Ask any footballer what they would ideally like in the wake of a heavy beating, almost all will proclaim a desire to be in back in action almost immediately.
Liverpool's squad, then, will surely have been frustrated at being denied an instant opportunity to start banishing the harrowing 4-1 midweek Champions League defeat at Napoli from their system.
The postponement of Saturday's Premier League visit of Wolverhampton Wanderers means the Reds are expected to next be in action when they continue their European campaign with the visit of Ajax on Tuesday.
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But rather than mope over their dismal display at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Liverpool were back on the pitch at the AXA Training Centre on Saturday being put through their paces by Jurgen Klopp and his coaching staff.
And the enforced break could in fact work in Liverpool's favour. Not least in helping give more time for those players who, for varying reasons, are still getting up to speed during the early weeks of the season.
Chief among those are Diogo Jota and Thiago Alcantara.
Jota missed almost the whole of pre-season having aggravated a previous hamstring injury in early July, and made his comeback with a 10-minute cameo in the goalless draw at Everton last weekend.
That was extended to half-an-hour in Italy in midweek, and while the forward would have been champing at the bit to start against his former club Wolves on Saturday, the extra few sessions will surely improve his overall fitness level and increase the prospect of a start against Ajax.
Thiago had been out since his own hamstring complaint suffered on the Premier League opening weekend at Fulham, with the impact of his absence underlined by his impressive showing from the bench in Italy having been brought on just past the hour-mark, Klopp pointing out there was no counter-pressing from his team until the Spaniard's arrival. Liverpool have been cautious over Thiago's return but he will now be in line to help a suffering midfield in midweek.
The extra days will also assist 20-year-old Fabio Carvalho's recovery from the dead leg that ruled him out against Napoli, Liverpool sorely missing his youthful energy and creativity in the final third. Joel Matip, meanwhile, appears ready to start after coming through the second half in Italy.
New signings will also benefit from the extra work at Kirkby. Darwin Nunez is still playing catch-up having been banned for three games last month, while Arthur Melo - who made a brief debut in Italy - continues to acclimatise following his loan arrival from Juventus at the start of the month.
Klopp has long bemoaned the lack of training opportunities during the relentless fixture schedule. And while it has emerged through hugely unfortunate circumstances, the extra period at Kirkby offers an unexpected chance to tweak and assess matters.
A few days may not appear much, but they will at least provide the Reds boss crucial time to assess his options having admitted the Reds now need to reinvent themselves.
And when Liverpool step out against Ajax on Tuesday, they will hope to be primed to start making amends for what happened in Italy - and drag their season back on track.
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