Never understood why he didn't at least play the first game against West Ham. Scotland might not be a great standard, but at least he was getting regular first team football and playing well. You presume he was brought back so Klopp could properly evaluate him up close to see if he does have what it takes to be a part the first team squad next year. But how do you do that if you don't see him in competitive first team action?
To a wider point, I actually think he's missing a great opportunity here to blood the best of the youth in the league and have a serious look at them. The top 4's all but dead with our horrendous recent run. He's under zero pressure in what is ostensibly an evaluation year, coming in as late as he did and working with players that he didn't sign. And he has the full backing and love of most everyone so very few would moan if he did take a look at the likes of Ward, Smith, Branigan, Ojo and Teixeira in place of the continued mediocrity in most of the senior players.
I really hope he's not fallen into the need/ pressure so many do here of having to get results so he feels he has to play the established guys because he's really not under that.
It'll be a sad opportunity missed if that's the case because rarely has a L'pool manager in the Premier League era had that love from most everyone and been afforded that opportunity to play the youth without any worries of much criticism.
