Speaking at a press conference to preview the clash, he told reporters: “They are absolutely convinced about their way and their style of play”.
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The two Premier League rivals played out stalemates at Anfield and White Hart Lane last term. That is why I think that somepeople don’t realise how important last season was. We want to create the possibility for our players to be fit for the whole season.
“I’ve been a little bit underwhelmed by both teams’ start to the season”. For Eric Dier it was his first complete season as a holding midfielder, a new position for him. “We learned a lot and improved a lot and it’s true that it will be tougher this season to try to succeed again”. “After the worldwide break we can start to work on small details and develop different possibilities to play linked with our work on the pitch”. This partnership of midfielders has been played in both of the opening games of the season, only conceding one and scoring one in the process, thanks to a Wanyama victor again Crystal Palace last week.
Between them the two Manchester clubs, United and City, have forked out in excess of £300million, while Liverpool – Spurs’ opponents on Saturday – have also been busy and fierce rivals Arsenal have deals lined up which could take their spending close to the £100million mark.
Jurgen Klopp takes time to instil his way of playing, get his players to the necessary level of fitness and mould the squad precisely how he needs it. Fans may become impatient, but there is only so much that can be changed from the doldrums of Brendan Rodgers’ final year in a short period of time. It’s been seven matches on the hop since we lost to Tottenham Hotspur, but our last two encounters have ended in a stalemate – and that includes Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp’s maiden voyage in the Reds hot-seat. “We played a very good away game against a very strong side”. “We are a very different team with a different philosophy”.
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“If you look at our goalline chance in the first half – if we go 2-0 up it’s a different game”. They wait and when they recover the ball, players like Adam Lallana, Divock Origi, Philippe Coutinho, Georginio Wijnaldum, and Sadio Mane, they are very fast. “As long as we keep performing I am sure more results will come”. “Maybe in the end we are the same”.
