Klopp seemed to be dishing out a bit of stick to Joe, from the sidelines, during the Rubin Kazan match. Several times he needed to be told not to press on his own, if I was interpreting Klopp's hand gestures and was lip reading correctly.
He was certainly digging in to him. I noticed Klopp has given Joe plenty of attention after the match but it's also very clear that the lad is extremely low on confidence. At one point Klopp literally had to lift his head up from staring at the floor, even then he barely made eye contact with Jürgen.
I don't think Allen will ever make it at this club, I think he's had long enough to try and prove himself and has failed, it doesn't stop me admiring Jürgen for trying to bring the best out of him, afterall that's his job. If it results in us getting a slightly better Joe Allen for the times he needs to be called upon then it makes perfect sense and I'm not sure why Fed would have issue with it. Liking someone and trying to get their confidence up does not translate to giving him starting minutes in the first XI in crucial games, as we've seen Joe was hauled off after just 45 early on. Jürgen is simply doing his best to get the best out of all the squad not just those in the match day squad and I commend him for that.
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