them back,

2:18.4

we will take a lot of time and that's the most important.

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