Jurgen Klopp has claimed that the ongoing Joel Matip thing is very unfair for them. The defender hasn’t played for Liverpool in recent times.
There has been miscommunication between FIFA and Liverpool. Matip missed the match against Manchester United and also had to sit out against Plymouth in the FA Cup.
According to FIFA rules, if a player refuses to appear for his respective country FIFA has the right to block him from playing during that stipulated time. Football’s regulating authority is yet to give their verdict over the incident and according to the German manager, it is hampering Liverpool.
Klopp said, “It is difficult in this position because with the fixtures we have at the moment, we don’t have a lot of training time. You have to work with the team which could start in the next game and when you’re not sure what to do with Joel, he is not that involved.
“I had to put me outside this case a little bit because I need my full concentration about other things.
“We knew about the Africa Cup of Nations and it is the same for all teams with African players. The Matip case is obviously, for us, special and we do not feel it is fair.
“We do what we can but we cannot change it and we cannot turn it in our direction because we want it. It is another experience which you don’t need but we have to learn from it.”
