Klopp's pre-match press conference vs Watford:
Contract extension
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"The club was asking for awhile already. We talked about it and it made sense before things are a bit intense. Maybe in the summer we would have started talking again and players would ask 'how long is the manager here?' Really happy we can be part of journey"
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βFour and a half years sounds like forever. It could be 9 years the longest spell ever at a club. For the next three and a half years now nobody has to talk about it. Letβs try to make the best time of our lives and enjoy the ride, the journey. I never thought about leaving with the old contract. So many people I would miss and we thought come on itβs right.β
Takumi Minamino
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βThereβs nothing to say about it. We speak about it in the moment like we do with all potential transfers in the moment when itβs sorted so thereβs nothing really to say.
βA very good player, I can say that, but I saw a lot of good players in the Salzburg team, to be honest β much more than I wanted, especially in the first half [on Tuesday]!β
Title race
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"I have no interest in stats, not in this case. It's just like it is, we have to play a lot of games. Only way we can do it, we have no idea what is in May. We play tomorrow, that is enough. Watford have new manager, we can throw our analysis in the bin!"
On Dejan Lovren
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βOut. He will be back before my contract ends, obviously. But heβs out β muscle injury this time,β he told reporters.
βMore serious than last time. We have problems. No [timeframe].
βItβs a concern. Itβs not the first time we are in a situation like this. One game Fabinho played there last year, but he is out. Thatβs not too cool.
βWe have to be creative, we have the kids, with Ki-Jana and Sepp. We have still βdefensively-mindedβ midfielders, where we can use different systems. I have a lot of ideas but I hope to not have to use them.β
Lijnders and Krawietz partnership
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"Without an agreement from the boys, nothing would have happened. Thatβs how it is.
"It was always like this in my life, that I said first and foremost the assistants have to be happy and then we can talk. That was no different here.
"I worked together with Pete for wow, I donβt even know, maybe 20 years in different kinds.
"With Pep, four years with a little break when he went to Holland. We know each other, we trust each other, we help each other a lot.
"Without them I would not even be half the manager I am and thatβs cool. Plus Vitor [Matos], plus John [Achterberg], plus Jack [Robinson] β they will stay here as well of course, they signed new contracts only recently. So, itβs a perfect situation."
On Salah
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"I was really happy with his goal, because of the missed situations before. We created them really well. Don't see in stats for missed chances cause he scores all the time. He is in good shape. He is always free cause of his movement. An incredible goal for Mo."
On Kagawa
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βI loved working with Shinji Kagawa. It was a great experience for me I had no idea about Japanese football. We watched him on video and signed him.
βAll the coaches were hugging each other after training [when they signed him]. What a player. I still follow his career.β
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βThe attitude of Japanese players is outstanding, work-rate outstanding, technical wise very good β and the players Iβve seen are very dynamic and just really nice people,β he continued.
Dec 7 2019, 09:07 PM, updated 6y ago
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