Klopp's pre-match press conference vs Tottenham Hotspurs:
Klopp says Mane has not trained outside - not sure when he’s back.
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“I don’t know how he can know; I don’t know.
“Sadio is still in rehab, that’s how it is. He’s [working] indoors, [and] was not even in any exercises outdoors, that’s the situation at the moment,” he explained.
“If he’s fit earlier [than six weeks], I would be really happy – but nobody knows in this moment. So nothing else to say about [that].
“They have very important games, or at least one—Senegal need one point from two games, I think, to qualify.
“So I can imagine they feel the pressure a little bit, but we cannot change the situation. If Sadio is fit we cannot hide it, why should we?
“If he’s fit we can do nothing to keep him here [next month], but in this moment I don’t know.”
Wembley record isn’t so bad - looking forward to facing Tottenham.
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I have never played against Tottenham, I can say that!
“We don’t feel bad when we see Wembley. It’s a wonderful place. We only think about Tottenham, not where we play.”
Klopp admires many of Spurs’ players, but says Ben Davies is a good example of how patience can pay off for development.
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“That’s a nice football game. Every supporter can look forward to it. Both teams don’t hesitate.
“They can play better, we can play better.
“Fantastic development since I was in England. They were already good when I came in. Apart from Walker this year nobody left the club. It will be a big challenge in the next few years.”
“Dele Alli as well. Eriksen as well. They are in a good moment as a club. They know it will not be an easy game. Let’s see what happens.”
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“If you stay cool, stay full of trust with players then time can bring big things. That (Davies) is one example.”
Reds boss reckons Liverpool have improved both defensively and with their counter pressing.
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“We know we have to improve - we have improved. We were much smarter in protection.
“Against Manchester United and Maribor, the most important thing was to avoid counter attack and we did that.”
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“When we analysed all the games and all the good things we did didn’t lead to what we wanted, it could be easier that we won the ball back in more situations than we did in counter pressing.
“It is energy saving because you don’t have to run long distances.
“Am I 100 percent sure we will do it again? Not so far. But I am hoping so because it will be key against Tottenham. It would help a lot.”
Klopp hints Henderson will return for Spurs, praised James Milner.
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“I never speak about the line-up, but Jordan played so far all the games and he had both the international games with England, 90 minutes - I was very happy about this - so it was clear we would make one change. But that’s all.”
On Milner
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“It’s no problem. I was never in doubt about him. I was really happy for him. It’s the situation we want and need. We need more high quality players than 11. We play without Clyne, Lallana and MAne and we still have more players than we can use.
“I respect Milly a lot, he is a very important player for us both on and off the pitch.”
On Salah
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“He is quality, no doubt. He needed half an hour at Watford. In the league it can be difficult but it was a fantastic job from the scouting department.
I knew him since he was at Basel - but to see his development and to make the judgement.... All the rest is Mo Salah. Always it helps if you settle as a person. From the first day he’s fantastic. Hopefully he stays fit.
“He’s the man in Egypt, like Sadio in Senegal. I am always afraid when they are away.”
On Skysport didn't move vs Arsenal fixture to Chirstmas Eve
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“I don’t know when it happened last time that somebody could take something but didn’t, because of common sense.
“Sky, thank you.
“I thought it was a very good decision, especially from the fans. It’s still difficult, we will do everything for the fans.
“I love these signs because I said a few times that we signed these contracts but it is the players who decide how nice the game is, if they can never rest it’s a problem.”
Sep 27 2017, 10:27 AM, updated 8y ago
- Galutva
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Think i would need to see the replay. But Atsu had all the advantage there, he was already there in the first place and Gomez sort of rushing in.
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but looking at our attack last nite, its unlikely we will benefit from it. Rafa strategy is based on counter attack with accurate pass from Shelvey. It can be effective if you have that kind of player (used to be SG). But at the moment we don't employ such tactic and we don't have the right player to do it.
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