The coach of the Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp, He noted this Friday that he does not know if he will be able to count on Alisson Becker i Fabinho this weekend, after the Brazilian Confederation (CBF) asked FIFA to sanction them.
Alisson i FabinhoIn addition to Roberto Firmino, who is injured, were called up for the qualifying matches in the ‘ World Cup Qatar-2022 that has disputed Brazil, but the Premier League refuse to cede them because of the ten-day quarantine that players must meet on their return from South America.
Affected federations can apply to the FIFA that their footballers be suspended for a period of five days after the international truce. A CBF spokesman confirmed to AFP that it has made this request.
In addition to the Liverpool trio, Ederson i Gabriel Jesus at Manchester City, Fred at Manchester United, Thiago Silva at Chelsea i Raphinha at Leeds could therefore not be lined up in the fourth round of the Premier League if the sanction is confirmed.
“I don’t know what will happen this weekend. Right now we have to wait for them to decide and accept it. We will do what they tell us and we will try to win a football match,” he said. Klopp about the mourning his team plays on Sunday against Leeds.
The German coach, who has repeatedly spoken out against the congestion of the world football calendar, criticized the situation.
“We all know we are in the middle of a pandemic, it is difficult for all parties, life and football. If we had let our players travel they would have had to spend forty days in any hotel, probably near the airport, which is not good for anyone, ”he said.
“But for a football player to spend ten days in a hotel means losing muscle, losing everything. It means ten days in the hotel and ten days to get back in shape,” he added.