Yep. Again, another international weekend break. Growing up I am positive that there was never this many breaks during the season to play International matches. It seems to be quite ridiculous this year and I know that many fans like myself are very frustrated. Ok – rant over.

On a positive note it gives opportunities for our players to shine on a national level and that is what most of them did. The biggest confidence booster was our midfielder Gini Wjinaldum scoring against world cup winners France during the week which is a great accomplishment and will for sure allow him to come back with his confidence sky high. The same goes for the Egyptian king Mo Salah scoring at the weekend for Egypt.

One downside from this break though is for one of our main striker Sadio Mane who plays for Senegal. Even though they were winning at the time, Mane missed an opportunity to score and his own country fans booed him. You could clearly see how much his affected him as he was on the floor on his knees with his head in the ground. This is a striker who recently has been lacking confidence in his play and this most definitely will not be a great thing for him. Some players like Ronaldo thrive off of that reception and pay better but Mane is a type of player who constantly needs positive feedback to play well. I am hoping when he returns to Liverpool our staff and players around his can help him boost his confidence back up to be the fantastic player that he is.

Other than that it has been a relatively quiet week in the camp of Liverpool as everyone at home is just working and focusing towards our next string of matches going into the Christmas period. We have to finish the year off strong and be in great standing for the new year. Otherwise we could lose our chances of winning any cup going forward. That is definitely what the focus at the club is this season. Next match is Saturday vs. Watford. We go again then.