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Up for it
Kostas Tsimikas is confident Liverpool will get back on track when the domestic season resumes next week.
The Reds are currently 15 points off the pace in the Premier League title race after winning just six of their opening 14 games.
But with a Carabao Cup fourth-round tie at Manchester City next Thursday followed by a trip to Aston Villa on Boxing Day, Tsimikas believes Jurgen Klopp’s men can quickly turn the corner.
Speaking to the club’s official website, the left-back, 26, said: “It’s a frustration because we lost many games we didn’t want to lose. We want to be on the highest level we can be.
“If we want to achieve our goals, we have to be 100% there and to win football games.
“Every single day we work very hard. I can see everybody is hungry for the rest of the season. I’m really looking forward to the next games.”
Messi magic
James Maddison has joined the growing list of footballers blown away by Lionel Messi’s World Cup displays.
Skipper Messi, 35, was in inspired form once again last night as Argentina saw off Croatia 3-0 to book their place in Sunday’s final.
And Maddison, an unused sub during England’s campaign in Qatar, is loving watching the Paris Saint-Germain superstar in action.
The Leicester ace, 26, tweeted: “Wasn’t sure whether I was going to watch the rest of the World Cup after we were eliminated.
“But how can you turn down the opportunity to watch Leo Messi when he can still play to that level at 35? Honestly astonishing.”
Broja injury woe
Chelsea striker Armando Broja faces the rest of the season on the sidelines after rupturing the ACL in his right knee.
Broja, 21, left the pitch on a stretcher last Sunday during the first half of Chelsea’s mid-season friendly with Aston Villa.
Following a collision with Villa defender Ezri Konsa, the Albania international screamed in pain as concerned opponents rushed to his aid.
Broja has been a regular feature in Chelsea’s squad this season, scoring one goal and providing one assist in 12 Premier League appearances.
But Blues boss Graham Potter, who saw the young side he fielded lose 1-0 to the Villans in Abu Dhabi, may now be forced to dip into the transfer market for a new striker next month.
