Speaking to Liverpoolfc.com upon his return to Melwood, the Premier League club’s training base, Wijnaldum said,
Premier League leaders Liverpool eagerly await top-flight return
Until just before the COVID-19 lockdown and the suspension of football, the Premier League club were in the midst of a dream season. A 25-point-lead at the top of the Premier League table, into the knockouts of the Champions League and a shot at an invincible season.
The first of the three scenarios will guarantee them a maiden Premier League title, if it hasn’t already. However, they were eliminated by Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid from the UCL at Anfield and lost their first EPL game of the season to Watford.
Their dismal EPL performance at Vicarage Road in all likelihood isn’t even going to leave a dent on their spotless title chase. However, it is the fact that they couldn’t play football after these two disappointing defeats is something that Wijnaldum touched upon.
The Liverpool squad led by arguably the best manager in the Premier League, Jürgen Klopp, have kept in touch regularly through the lockdown. The German and his troops have continuously trained via video sessions with the club staff and other players.
Now that training is set to resume, Wijnaldum expressed his delight at the prospect of seeing these staff members and players in person. The Dutchman commented,
The Premier League star says that the prospect of working and playing together as a team once again is something that they all as professionals look forward to. He continued,
The Premier League’s Project Restart plan aims to help the league resume in June along with La Liga Santander and other top European leagues. The EPL have already proposed a plan wherein Premier League clubs play out the remainder of the matches at neutral venues behind closed doors.
The clubs are set to take a vote later this month to decide the future of the Premier League season.
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