Fabinho

[SB]

Yeah he’s a superb player who’s found his feet in the league & our team now. He & Gini are the first two midfielders chosen now imo & Naby hopefully has turned the corner too. Fabinho’s range of passing from deep reminds me of Alonso & his intercepts/ tackling more like Masher. He’s looking the complete player at present & helps the backline out like no other Liverpool player can.

[danperkins]

Class player, has to be a starter in every game

[Charly]

He is the player we needed since Mascherano left...

How many ****ing years?

Most football managers aint ****...

[EwarWoo]

It's where Klopp excels. his tactics are ok, his man management is great, but his signings are on the money every frickin time.

We're all sitting here thinking WTF half the time but they without exception seem to be the perfect man for the job.

Keita will come good for this reason if nothing else.

[RedReet]

It's where Klopp excels. his tactics are ok, his man management is great, but his signings are on the money every frickin time.

We're all sitting here thinking WTF half the time but they without exception seem to be the perfect man for the job.

Keita will come good for this reason if nothing else.

You make him sound like Harry Redknapp.

Although he may not have invented Gegenpressing, he certainly evolved it and his name is synonymous with that style of play and will be studied and copied for years to come. Despite the success he's had with it, he's adapted his tactics this year and broken all sorts of records with the season we are having.

The man is a genius.

[Mark79]

It's where Klopp excels. his tactics are ok, his man management is great, but his signings are on the money every frickin time.

We're all sitting here thinking WTF half the time but they without exception seem to be the perfect man for the job.

Keita will come good for this reason if nothing else.

That’s not Klopp though, that’s Mickey Edwards and his team.

Similarly, it was Zorc at Dortmund.

Not saying that Klopp doesn’t have any input with signings, but it’s definitely not what defines him as a manager.

[BootRoom]

He's like a metronome dictating the tempo of play. Far more technical ability and bottle to go forward than Henderson.

[BootRoom]

That’s not Klopp though, that’s Mickey Edwards and his team.

Similarly, it was Zorc at Dortmund.

Not saying that Klopp doesn’t have any input with signings, but it’s definitely not what defines him as a manager.

Klopp has the final say on transfers.

[Mark79]

Klopp has the final say on transfers.

Of course. He doesn’t indentify them though, he goes by who is recommended to him by Edwards and co.

[BootRoom]

Of course. He doesn’t indentify them though, he goes by who is recommended to him by Edwards and co.

Identifying new players is a very time consuming and competetive busisness, at the highest level requiring a scouting network spanning multiple continents to run the rule over scores of players, so ofcourse Klopp doesn't have time to do all that.

Having said that, do you really think Mickey Edwards bimbled into Klopps office one afternoon and said: "Yo Jurgen, there's this dude called Virgil Van Dijk that I think we should sign before anybody discovers him".

I'm sure Klopp is independently aware of a lot of players, especially in the European leagues, that he's told the scouting department to keep an eye on. The likes of Keita, Fabhino and Alisson will hardly have been unknown to the Manager before the scouts clued him up.

The sign of a really good scouting department is recruiting players for a small fee before they hit the big-time who then turn into superstars, not paying world-record fees for the finished articles.

[Mark79]

Identifying new players is a very time consuming and competetive busisness, at the highest level requiring a scouting network spanning multiple continents to run the rule over scores of players, so ofcourse Klopp doesn't have time to do all that.

Obviously. I wasn’t criticising him for it. Simply pointing out it’s not what makes him an outstanding coach, since it’s a job done mostly by others. That’s not to say he doesn’t sometimes pick out players himself that he’s seen first hand (VvD and Mane, perhaps).


Having said that, do you really think Mickey Edwards bimbled into Klopps office one afternoon and said: "Yo Jurgen, there's this dude called Virgil Van Dijk that I think we should sign before anybody discovers him".

No. I don’t really think that.


I'm sure Klopp is independently aware of a lot of players, especially in the European leagues, that he's told the scouting department to keep an eye on. The likes of Keita, Fabhino and Alisson will hardly have been unknown to the Manager before the scouts clued him up.

I’m sure he is too. That doesn’t really change the actual point about what makes Klopp outstanding though.

The sign of a really good scouting department is recruiting players for a small fee before they hit the big-time who then turn into superstars, not paying world-record fees for the finished articles.

The likes of Coutinho and Robertson. Don’t forget, the scouting department were pushing for the likes of VvD, Salah, Mane, Alli prior to them joining Celtic, Chelsea, Spurs etc. And before Klopp was here.

[Chris]

Lewandowski in the pocket, norra problem.

[danperkins]

Quality player, great to have him back in middle for the coming games... makes such a difference.

[baitman]

Class act this lad.

[BobTheCharmer]

Class act this lad.

Brilliant.

I reckon he will be on the bench at Utd. Milner, Hendo & Gini to start as Klopp goes for his tried and tested but ultimately dull trio. Hope to hell I'm wrong.