“The players are not in 100% shape so sometimes they can be a bit late with their challenges”.
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It had previously been suggested that Klopp could seek to be reunited with Mkhitaryan, having brought the Armenia worldwide to Dortmund from Shakhtar Donetsk in 2013.
“But building the group is not my unique idea, it is necessary to be successful in football”.
None of the four players Liverpool has signed, Sadio Mane, Joel Matip, Marko Grujic, Georginio Wijnaldum and Loris Karius, are household names, but Mane comes the closest to reaching that status.
John Barnes has admitted that he is not excited by Liverpool’s individual signings completed in the summer transfer window as he remains confident that Reds manager Jurgen Klopp can get the best of his players.
However, Klopp said the France international’s punishment would not be extended beyond his exile from the pre-season trip and there was no question of him being sold. “That is what we work for”, the 49-year-old said.
“It’s not boring but you know everything about each other so how can you develop?”
“If we go for players and there is obviously no chance, there is no point”, Klopp told reporters about a couple weeks ago”. Where is the next push for development?’ “Players have been too powerful at the clubs in the past where things have gone wrong and you blame the manager”.
“There are probably no players here any more I don’t want”.
Afterwards Fabregas apologised to the Liverpool player, who recovered from the challenge and should be fit for Liverpool’s next game against AC Milan, although it is thought that Fabregas will be banned from playing against Real Madrid.
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“There is a lot of desire and good attitude and the working mentality is good”, he said. During Klopp’s reign at Dortmund, Gotze grew into a fascinating all-round player with an eye for goal and the ability to make things happen for his team. For five or six players we could have bought one player for the same money, but I don’t care. I look for other players, the ones who have the quality and ability to play in the Champions League but are ready to qualify together.
