‘I was really happy when we signed him.
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“I can go out there and express myself because he has confidence in you”. You shouldn’t go into it if you don’t expect to win.
“We have to defend very well, that’s for sure, and if we move more than enough, if we play football, then we can find spaces”, he said.
“I suppose he’s given me that extra confidence to get forward and to develop as a player”.
“It is my responsibility to get results and I understand that and you can’t continue to not get points”.
He is replaced by Gylfi Sigurdsson in Garry Monk’s only change from the side that drew 2-2 with Bournemouth at the Liberty Stadium last week.
This is the German’s default mode during games: a waving, berating, demanding taskmaster.
“You can definitely hear him on the sidelines”. Not every game can be the flawless match where it’s pass, pass, pass. To show that side is pleasing and you know you’re going to need that. “You get picked on form so I want to keep putting in the performances and try to get noticed, and get that spot going into the Euros”. “He’s a good manager and obviously he can be a good friend as well”.
Clyne, 24, is yet to win a trophy during a career so far, and is hoping to play his part in leading Jurgen Klopp’s men into the League Cup semi-finals when they meet Southampton on Wednesday night.
“I did things like this with Thomas Tuchel (his successor) at Dortmund”, he added. I guess it will make for a good atmosphere.
Liverpool’s 1-0 victory over Swansea City on Sunday was a first home league triumph under Klopp. “But in the dressing room we can’t say anything bad about Brendan because just two years ago he was second with Liverpool and he is a great coach”, he said. No one has taken the league by storm, so we have to keep focusing on our game, try and get up there and compete for the league.
“We are on the road next week so it is hard – but of course we feel good”.
The Capital One Cup also offers the prospect of silverware in Klopp’s first campaign.
He continued: “We just want to keep improving, playing as well as we can and getting the wins on the board and hopefully get into January and February and still be in all the cup competitions and give ourselves a shot in one of the cups, see where we are in the league and assess it from there”.
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“Monday we will be back in the race and preparing for Southampton”.
