Jürgen Klopp

[dww]

Are you insecure by any chance?

He just needs a cuddle

[redmike65]

Are you insecure by any chance?

Nope but I do possess a non po-faced sense of humour.

He just needs a cuddle

Please

[baitman]

Hugging fit young men possibly against their will and in public - in front of cameras!

Oh never mind..

did kloppy ever work for the bbc

[Exiled_red]

Are we actually better at home?

I think playing Chelsea while they were **** at Stamford Bridge is a boon, for the rest I feel the fixture ordering has little impact.

So far we have picked up less points at home than we have away from home despite the away fixtures being considered difficult.

Our home form has been dire 8 points from 5 against Bournemouth, West Ham, Norwich, Villa and Southampton (with all due respect to them) isn't good enough

[Bender]

Slightly off topic...Is his name really "Jürgen Norbert Klopp"?

Yes

[Assassin]

Good to get our only loss of the season under Klopp out of the way early. He will use this loss to take us to new heights

[BigChief]

Good to get our only loss of the season under Klopp out of the way early. He will use this loss to take us to new heights

Oppo fans taking this chance to laugh at him (at last) but in their hearts even they know that you don't hurt someone like Klopp. He'll come back roaring louder than before. I'm just glad Spurs, Arsenal, City and Chelsea decided to give us a helping hand this week to lessen the impact.

Minor scratch, we move on.

[brightred]

Oppo fans taking this chance to laugh at him (at last) but in their hearts even they know that you don't hurt someone like Klopp. He'll come back roaring louder than before. I'm just glad Spurs, Arsenal, City and Chelsea decided to give us a helping hand this week to lessen the impact.

Minor scratch, we move on.

Well said,you've cheered me up!

[DannyMan2006]

Just seen the full post match presser. I don't think it was Klopps intention to have a go at the fans who left early. His intention was to have a go at his team. He wants his team to show that they will compete for the entire game and that they are capable of turning matches around as the game draws to a close.

He says that when his team show this no one will want to leave early. He was just making the point that in the final stages of a game players become tired and if you put them under stress they can make mistakes. We crucially lack belief that we can take advantage of the best moment in a game to score.

[redmike65]

Thats was clear from the guardian article on the back of what he said.

Klopp said his frustration was not with the early leavers but his team’s inability to convince supporters that a point could be salvaged against an impressive Palace team. “I am not disappointed about this,” he clarified.

“They have reasons [for leaving] and maybe it is easier to go out, I don’t know. Don’t make a big thing about this but we are responsible that nobody can leave the stadium before the final whistle because anything can happen.

“We have to show this and we didn’t. Everything is OK but we can do better.”

[Phoenix07]

I guess we knew most of this already, but still good to hear.

The new man has introduced more and later training sessions, training the evening before a night game for example, and restricted access to Melwood for family and friends of the players. Not the kind of moves that always win favour with players but Klopp is interested only in winning matches.

His passion for the game, training methods – with an emphasis on positional play and game strategy – and title-winning pedigree, have so far met with widespread approval from the Liverpool squad. Considering Klopp’s comment that “we have to do it one way and that is my way” on his first day in charge, they don’t have much choice.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/...elief-optimism

[Fredo]

And as that article also states, things have not drastically improved. The improvement is in the consistency in team selections.

Statistically there is no great contrast between Liverpool’s current and previous managers – passing accuracy and possession have dipped slightly under Klopp, as had shots on goal before Sunday – and the 48-year-old has lost as many games in his first seven matches as Rodgers did in his final seven.

[Red_Polo]

The improvement is in the fact you can see ideas getting across to something approaching a team.

[Fredo]

There is definitely more spirit as what typically a clean slate does to moral. I don't think he will have enough time on the training pitch to affect too much at this stage. The constant talking and cajoling of players will steady the ship though, but he's no miracle worker.

[Lecter]

Shape of the team and our pressing has improved also