Tango Endo Only Played for Minutes! Korean Media Schadenfreude: Struggling to Adapt to Liverpool’s System, About to Be Sold

The situation of Japanese international Tango Endo at Liverpool has surprised the Korean media. In the first two matches of the new season, Endo only received four minutes of playing time, a situation that has sparked concern about his future prospects.

In the Premier League opener against Ipswich, Liverpool won 2-0, but Endo did not get any playing time. In the second round against Brentford, although Liverpool also won 2-0, Endo was only brought on as a substitute during stoppage time in the second half, playing a total of only four minutes.

Korean media XSPORTS published an article titled “Impact of Japanese International Midfielder Playing Only 4 Minutes Across 2 Matches,” detailing this incident. The article pointed out, “Tango Endo, the Japanese midfielder for Liverpool, has only played for four minutes in the new Premier League season and is facing the crisis of possibly being sold by the team.”

The Korean media cited reports from British media suggesting that Endo’s status seems to be declining. The article commented, “Although Liverpool achieved two consecutive wins at the start of the new season, things are not going well for Endo. In the match against Ipswich in the first round, he did not get a single minute of playtime; in the match against Brentford, he only came on as a substitute during stoppage time, playing for just four minutes. Last season, he was a regular midfielder, but now it seems that under the new tactical system of head coach Slot, his position has been marginalized.”

The article also mentioned Endo’s performance last season, “However, entering August, the situation changed. Endo seemed to struggle adapting to Coach Slot’s new tactical system, so the coach began using other players more frequently, which means that Endo’s position became unstable.”

The Korean media expressed surprise at the difficulties faced by this captain of the Japanese national team at the club level and remain attentive to his future direction.