Aidy Boothroyd willing to defend handling of Jordan Rossiter on U19 duty to fuming Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp
Jordan Rossiter sustained a hamstring injury with England Under 19s
Klopp was furious Rossiter played three games across six days
England Under 19 boss Aidy Boothroyd stands by his selectionsAidy Boothroyd stands by his decision to pick Jordan Rossiter for three England Under 19 matches – and would welcome a call from Jürgen Klopp to discuss what happened.
The Liverpool manager was left furious that Under 19 head coach Boothroyd picked the midfielder to play the full 90 minutes in a trio of European Championship qualifying matches during the international break.
The games took place over six days – not five as Klopp indicated on Wednesday – and though the team won the first two, against Macedonia and Finland, they still needed a draw or victory in the final match against Italy to increase their seeding for the tournament.
With Rossiter in the side, they secured a 0-0 draw.
Klopp has demanded the Football Association provide an explanation and Sportsmail understands that Boothroyd would happily speak to the Liverpool boss.
Rossiter, goalkeeper Freddie Woodman, a Newcastle player, and Chelsea defender Jake Clarke-Salter were the only three players selected for the full length of each match so that Boothroyd could maintain the spine of his team in these crucial games.
After the matches, Boothroyd twice spoke to Liverpool’s academy director Alex Inglethorpe about the player and maintains a regular dialogue with all clubs about their players.
Rossiter, 18, came back to his club with a hamstring injury and Klopp said: 'Rossiter is a special story, I would say. I've never heard that a player so young plays three games in five days. That was the problem. That's why he got injured.
'These young players are our future, if we handle them like horses then we get horses. We want them to improve.’
Source:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3284525/Liverpool-FC-news-Aidy-Boothroyd-willing-explain-decisions-regarding-Jordan-Rossiter-Jürgen-Klopp.html
Well let's hear it Aidy... be careful what you wish for!