Liverpool on fire, two players to start a fight no one expected

Sometimes football can be too cruel with footballers, because regardless of the high level displayed by them, sometimes their starting and continuity on the pitch can be compromised by various factors, one of them being the incorporation of elements to the squad, occurring this situation at Anfield where Jürgen Klopp is between a rock and a hard place with an issue that directly involves his defensive sector.

Within the collective chaos that Liverpool have experienced since the start of the 2022-2023 season, Jurgen Klopp has discovered that there is more than one player with enough qualities to be taken into account in the starting line-up, that being the case of Kostas Tsimikas, a defender of Greek origin who has given excellent displays once Andy Robertson was released a few weeks ago.

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These two players could be the protagonists of one of the most fascinating positional rivalries for the left-back position at Anfield, as Liverpool and Klopp have in Andy a player who has been one of the most solid in his position since he donned the red shirt, however, Robertson's form has dropped in recent months, allowing Kostas to gradually gain the confidence of the coach who already has him as one of his almost irreplaceable first-choice players.

The Greece international defender has been the closest thing to a wildcard since his arrival on Merseyside in 2020, arriving as an unknown player who spent his first few months of his Liverpool career on the sidelines, but the player's patience has paid off as this year with the drop in form of his teammate and the injury he suffered in the Champions League matchday 1 game against Napoli were his reward and he is now firmly in the starting line-up.

Tsimikas and Robertson will fight for the starting line-up 

Against Brighton, Tsimikas performed excellently at the back, his absence noticeable when he was taken off to allow James Milner to come on and contribute to the equaliser. His interventions against Rangers did not go unnoticed and he still delivered good statistics, putting the German manager in a serious predicament as once Robertson is brought on, the battle for the starting eleven will not let up and he will only be able to field one in each starting eleven in his matches.