Jordon Ibe

[Fosterbloke]

As much as it would of hurt the lad, I was screaming at the TV for us to sub him after coming on. He was on his heels too much, off the pace and didn't seemed arsed. If he had been alive and with a bit of anticipation I think he could of nipped in and scored near the end where big Ben was blocked off. Hopefully he will find some form soon.

A bit of an unfair comparison but Suarez would have anticipated that flick on from Benteke near the end and been on the end of it. Ibe ball watched then moved by which time the defender was all over it.

[Venton]

You often see a dip in form when you give a young player a long-term contract with a pay hike. I think they mentally relax for a bit.

[dww]

I think a dip at some point happens to all young players. People had the same issues with Sterling.

Ibe had a bad game yesterday but we were pinned back and a lot of players had struggled to play last night until they had had 20 minutes on that pitch. I don't think it is anything to worry about.

[Bender]

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Roy Hodgson delighted
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[redmike65]

Good, if only because it means no ACN every other January.

[Norbs]

Racist

[redmike65]

Too many African players is a bad thing for a team in Europe!

[Assassin]

I nice to see him come on and play a little more central yesterday, rather than be told to stay on the right touchline. He was very direct when he got the ball yesterday. He is definately who was suffering a "rodgering" under the former incumbent. Klopp will make him an outstanding player

[danperkins]

Was shouting out for him to shoot. Came inside twice and had decent opportunities to shoot. Lack of confidence maybe.

[Bender]

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[danperkins]

His slaps are hilarious, their only going to get harder aswell

[meffin]

Ibe doesn't know how to react

[Kenneth]

[Tribute]

Ibe doesn't know how to react

Haha! He looked at Klopp like 'Yeah, erm...ok... do that again and I'll punch you'

[McDermotX]

Kevin Grosskreutz warns Liverpool stars to prepare for Klopp 'slaps'



Ahead of Jurgen Klopp's Premier League bow, one of his former Borussia Dortmund stars has warned Liverpool players about the coach's particularly aggressive brand of motivational affection.

Kevin Grosskreutz played under Klopp for many successful years at Dortmund and as such has first-hand experience of being on the receiving end of a "Klopp slap" or two.

However, the midfielder, now with Galatasaray, has penned an open letter to the Liverpool squad just to let them all know that thwacking and yelling at his players is just Kloppo's way of showing that he cares.

"Jurgen Klopp may bump heads with his players on Saturday, he may even slap them, but one message will be clear: it is not about you, it is about the team," Grosskreutz writes in a letter for the Daily Mail.

"Klopp is an emotional guy. You have seen on television how he is on the touchline living every kick? Let me tell you he is equally animated in the dressing room. He is colourful, angry, emotional but he definitely has a plan. He has a clear strategy, he combines brains and guts.

"Before every game, he made sure the atmosphere inside the dressing room was always highly charged. He would speak to each player individually, pumping them up, telling them what he wanted and then he would address us all as a group.

Have this vision in my head now of Klopp knocking players' heads together in the dressing room ala The Three Stooges. Proper order as well............