It is nearly certain that Klopp won’t play German global Emre Can in the defence.
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Many of us feel a little bit sick every time we hear Wales boss Chris “Cookie” Coleman refer to Gareth Bale as “Baley”.
However, Pochettino believes his Reds counterpart has been working on his plans since the moment he was appointed and does not expect the former Borussia Dortmund manager to be underprepared.
Still, there is unquestionably plenty to justify the optimism around Anfield.
Luckily, Daniel Sturridge is fit right now, but if there’s anything inevitable about Liverpool, it’s that Sturridge will get injured at a few point in the near future. We are happy with him and maybe in one or two weeks he will be back.
Klopp told a news conference at Melwood on Thursday afternoon: “We play against a very good Premier League team in Spurs”.
“It’s got to be a big club for him, he’s a manager of Champions League clubs so he’s not going to take any job”, he said.
“He seems to be a very open manager and someone that likes to be close to the players, but very straight as well”. Be very intense, be aggressive with yourself, is what he has been saying. You don’t always have to try the most risky ball if you are compact.
The England worldwide was sensational last season as he went on to get nominated for Player of the Year award along with Alexis Sanchez, Eden Hazard and David de Gea.
Since losing 1-0 to Manchester United on the opening day of the season when Kyle Walker put through his own net, Spurs have gone seven league matches unbeaten.
Christian Benteke missed out on global duty due to a hamstring injury, and he is a doubt for the game against Tottenham.
“Son’s injury is in his foot but it’s okay”. Meanwhile, Eric Dier, who has impressed in a defensive midfield role this season, will be suspended.
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Both Tottenham and Liverpool come into the game on the back of hard-fought draws in their previous fixtures, before the global break. But if the Reds can continue their excellent recent record against the Londoners, having won the last five in succession against them, then momentum will quickly gather behind this team under a refreshing new regime. But Tottenham have more resilience than that now, although the loss of Dier may well make them less defensively solid.
