Klopp, who took over at Anfield following Brendan Rodgers’ exit last October, has become known for his wild touchline celebrations and dramatic gesturing during matches.
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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.
“I think that in this period, the fatigue sometimes can bring a (player) to go too late”, he said.
“The longer we have the ball, the less we have to think about how we will defend, but we will have to defend so in this moment we need to be perfectly organised”. My Italian is only [to] order some food and, yes, his English meanwhile is pretty good so we will have a talk tonight for sure.
It’s only pre-season, and the squad had trained earlier in the day in 100 degree heat – which showed with some heavy touches and heavy legs visible.
As well as Kavlan, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp gave starts to fellow recent arrivals Sadio Mane and Loris Karius in a match which was watched by more than 53,000 in California.
Klopp hailed his club’s collective process for bringing on new players. “You have to push yourself through the sessions as best you can”.
“I want that if you see Chelsea, you recognize “oh, Chelsea are playing”.
“We all have a budget – (that is) how it is and that’s how I like it and that’s how I’m used to working”.
And he has revealed his compatriot Matic played a key role in his move.
“That would be stupid now if I would moan about this”. You can ask, and I can explain it in general.
“No, it’s not, that’s the job”, he said. Athletic fitness, it’s not a case of “do it today, feel it tomorrow”, it’s all about doing the right things and then repeating them to reach the next level.
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He added: “This is my football and everywhere I have been I have worked at that”.
