Jürgen Klopp - LFC Manager - 2018/19 Edition

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/29326/11471302/gary-neville-on-liverpools-threat-to-man-city-virgil-van-dijks-influence-and-klopps-squad-depth (video midway)

Klopp talks about our match and midfield trio Good listen if you haven't seen it!

Precisely. The minute we start to worry about media reaction is the minute we stop prioritizing football above the media.

Klopp's a genius at this, he doesn't take on the media and neither does he serve them, just let's the media do their parasitic thing whilst keeping the team focused.

Very true,were as kenny was the opposite as a player & a manager
He very often loved taking on  all corners of the media & more often than not made them look like the bellends they were / are and would often take the piss out of them.

Tough set of fixtures coming up for the boss and I love it. Go back a few years and we’d have been concerned about such a hard set of games, but now, go into them with every confidence that we can win the lot. Sets of fixtures can make your season, we win them and we are taken very seriously about winning silverware this season and the confidence and momentum it will create within the squad will be fantastic.

Bring it on!!

All things considered, 5 out of 5 with three of those victories coming in tough away grounds is an excellent start to the season.

Keep it up boss!

No it's not I know better than Klopp but I hate to see he take TAA out, put Matip in then move Gomez out wide near end of game, that's few times already proof just causing us struggle, last game at Wembly also the same. 

No it's not I know better than Klopp but I hate to see he take TAA out, put Matip in then move Gomez out wide near end of game, that's few times already proof just causing us struggle, last game at Wembly also the same. 

different ways to look at it tho. Nervous last mins. take out Taa becuase he is very young, move gomez to RB and have experience in the heart of defence. Matip isnt a bad player. I would have been more nervous if it was Skrtel coming in but matip knows what he is doing.

No it's not I know better than Klopp but I hate to see he take TAA out, put Matip in then move Gomez out wide near end of game, that's few times already proof just causing us struggle, last game at Wembly also the same. 

We must be watching different games. They were causing a few problems when TAA was still on, they were looking to get in down his side, right change by Klopp IMO.

Last time at Wembley this wasn’t an issue at all, the issue was through the middle and Lovren getting torn to pieces.

We must be watching different games. They were causing a few problems when TAA was still on, they were looking to get in down his side, right change by Klopp IMO.

Last time at Wembley this wasn’t an issue at all, the issue was through the middle and Lovren getting torn to pieces.

Sorry mate I said last game at Wembly I mean yesterday game not last season.

IMO just a few minutes left I don't see benefit bring on a cb, especially not an excellent one just to break the well paired of VvD and Gomez. How about bring in Fabinho to replace TAA?

Ofcourse we win the match but, again just my opinion I'm not confident Matip can help our defense as I saw few times we concede goal after Klopp made similar substitutions. Also I don't say it's Matip mistake but my point is such a change, with the cb pair playing well seem not improve our overall defense.   

Glad for him to shake of this "wembley curse" don't think Jürgen would have given the slightest F**k though.

It will at least stop the media gobshites writting about it.

Lot of people questioned his midfield trio tonight but as usual Jürgen knows best and they were immense tonight. The new players can look on and know if they want to get into this team they are going to have to perform when they get a chance.

10 out of 10 for the Boss tonight

Lot of people questioned his midfield trio tonight but as usual Jürgen knows best and they were immense tonight. The new players can look on and know if they want to get into this team they are going to have to perform when they get a chance.

10 out of 10 for the Boss tonight

Absolutely mate, these 3 lads got us through the knockout stages of the Champions League last season (along with Ox) so I've got no problem with Klopp keeping faith and showing loyalty to players who did the club proud last season. Gigi is currently having his best spell since joining the club, Milner has been our best midfielder and Hendo (despite what many will tell you) is playing solid, dependable football in a side that looks far more resilient than it has in 7-8 years. 

For his first game in charge, we went into the game on 17th October 2015 with a bench of Bogdan, Toure, Randall, Ibe, Allen, Texeira and Sinclair.
Fast forward just under 3 years and we are going into a game against PSG, who have some of the worlds best players (including the 2 most expensive players in the world), benching Naby Keita, Fabinho, Shaqiri, Roberto Firmino, Shaqiri, Matip and Migs. Although the last 2 names, certainly the last name for sure isn’t good enough, that’s a bench that is stronger than our starting 11 in Klopps first game. Unbelievable the transformation in less than 3 years, which has already included back to back CL qualifications, cup finals and our best start to a season since the 60s if I’m right in saying.

I can’t help but wonder what might have been had we gotten Klopp sooner.

After we we signed Keita, Fabinho, and seemed to be about to sign Fekir, my concern was that we could end up dropping our existing midfielders to the 2nd string. People were talking about how we would have an all new midfield 3 this season. That would have been crazy imo. After the effort Jürgen got from Milner, Gini and Hendo last season, there is no way the 3 of them should have been rewarded by becoming back up players.

I didn't think Jürgen would do it, but there was some doubt, because when a manager spends big money on players the tendency is that those guys have to start. By showing his faith in our existing 3, Jürgen has shown why he is a great man manager. He has sent the message that if you are in possession of the jersey and you are giving it everything and playing well, you keep the jersey. Those, criminally under-rated, 3 rewarded him last night, they were all superb, and the key to what was a great team performance.

Keita and Fab will get plenty of chances this season, but Jürgen ( and our existing midfielders) have sent the message that if you want to be a first pick, you're going to have pull up trees. And when a team gets that vibe about it, it wins things.

Just seen the clip from today's press conference where he gets asked whether Salah is having a bit of a slump. "What was it he scored last year" Reporter responds saying 6 in 6 and so far it's 2 in 6, Klopp's response: "yeah wow what a crisis!!"

Absolute spot-on answer from Klopp!

After we we signed Keita, Fabinho, and seemed to be about to sign Fekir, my concern was that we could end up dropping our existing midfielders to the 2nd string. People were talking about how we would have an all new midfield 3 this season. That would have been crazy imo. After the effort Jürgen got from Milner, Gini and Hendo last season, there is no way the 3 of them should have been rewarded by becoming back up players.

I didn't think Jürgen would do it, but there was some doubt, because when a manager spends big money on players the tendency is that those guys have to start. By showing his faith in our existing 3, Jürgen has shown why he is a great man manager. He has sent the message that if you are in possession of the jersey and you are giving it everything and playing well, you keep the jersey. Those, criminally under-rated, 3 rewarded him last night, they were all superb, and the key to what was a great team performance.

Keita and Fab will get plenty of chances this season, but Jürgen ( and our existing midfielders) have sent the message that if you want to be a first pick, you're going to have pull up trees. And when a team gets that vibe about it, it wins things.

For the same reason that Klopp has been right to keep choosing those three (because they are playing well), it would have been no problem to sign and then start three new midfielders if the incomings were in fact the ones playing better at the time. No doubt those guys are deserving their opportunities and worked hard last season, but at a club of this size, with this ambition, selections must only be on merit, and not legacy. If he had chosen three new guys for the starting XI based on who he thought would give us the best chance of winning matches and trophies, it wouldn't have bothered me in the slightest.

Put Sturridge in the team vs PSG...goal and good performance

Put Matip and Shaqiri in vs Saints. Matip goal and clean sheet, Shaqiri 2 assists.

Just the rotation and depth we have been lacking in years.

Think back to when this place was awash with people questioning him and bringing out the points per game argument and making comparisons with Brendan *shudders*.

Thank F**k were beyond that now.

Put Sturridge in the team vs PSG...goal and good performance

Put Matip and Shaqiri in vs Saints. Matip goal and clean sheet, Shaqiri 2 assists.

Just the rotation and depth we have been lacking in years.

So true. We need to two teams to win things. We will rotate on Wednesday and still be competitive.

Just seen the clip from today's press conference where he gets asked whether Salah is having a bit of a slump. "What was it he scored last year" Reporter responds saying 6 in 6 and so far it's 2 in 6, Klopp's response: "yeah wow what a crisis!!"

Absolute spot-on answer from Klopp!

I'm convinced some of these so called sports writers get their questions from the back of a cornflakes box

I get the feeling new players need to be Klopperised before they can be trusted. They haven't had an effect so far so that all good for further improvement. Looking back to Robbo look how well Klopp brought him in and kept all the pressure off him.

The message for Shaqiri yesterday was the team comes first, second, third, always.. I am looking forward to Wednesday because if you get picked you are going to have to play really well to get into the team for the League game at the weekend.

Happy Days

I get the feeling new players need to be Klopperised before they can be trusted. They haven't had an effect so far so that all good for further improvement. Looking back to Robbo look how well Klopp brought him in and kept all the pressure off him.

The message for Shaqiri yesterday was the team comes first, second, third, always.. I am looking forward to Wednesday because if you get picked you are going to have to play really well to get into the team for the League game at the weekend.

Happy Days

I deffo need some klopperising too

I get the feeling new players need to be Klopperised before they can be trusted. They haven't had an effect so far so that all good for further improvement. Looking back to Robbo look how well Klopp brought him in and kept all the pressure off him.

The message for Shaqiri yesterday was the team comes first, second, third, always.. I am looking forward to Wednesday because if you get picked you are going to have to play really well to get into the team for the League game at the weekend.

Happy Days

Can't we just say Klopped? Klopperised.
Klopperised seems a big unnecessarily long.

Can't we just say Klopped? Klopperised.
Klopperised seems a big unnecessarily long.

Fcuk me Rib, do you have to pick holes in everything.