Jürgen Klopp will be aware of one justification

Many Liverpool fans are already considering whether Jürgen Klopp will add players to his roster as the January transfer window draws near, of course, there is justification for that stance; the Reds' inconsistent season-opening performance has shown time and again that adjustments are absolutely necessary.

In order to fix the mistakes made in the first half of the season, signings should be at the top of the club's priority list. However, it is crucial to also take into account other ways to make short-term progress, the most important of these is getting the team's already-committed players back to anything close to their peak performance in the coming weeks.

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There are certainly many celebrities who failed to live up to their own lofty expectations before the World Cup, but only two could really be said to have had that competition on their minds constantly, they are Virgil van Dijk and Fabinho, who cost a combined £114 million ($138 million/€130 million), and whose improvement

After a trip to Qatar would be as important as any acquisition Klopp might make in January, let's start with Van Dijk, who went to great measures to convince journalists during his regular mixed zone encounters that the World Cup was not on his mind as he put in a string of surprisingly subpar games previous to the international break.

Recovering from a significant knee injury

The Dutchman previously gave up his chance to compete in his first major event by skipping the rescheduled Euro 2020 in order to finish recovering from a significant knee injury, It is therefore not difficult to believe that he worried another fitness issue ending his dream of leading his country in Qatar, whether he was aware of it or not, or that any such anxieties may show up in slightly reticent performances.