Since Klopp has taken over at Anfield, Liverpool have lost just one of their 10 fixtures under the former Borussia Dortmund boss, with notable wins over Chelsea and Manchester City coming away from home. I’d really like to change my personality but I can’t forget this ****ing loss against Crystal Palace! “We can’t play the ball in that direction when we have no one to play it to, please stay there”.
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The Liverpool midfielder has started every Premier League game under Klopp and has revealed that his first team talk – before the 0-0 draw with Tottenham – ignited a “passion” that has burned ever since.
The Dutchman took charge of the club before the 2014-15 season and saw a host of players, including Luke Shaw, Dejan Lovren, Callum Chambers, and Adam Lallana (Liverpool), move on even before the club had played a competitive game under him.
“I think Liverpool are strong, but Southampton are also strong, and I think they know there is not a big difference between both teams”.
“We only have to think about Southampton”.
As someone with the luxury of attending a variety of stadiums in the Premier League, the conclusion was reached a while ago that Liverpool fans are too critical of themselves on the subject of atmosphere.
“But two days or one day before a game you have to solve some problems and when you have your decisions then you can start thinking about your game plan, which always depends on the players you can bring”.
The Merseysiders, who have won six of their last seven games in all competitions, play seven times this month and kick-off the hectic schedule at Southampton in an English League Cup quarter- final tomorrow (HK time).
Of his role under the German, Clyne says: “I’ll say definitely pressing on the front foot, setting the trap for the opposition team, and getting more forward on the pitch, and [being] solid defensively as well”. “No. I am working now, we are playing now, and we have to win now”. With someone who has had 20 injuries, you can not be treated like a normal player. It is not because of his qualities, it is only because of his history.
“Everyone else spent more money than they got”.
“Nobody is alone at Melwood”.
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“For this moment it’s okay – maybe we could have done better but we never will know this”. That’s what I was trying to say.
