"Back injury?" Klopp was surprised and asked assistant coach Kravitz.

"Yes, that's what the players said." Kravitz nodded.

As soon as Jurgen Klopp returned to Melwood training, his aides told him the 'bad news' that Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho had a back injury and would not be able to play in the fourth round of the Premier League against West Ham the following day.

'And, according to the player, he may not be able to play for Liverpool for a long time.' Kravitz said.

So serious?

This caught Klopp a little off guard, it doesn't make sense, just a week ago in the game and in the past few days of training, the Brazilian is still alive, what kind of back injury can be so sudden, and so serious.

"But, Leven. Pence has a different view. Kravitz said.

Lu Wen. Pence is Liverpool's team doctor.

Subsequently, Klopp and the team doctor Pence had a direct communication.

'That's the way it is, we checked and we didn't see any discomfort in Coutinho's back. Pence spread his hands helplessly, "However, the player is indeed expressing back pain, you know, human nerves are very complex, many nerve structures are unknown to us, and it is not ruled out that there are indeed nerve factors that cause the back pain of Brazilians!" ”

"I see." Klopp sent Dr. Pence away, his face already darkened.

Although Pence also explained the existence of special circumstances, there is a vague opinion in his words: Coutinho may be cheating to avoid playing!

Jurgen Klopp is known for his strict management of the army, and he requires his players to strictly enforce his tactics on the pitch, but any player who is lazy or inattentive is not allowed by Klopp, let alone this kind of suspected fraud.

……

It's very simple, with a little analysis, you can guess everything.

Liverpool have categorically rejected Barcelona's first offer for Coutinho and have made it clear to Barcelona that Coutinho is not for sale.

Although the non-sale has long been interpreted in various meanings, given the close closure of the transfer market and the importance of Coutinho in Klopp's tactics, the 'not for sale' in Liverpool's mouth is indeed a real non-sale, at least in this transfer window.

However, it is clear that Barcelona are not giving up.

Barcelona has raised their offer again.

They raised their offer from £65 million to £70 million.

However, Liverpool once again did not hesitate to turn down the offer.

That is, when Klopp took Jiang Chenxi to the UEFA award ceremony and the group stage draw ceremony, the club's chief executive, Peter Brown. As soon as Moore got off the plane, he received a call from Barcelona and again expressed his refusal to shoot Coutinho.

And then......

Klopp and Peter. When Moore was still in Monte Carlo, Coutinho officially submitted a transfer application on the club's side.

And when Jurgen Klopp returned from Monte Carlo, Coutinho's back injury flared up.

So much has happened in just half a day.

Klopp was enraged.

What does that mean?

Is it not agreed that he will transfer to Barcelona and refuse to play for Liverpool?

……

Daily Sport reports that although Liverpool rejected Barcelona's offer for Philippe Coutinho, the door to the transfer has not been closed as Barcelona have secured the player himself.

The development of events left all those who followed the matter stunned (and hooked).

Before the words of "Daily Sport" fell, Coutinho openly showed goodwill to Barcelona in an interview with the media: no player can refuse Barcelona's invitation, and playing at Camp Nou is every player's dream!

It's almost the same as openly saying that you want to play in Barcelona!

If Coutinho's remarks only upset Liverpool fans, then subsequent developments have angered Liverpool fans.

On 29 August 2015, Liverpool drew 2-2 at home to West Ham United in the fourth round of the league.

Jiang Chenxi scored a goal in the game, and Sane, who came off the bench in this game, also scored a goal.

The most eye-catching aspect of the game was that Coutinho did not play, he did not even make the squad for the game, but only appeared in the stands.

In the absence of Coutinho, Liverpool played a little awkward in this game, and was accustomed to Coutinho, Lallana, Salah and Jiang Chenxi's front-court four-man offensive tactics, and now there is a sudden lack of Brazilians, Liverpool's attack is obviously affected, if it weren't for Jiang Chenxi's strong individual scoring ability in this game, Liverpool may really lose at home in this game, and the media also said after the game that Liverpool was lucky to get a point at home.

Of course, this does not mean that Coutinho is more important and indispensable than Jiang Chenxi in Liverpool, and a familiar style of play will definitely be affected if a certain player is suddenly missing.

And, most importantly, Coutinho's 'back injury' inside story, most of the players in the Liverpool team see it, how can they not know what is going on?

This incident affected Liverpool's morale and the stability of the dressing room.

……

After the game, Coutinho's absence from the game against West Ham United was the focus of media attention.

The official reply given by the Liverpool club was that Coutinho was unable to play due to a back injury.

Liverpool's response is also to cover up their own shame, it can't be said that the player is very likely to make a transfer, and he refuses to play for the team due to fraud, and the face of the century-old giant will be gone.

However, although Liverpool FC covered up this matter, the powerful media still found out the 'inside information'.

The Sun broke the news that the Brazilian star was not injured at all, but only refused to play in protest because Liverpool refused to transfer him to Barcelona.

Liverpool fans are skeptical, some are angry, some are skeptical, after all, the Sun's Liverpool relationship has always been bad, and the media often creates rumors about Liverpool.

However, an incident soon happened that completely angered Liverpool fans.

After the fourth round of the league, there will be a two-week international break.

The Brazilian national team has announced the squad for this national team training camp before this, and Liverpool star Coutinho is impressively listed.

And Coutinho, who had just missed the match between Liverpool and West Ham United due to a back injury, boarded a flight back to Brazil on the afternoon of the game: he went to report to the national team!