Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp admits Adam Lallana rethink following midfielder's injury setback
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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has admitted he needs to rethink his handling of Adam Lallana with the Reds midfielder a huge doubt for Sunday's match against Tottenham.
The 29-year-old was ruled out for the first four months of the campaign after suffering an injury in pre-season, report the Liverpool Echo.
He returned as a late substitute against Chelsea in November, but then missed the following four games after a setback.
Lallana then managed a second comeback, but that has also been cut short after coming off the bench in the defeat to Swansea last month.
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The England international subsequently missed the win over Huddersfield with a muscle injury, and looks set to miss the visit of Spurs this weekend.
Klopp believes the shape Lallana is in makes it seem the player is back to full fitness even if he isn't, and says he will need to reconsider how to manage the former Southampton man.
“It’s really unlucky. It was a really serious injury in the summer,” Klopp explained. “Because of Adam’s quality and attitude in training, it looks immediately like we can put him in, but physical-wise he’s not fit.
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“The two things that happened after his big injury were in the 10 or 15 minutes after he came on. From nil to 100 in a second, and that’s maybe what caused the problem.
“We really tried to be sensible with it, to do the right thing. But it didn’t work, twice. It’s really not a big thing, three games is like not being injured.
“He’s maybe available for Tottenham, and if not then he’ll have missed three games. That’s really OK but of course it’s not cool. The body needs to adapt again to the intensity.”