Joël Matip – Football Scout

Salah 9/10, Matip 8/10 as Liverpool dominate Arsenal, stay top

While Steve Nicol always felt Liverpool would defeat Arsenal, he feels one of the Gunners’ biggest downfalls was David Luiz.

Mohamed Salah put on a show for the fans at Anfield scoring twice, in a 3-1 thrashing of Arsenal.
Liverpool continued their perfect start to the season, comprehensively beating Arsenal 3-1 to stay atop the Premier League. A first-half header from Joel Matip and a brace from Mohamed Salah after the break saw Jurgen Klopp’s men take command, before Lucas Torreira bagged a late salvo for the Gunners. 
Positives
Three games, three wins and nine goals. Jurgen Klopp’s men have started the season in dream fashion and, after Man City’s slip against Tottenham, Liverpool have turned up the heat…

Africans Abroad: African talent underpins Liverpool’s European success

Liverpool’s Champions League success in 2018-19 represents one of the most significant African contributions ever made to a European Cup-winning team.
The Reds defeated Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in Madrid on Saturday as they conquered Europe for the sixth time, and ended their 14-year wait for the continental crown.
Mohamed Salah opened the scoring with a second-minute penalty – the second-fastest goal in the fixture’s history – before Divock Origi added a second in the 87th minute to kill any hope…

Georginio Wijnaldum, Joel Matip earn top marks as Liverpool handle Cardiff, go top of the table

A Georginio Wijnaldum volley and James Milner penalty gave Liverpool the win they needed to stay ahead of Manchester City in the table.

Alexis Nunes and Paul Mariner share their thoughts on Liverpool’s win over Cardiff which keeps the Reds on top ahead of Man City’s derby match.

Liverpool kept their cool in the South Wales heat and eventually wore down plucky Cardiff in a 2-0 victory. The home side were defending valiantly and the Reds had been wasteful in a first half they dominated, but the breakthrough eventually came via a cracker from Georginio Wijnaldum. A late James Milner penalty then made the game safe and sent Liverpool back to the top of the table.
Positives
The maturity of the side continues to impress. Liverpool’s supporters might be nervous, but the players…

Liverpool defensive crisis eased by Joel Matip return to full training

Alexis Nunes and Paul Mariner go head-to-head predicting this weekends best Premier League matchups, including injury riddled Liverpool on the road against Brighton. LIVERPOOL, England — Liverpool’s concerns at centre-back have been somewhat relieved after Jurgen Klopp said Joel Matip has returned to full training.
Sources told ESPN FC on Thursday that Liverpool have no plans to recruit a defender in January because of a long-held belief that Fabinho can operate adequately in the position.
The Brazilian played in the role against Wolves in the FA Cup third round defeat on Monday.
Also in that game, Dejan Lovren became the latest Liverpool centre-back…

Liverpool’s Joel Matip out six weeks with broken collarbone

Virgil van Dijk praised his Liverpool teammate Alisson Becker after his late save denied Napoli a goal to ensure the Reds progressed into the knockout stage of the Champions League.

Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp was left buzzing with adrenaline after Mo Salah scored the only goal of the game to make sure Liverpool progressed to the Champions League knockout stages over Napoli.
Liverpool defender Joel Matip is set to miss six weeks with a broken collarbone suffered in the Reds’ Champions League group stage victory over Napoli on Tuesday.
Matip was taken to hospital immediately following the 1-0 win for tests after sustaining the injury right as referee Damir Skomina blew the whistle for full-time.
The centre-back will require surgery on his shoulder in what is another defensive injury blow to Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.
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Reserves Daniel Sturridge, Joel Matip flounder as Liverpool suffer shock defeat in Serbia

Steve Nicol says it was all downhill after Daniel Sturridge’s point-blank miss as Red Star Belgrade claimed a shock victory over Liverpool.
A woeful Liverpool suffered their second Champions League defeat of the season as they were beaten by Red Star Belgrade in Serbia on Tuesday night.

Two first-half goals from Milan Pavkov were enough to secure a historic win for the Serbian champions. Liverpool can have no complaints and their place in the knockout rounds of Europe’s premier competition is no longer a certainty by any means.

Positives
Liverpool can still progress out of Group C. That itself is the only positive from the night….

Joel Matip to leave Liverpool’s U.S. tour with muscle injury

Jurgen Klopp believes the future is bright at Liverpool for Daniel Sturridge, with the striker proving his fitness in pre-season.

Christian Pulisic put in an inspired performance with two goals for Dortmund as they came from behind to defeat Liverpool.
Liverpool have confirmed that Joel Matip will be leaving their preseason tour of the United States to undergo rehabilitation on a muscle injury.
Matip limped off injured 22 minutes into Liverpool’s 3-1 defeat to Borussia Dortmund in Charlotte on Sunday after overhitting a pass and then complaining of discomfort in his upper leg.
Liverpool said they do not consider the injury to be a “long-term concern” but that the issue would mean Matip plays no part in the team’s two remaining International Champions…

Liverpool’s Joel Matip out for season, Adam Lallana for ‘number of weeks’

The ESPN FC guys look ahead to the Champions League quarterfinal first leg between Liverpool and Manchester City.
Joel Matip is likely to be ruled out for the rest of the season with a thigh injury, Liverpool have announced, while Adam Lallana’s injury is not as bad as first thought.
Matip is set to undergo an operation to deal with the issue sustained during Saturday’s 2-1 victory at Crystal Palace.
The centre-half completed the full 90 minutes at Selhurst Park on the weekend, but a subsequent medical assessment on his thigh revealed that surgery may be needed.
A statement on Liverpool’s official website…

Liverpool’s Joel Matip likely to be out for rest of season with thigh injury

The ESPN FC guys look ahead to the Champions League quarterfinal first leg between Liverpool and Manchester City.
Joel Matip is likely to be ruled out for the rest of the season with a thigh injury, Liverpool have said.
The club say Matip is set to undergo an operation to deal with the issue sustained during Saturday’s 2-1 victory at Crystal Palace.
More to follow…

Liverpool’s Joel Matip: I want to score more goals this season

Mohamed Salah’s rise sees him at the front of Europe’s golden shoe race, but the Liverpool striker’s humble beginnings were in the small town of Najrij, Egypt.
Joel Matip wants to become more of a goalscoring threat after admitting he is not happy about only scoring twice since his move to Liverpool.
Matip, who joined the club on a free transfer at the start of the 2016-17 season, scored 23 times across seven seasons at Schalke.
The centre-back last found the net in November when he scored in Liverpool’s 4-1 victory at West Ham United.
“I hope that a few more will follow as I am not happy with my goal return,” Matip told the club’s official website. “I…

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