“The first 15 minutes were great – wonderful football without scoring”, Klopp said.
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The 18-year-old was handed his first-team debut in the 72nd minute of the match at Anfield, replacing another youngster in the shape of Bertrand Traore. There was not enough trust and faith in our own quality. Klopp’s take on the role of “physical potential” particularly pertinent, and for those still learning about the manager’s approach to the game, his words underlined a key element in his approach to building teams.
Benteke meets Ojo’s cross for Liverpool’s late equaliser.
Yesterday, club officials are said to have contacted organisers of Chelsea’s end-of-season awards party telling them to remove the farewell tribute to Terry.
However, an injury-time header from Christian Benteke ensured a point apiece and maintained the buoyant mood in the red half of the city.
“We didn’t defend well because we weren’t compact, because we always lost formation”. “It’s like a boxer that [always punches] and doesn’t hit”, he continued, “That makes you more exhausted than when you hit all the time”. It’s not a problem for the last two games. Maybe they could have scored the second one but Simon Mignolet did brilliantly and Kolo [Touré] and Dejan [Lovren] saved our life at this moment. “That is how it is and that’s why we will train a lot”. With a pre-season conducted under his guidance and some new faces through the door in the summer, perhaps Klopp will not have to endure meaningless matches at the end of the Premier League term in 12 months’ time.
“If we lose the next two games, believe me I will go to Basel confident but it would feel better if we have won these two games”.
It’s quite hard when you have the ball and the manager says you need to be patient and everybody shouts ‘run!’ That’s a little bit hard.
“Defensively, we were well organised and offensively we had the intensity to score a lovely goal through Eden”.
Klopp applauds supporters on his side’s lap of honour around Anfield.
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Keeper Courtois missed the midweek draw at Liverpool because of illness but has since returned to training and is available for Sunday’s match against the recently-crowned champions.
