As Liverpool drew 2-2 against West Ham on Saturday, four players were brought on in the final 11 minutes.

All four players looked tired and fed up; the season is mentally over for a lot of Liverpool’s first-team players whose quadruple hopes diminished long ago.

Substitutes are not Jürgen Klopp’s strong suit as of late.



This issue stems from one major aspect Liverpool has lacked in recent weeks: motivation.

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As mentioned, this side had its eyes on the quadruple, then the treble, then the double, and now just the Carabao Cup, which will feel underwhelming for a side that has greatly underperformed near the end of the season.

Liverpool essentially already has a return to the Champions League wrapped up and that will be mathematically official soon.

Without motivation, then, the final three games are set to be lackluster, with key players likely to coast.

Three games remain; 270 minutes of football that does not mean a lot to first-team players with nothing to play for.

The likes of Clark, Baj?eti? and Danns have already proven they can thrive in huge first-team games.
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