But extraordinary away victories at defending champions Chelsea (1-3) and leaders Manchester City (1-4) in Liverpool’s last three fixtures has highlighted what a world class coach Klopp is and that the “Normal One” is a man to be reckoned with. The money is in the Champions League but I can’t promise it now.
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With just one defeat in their past eight games since Klopp took charge, the players recognise that belief is growing with every positive result.
“We came here with another idea of football”.
‘The front three of Coutinho, Firmino and Adam Lallana were scintillating and they played very narrow… you could see the work that had been done during the week’.
The newspaper says Liverpool are seeking a second opinion meaning that Coutinho will undergo further medical checks today to determine the full extent of the problem before the club place any time-frame on his recovery. It is unfortunate but it is football, it is the way things go, and we have got a top-class replacement in.
“They are a team of top-class players, and that will hurt them”, he said.
But Pellegrini refused to discuss the 20-year-old’s display and also claimed that he had no regrets about his team selection, despite completely rejigging his midfield at half-time by sending on central dynamos Fernandinho and Fabian Delph for Yaya Toure and Jesus Navas.
It needs to be seen whether Klopp will step up in the January transfer window to get the players of his desire as he is now dealing with a squad that was built by Brendan Rodgers. Only two weeks ago we lost to Palace.
“I think it is something that opposition teams will be looking at and thinking that if they play quick they might be able to expose that”.
Liverpool have now scored as many goals in their last two away Premier League games (seven) as they managed in their 11 before that. We have Swansea coming but I don’t know that much about them yet.
“I’m playing all the time, I’m learning and becoming stronger so this is all good for me”, he added.
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“It’s obviously a brand new challenge for me and a completely different role to what I had at City but I had an wonderful time at City, played with a lot of good players, won some trophies and I think if I’d stayed at City I’d be enjoying it as well”. “Sometimes you can be sat defending and concede easy goals and you lose the game”.
