{"id":295852,"date":"2023-12-03T10:24:32","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T10:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=295852"},"modified":"2023-12-03T10:24:32","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T10:24:32","slug":"kostas-tsimikas-insists-liverpool-wont-be-weakened-by-change-in-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/kostas-tsimikas-insists-liverpool-wont-be-weakened-by-change-in-goal\/","title":{"rendered":"Kostas Tsimikas insists Liverpool won&apos;t be weakened by change in goal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Kostas Tsimikas insists Liverpool won&#8217;t be weakened by change in goal with Caoimhin Kelleher in line to start against Fulham with Alisson out injured<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kostas Tsimikas says Liverpool won&#8217;t be weakened by their change in goal\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Caoimhin Kelleher is set to start against Fulham with Alisson out injured\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>We expected perfection from VAR &#8211; we haven&#8217;t got it: Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Liverpool won\u2019t be stunted by an enforced change in goal with Jurgen Klopp\u2019s defenders under instructions to fly forward against Fulham on Sunday as usual.<\/p>\n<p>Irishman Caoimhin Kelleher is in line for his first Premier League start of the season with regular No1 Alisson suffering a muscular injury\u00a0against Manchester City last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Klopp\u2019s side are unbeaten in the league at Anfield for 14 months and Kostas Tsimikas, himself deputising for regular left-back Andy Robertson, insists it will be business as usual.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We had a big respect for Caoimh. For me personally, I feel very safe when he\u2019s the goalie,\u2019 says the pony-tailed Tsimikas.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He\u2019s a big goalkeeper and is a hard worker every day in training. He\u2019s played for the team many times and given absolutely everything. He deserves to play with Ali injured.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/09\/78519235-0-image-a-34_1701595276816.jpg\" height=\"437\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Kostas Tsimikas says Liverpool won&#8217;t be weakened by fielding\u00a0Caoimhin Kelleher<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/09\/78519557-0-Tsimikas_saya_that_Liverpool_do_not_have_to_change_their_game-m-57_1701596451722.jpg\" height=\"412\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Tsimikas says that Liverpool do not have to change their game even though Alisson is out<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s not like we have to change our game. I always try to play my game. For him to be at Liverpool, it means he is a very good goalkeeper. That\u2019s why he is here. We\u2019ve seen it many times in the past.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We have a great relationship. Always we chat together at training and always try to have fun.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Kelleher, who Klopp has joked in the past doesn\u2019t smile very often, has played 27 times for Liverpool \u2013 but 22 of those appearances have been in the cups.<\/p>\n<p>Most notably, he was in goal when Liverpool beat Chelsea to win the EFL Cup at Wembley in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool\u2019s new-look side have impressed in sticking to the Premier League leaders this season despite an injury list which still sees them without Diogo Jota, Alisson, Robertson, Thiago Alcantara and Stefan Bajcetic.<\/p>\n<p>Tsimikas is enjoying his spell in the side with vice-captain Robertson out until New Year with a shoulder injury.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I am enjoying playing more often and it\u2019s a big opportunity with a lot of games in a short period,\u2019 said the Greek international.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Of course, Robbo and myself want each other to be fit because it\u2019s not possible for one person to play all the games. But it\u2019s very big to play for a club like this and I want to keep focussed and hungry.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/09\/78519585-0-image-m-59_1701596553326.jpg\" height=\"444\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Tsimikas says he wants fellow left-back Andy Robertson to be fit to help the squad<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We\u2019ve seen many times everybody is ready at Liverpool. That\u2019s why we fight every day even when you\u2019re not playing. The training sessions are very in order to keep yourself fit. And when it\u2019s your time, be 100 ercent, whether it\u2019s Joe Gomez, Harvey Elliott, myself or whoever.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018There is a lot of depth and that is why we are in this big club.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Mo Salah will also look to continue his incredible run at Anfield which has seen him score or assist in Liverpool\u2019s last 15 Premier League games at home.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12819775\/Kostas-Tsimikas-Liverpool-Caoimhin-Kelleher-Fulham-Alisson-injured.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kostas Tsimikas insists Liverpool won&#8217;t be weakened by change in goal with Caoimhin Kelleher in line to start against Fulham<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295851,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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