Jürgen Klopp

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SAdly i think Pochettino Looks like the real deal too... Although he has a Brendan-esque Trophy cabinet at the moment.

[BigChief]

SAdly i think Pochettino Looks like the real deal too... Although he has a Brendan-esque Trophy cabinet at the moment.

Poch is guaranteed for around a 70 point finish every season I reckon. Problem for Spurs is I don't think he has it in him to finish with much more. Spurs will be a thorn in our sides for the first half of the season. But he couldn't finish 2nd in a two horse race, let's see where he finishes in a 6 horser.

[Daniel 7]

Do Spurs have the squad for that intensive game across all the competitions they're in this season though? I'm really not sure.

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Oh i Agree, Don't think Spurs will last the course... I was just saying that Poch seems to be a very good manager

[Doc_Piptorious]

Do Spurs have the squad for that intensive game across all the competitions they're in this season though? I'm really not sure.

Not sure if it was on this site or another, but someone recently put up the second string XI that Spurs have this season and, like ourselves now and Arsenal, it actually looked a pretty decent and fairly balanced back up team.

So on that basis I would reckon that they do have the squad this season to allow them to rotate a bit without too great a drop off in quality.

Don't see them doing better than they did last season, in fact I would not be surprised to see them finish outside of the CL slots given how many teams look stronger this season to last, but they do have some depth to their squad this season.

[Cormack74]

I have this feeling (based on absolutely nothing) that Poch' will go to Madrid within the next couple of years.

[Irishnev]

I have this feeling (based on absolutely nothing) that Poch' will go to Madrid within the next couple of years.

PSG

[memzey]

I have a feeling that Spurs are very serious contenders for the title and would not be at all surprised if they won it.

[BigChief]

Utd after Mourinho's meltdown part III

[Liverpool]

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[McDermotX]

From F365 Top 20 quotes.....some absolute gold in there.

20. On losing the 2013 Champions League final: “The only thing I can say is that it was great. London is the town of the Olympic Games. The weather was good, everything is OK. Only the result is sh*t.”

19. On his playing days: “I never succeeded in bringing to the field what was going on in my brain. I had the talent for the fifth division, and the mind for the Bundesliga. The result was a career in the second division.”

18. On winning at least one trophy in four years at Liverpool: “When I sit here in four years I would say we won one title. If not next time [I will manage] in Switzerland.”

17. On rumours of Mats Hummels joining Manchester United: “If that’s not a bullsh*t story, I’ll eat a broomstick.”

16. On Bayern Munich: “We have a bow and arrow and if we aim well, we can hit the target. The problem is that Bayern has a bazooka. But then Robin Hood was quite successful.”

15. On purple bins: “We had a good plan in the first half but conceded two goals, so you can throw your plan in the purple bin.”

14. On Dortmund’s poor 2014: “The best news today is that football is over for 2014, any criticism that we receive now is justified. We are standing here like complete idiots and it’s completely our own fault.”

13. On beating Bayern 5-2 in the German Cup final in 2012: “It could have been a bit warmer.”

12. On Bayern Munich again: “At the moment, they are like the Chinese in the business world. They look at what others are doing and copy it, just with more money.”

11. On remaining discreet in public: “In extreme situations, you have to think fast. At one of my mates’ stag parties, we all dressed up as Father Christmas – fully masked.”

10. On Arsene Wenger: “He likes having the ball, playing football, passes. It’s like an orchestra. But it’s a silent song. I like heavy metal.”

9. On his wife: “She wrote a book for children. It’s like Harry Potter – but it’s about football. There’s no Harry Potter flying on his f***ing stick – just football.”

8. On an Alberto Moreno goal being ruled out in a defeat to Newcastle: “We made our goal but because we weren’t good enough today the linesman thought: ‘Well, you don’t make world class goals if you play this sh*t’.”

7. On losing to Crystal Palace – the only defeat in his first ten Liverpool games: “I would really like to change my personality, but I can’t forget this f***ing loss against Crystal Palace.”

6. On Henrikh Mkhitaryan: “Mkhitaryan fits us like an arse on a bucket. What he offers is exactly what we need.”

5. On Mario Gotze: “Gotze has gone because he is Guardiola‘s personal chosen signing and he wants to play with Guardiola, in his style. It’s my fault. I can’t make myself 15cm shorter or start speaking Spanish.”

4. On Barcelona: “I show my team very often Barcelona but not the way they play. Just the way they celebrate goals. Goal no 5768 in the last few weeks and they go ‘Yeeeess’ like they never scored a goal. This is what I love about football. That’s what you have to feel all the time. Until you die. And then everything is OK.”

3. On explaining to a Schalke fan how to win the Bundesliga: “How do you explain to a blind person what colour is?”

2. On himself: “The problem with my life is that I’ve said too much sh*t in the past and no-one forgets it.”

1. On his first red card as a manager: “I’m a bit proud of my first red card as a coach. I approached the fourth official and said: ‘How many mistakes are allowed here? If it’s 15, you have one more.'”

[RichC]

Some gems in there

[Angryred]

Some gems in there

Just sit back & enjoy a few more to be added to that as Liverpool Manager!

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Top Jurgen Klopp quotes:

On his one-year anniversary at Anfield.
“I have no time, and I am not in the mood for reflection, to be honest. It’s a year, I’m a year older and all this s**t, but everything else is good. Not perfect, but in a good way.”
After the win over Dortmund he was asked about being ” a huge step closer to a trophy”.

“Please don’t ask me about this s*** because it’s so hard.”

“You have to get information in each situation. You’ll never find me three days after a win, drunk in a hedge and still celebrating.”
After Liverpool’s 4-1 win over champions Leicester last month.

“I’m responsible for our bad performances, they are responsible for our good performances. That’s quite an easy deal.”

Jurgen Klopp angry
Complaining about the lack of TV coverage of Liverpool’s win at Derby, Klopp, who thought he wasn’t being recorded at the time.
“They did not show this game on TV? They show every f***ing game in Germany.”

On Alberto Moreno’s ruled out goal at Newcastle last season.
“Because we weren’t good enough today the linesman thought: ‘Well, you don’t make world-class goals if you play this s**t’.”

When asked for his thoughts on ‘Klopp Cam’.
“If someone is silly enough to want to see my face for 90 minutes during a game, I cannot change the world.”

On his appointment at Anfield.
“I don’t want to describe myself. I’m a totally normal guy, I came from the Black Forest. I’m the Normal One.”

Jurgen Klopp
On his past quotes.
“The problem with my life is that I’ve said too much s*** in the past and no-one forgets it.”

On the 2-1 home defeat to Crystal Palace last season.
“I would really like to change my personality but I can’t forget this f***** loss against Crystal Palace.”

On the treatment of young players.
“These young players are our future. If we handle them like horses then we get horses.”

On the challenges of competing with Bayern Munich (whilst at Dortmund)
“We have a bow and arrow and if we aim well, we can hit the target. The problem is that Bayern has a bazooka. But then Robin Hood was quite successful.”

On Dortmund’s defeat to Bayern Munich in the 2013 Champions League final at Wembley.
“The only thing I can say is that it was great. London is the town of the Olympic Games. The weather was good, everything is OK. Only the result is s***.”

On the crucial difference between himself and Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger.
“He likes having the ball, playing football, passes. It’s like an orchestra. But it’s a silent song. I like heavy metal.”

On signing Henrikh Mkhitaryan when he was at Borussia Dortmund.
“Mkhitaryan fits us like an arse on a bucket. What he offers is exactly what we need.”

On a poor first-half performance.
“I told my players during the break: Since we’re here anyway, we might actually play a bit of football.”
When asked by a Schalke fan the secret of winning the Bundesliga.

“How do you explain to a blind person what colour is?”
Jurgen Klopp: Impressed with Liverpool display
On Bayern Munich’s philosophy.

“At the moment, they are like the Chinese in the business world. They look at what others are doing and copy it, just with more money.”
On his wife.

“She wrote a book for children. It’s like Harry Potter – but it’s about football. There’s no Harry Potter flying on his f***** stick – just football.”
On Mats Hummels being linked with a summer move to Manchester United in July 2014.

“If that’s not a bulls*** story, I’ll eat a broomstick!”
On Hummels again. This time on the defender’s injury woes.

“We will wait for him like a good wife waiting for her husband who is in jail.”
Klopp touching on the ‘problems’ facing modern footballers.

“It doesn’t make it any easier to run your heart out when you’ve just woken up in a five-star hotel. Too much comfort makes you comfortable.

Jurgen Klopp
On talking to the British press.
“You don’t understand? You should learn. There are some really good German explanations for some problems. But I don’t know how to say it in English.”
Klopp on how he remains discreet when out in public.

“In extreme situations, you have to think fast. At one of my mates’ stag parties, we all dressed up as Father Christmas – fully masked.”

On losing Mario Gotze to Bayern.
“Gotze has gone because he is Guardiola‘s personal chosen signing and he wants to play with Guardiola, in his style. I can’t make myself 15cm shorter or start speaking Spanish.”

On Shinji Kagawa’s role at Manchester United.
“Shinji Kagawa is one of the best players in the world and he now plays 20 minutes at Manchester United – on the left wing. My heart breaks. Really, I have tears in my eyes. Central midfield is Shinji’s best role. He’s an offensive midfielder with one of the best noses for goal I ever saw.”

[Scaramanga]

Much as I cannot stand the whinging toerag...

interesting fact I discovered in a restaurant in South Devon - its actually tow-rag. In ye olde olden days on ships, the rag that was used to wipe yer bum was on a long rope which was towed out the back of the ship when not in use, in order to clean it off.

FACT!