Jeremie Frimpong return has arrived like a strong cup of espresso for Liverpool supporters—equal parts invigorating and slightly nerve-wracking. The £29.5 million signing was sidelined by a hamstring issue, missing clashes with Newcastle and Arsenal. Instead of jetting off for international duty with the Netherlands, he stayed behind on Merseyside, trading tulips for treadmills, and finally rejoined full training this week.
Jeremie Frimpong and the Right-Back Dilemma
Here’s the kicker: Dominik Szoboszlai, Liverpool’s midfield maestro, moonlighted at right-back and made it look like a natural calling. Conor Bradley is also raring to go. So now Arne Slot has a classic football problem: too many good options. Frimpong may be fit, but after a hamstring scare, rushing him back into Burnley away on a cold Sunday lunchtime would be like testing a Ferrari on a cobblestone road—tempting, but foolish.
Jeremie Frimpong in the Fixture Conga Line
Liverpool’s September calendar looks like a music festival lineup—six games in 17 days across three competitions. The sensible move is easing Frimpong into action, maybe letting him loose in Europe or a domestic cup, where the stakes are slightly less dramatic. Burnley away? That’s probably a Bradley-or-Szoboszlai gig.
Author’s Take: Patience, People
If you ask me, Liverpool fans should treat Jeremie Frimpong like a fine bottle of wine: don’t pop the cork too early. Hamstrings are the trickiest of divas—one wrong stretch and you’re back to square one. With Isak arriving in a blaze of £125m drama, the squad already feels supercharged. Slot has the luxury of time, and he should use it.
In short, Frimpong’s return is the good kind of headache. Better this than scrambling to convert midfielders into full-backs on the fly. Liverpool, for once, can afford patience—and that’s a rare luxury in football.Let the man heal properly before Burnley becomes his testing ground.
