Boss that
I genuinely feel he thinks he can and is building something, this summer people are complaining about what we are spending to what the others are spending but I think that Klopp knows what he is doing in terms of the overall feel of what he is working with.
We have a squad that needs moulding, but we don't have European football next season, so we need less players in theory that what we have needed last season, Klopp makes a big deal about training what he has and the difference he can make to the players in that area, so he may well look at this squad overall, or certainly the basis of it thinking that he can improve them by conditioning and tactically, he doesn't need an overinflated squad for next season due to that lack of European footy and if he looks at the core and thinks that they are good enough with what improvement he can impart on them who are we to argue at this juncture?
He will likely not want a squad for next season bigger than say 22-23' if he looks at two per position he may think that ins this summer aren't that dramatic
He's brought a keeper so he has two of them he is happy with
Full back
Clyne will be 100% first choice and showed last season that his injury record and stamina is good and we have Flanno for back up
Moreno, we may not be his biggest fans but Klopp may well think he can improve him on the training pitch at his age, then he really likes this Chilwell kid who is apparently very highly rated in the game.
CBS
Look he probably thinks four is enough
Lovren
Matip
Sakho
Gomez
Now a lot there depends on Sakho's ban hearing next week, if he gets an additional I'd expect one more to come in but if he doesn't then those three will be first choices with young Gomez there who Klopp apparently rates highly and we saw enough at LB to see why, but if another comes in where does he get any minutes? And if he is that highly rated then he must get games or that talent won't come through
Let's say Klopp plays 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 this season as expected
Midfield
Can
Henderson
Grujic
Will be in the mix, I know people don't like Hendo as a rule but if he can get back to his level of fitness then there isn't another player in this squad that suits Klopps style than Hendo, and for those who think he's sh*te then I'm sorry that's not right, at his best he is good enough.
Grujic, same example as Gomez
But you can see why he wants one more and I'd imagine one more will come in.
Lucas and Allen are still around and question marks are against both if they still will be, I'd imagine Allen won't but Lucas may well still be to give experience in the dressing room and cover in two positions.
Up front
He plays one as a main striker, so Sturridge, Origi and Ings will be those options
The 3 behind
Lallana, Mane, Coutinho, Firmino, Markovic
Then there Milner who will still be here but could find himself at full back, in behind or cm this season at times.
There's Balotelli, Benteke, Alberto, Ibe, Illori etc to move on. There's kids like Brannagan, Ojo, Stewart who will probably still be here to think about.
I'm not sure he thinks that he 'needs' that much with what we are facing this season and what he feels he can do on the training pitch.
A LB, a CM will likely do it for him but Imo we will have the money if something comes up later in the window for example Gotze who I still believe Klopp would take and make it work, or if something like an Isco for want of an example gets frozen out at Madrid and is hawked round the world and because it's late he lands at us and we have the funds and the will to make it work we can like Spurs did with Van Der Vaart a few years back.
If we go heavily for a new striker for example and Klopp only plays one then that squeezes someone out he doesn't want to, because if you are bringing one in then it's a wordie rather than someone with the understanding he's third choice ala Ings who will be content with that, but would Sturrdige be content with dropping to second or third?
Klopp is looking at a balance and a need this year and I'm happy to see how he can convert these players with his methods and training and set up.
I think that what he's maybe thinking is league this year, get back into Europe with this squad and be in a position to add to a solid base next summer with the addition of Europe and the money to add two or three wordies
Signing for the sake of it with what we have and what he seems happy with causes more issues than it solves
Anyway I'm made up Klopp believes in us and has signed such a contract
Well in Kloppo
