Howling
“Ignore those who pretend to know. Ignore lies and misinformation. Listen to people who know best. If you do that, you end up wanting the vaccine and the booster”
“I trust experts,” he wrote in his programme notes on Thursday. “I follow the advice of smart, educated people who know their field because they have dedicated their lives to it and have studied it.”
Love you, Jurgen. If I were still producing children, I’d name them all after you.
Norbert Legalalien.
Nice name.
Jürgen Klopp with a message to the fans tonight:
“What we all share is LFC. And via that link, we are family. We are a community. I send you all my love and my best wishes, as part of my extended family.”
Klopp on the Liverpool squad: “I love them. I loved them before but I fell in love again!”
Happy at half time we’re only 3-1 down and believes we still have a chance!!
Absolutely love it!
Jurgen Klopp: “There is a photo stuck in my mind of the final day of last season. It shows Nat Phillips and Rhys Williams applauding the fans in front of the Kop, both of them with bruises and cuts. For me, that image captured best what those boys achieved.”
I could stand there in swim shorts – as long as we win people will be happy. If we don’t win, it will be a big story. I will not wear swim shorts, though.
From Jürgen Klopp: ‘If we don’t win more, people will say we should have’ | Jürgen Klopp | The Guardian
Kloppo about the war in Ukraine:
“I have spent time in Russia also in my career and know Russian people; they are people with love in their hearts. This is not representative of them. It is not in their name. Showing support for Ukraine is separate. To support Ukraine now is about supporting humanity against brutality.
“So yes, continuing to prepare and play football matches against this backdrop isn’t easy but it is the job to do. And as Sunday showed, football still gives us the opportunity to present the best of ourselves and find joy in something that is about the collective and community."
He told ITV: "I didn’t feel a difference to the Champions League final…It felt as big as that to me.
"Was it time to win a trophy? Yes! Overdue? I wouldn’t say so. Last year was not the year to win a trophy, no chance. We didn’t have a defence. I wouldn’t say it was overdue but I would say ‘in time’.
"I think both sides knew there was a good chance this would work out. The way this club is, the way I am, yes, I would say it was suitable.
“I really don’t know [If I will stay on] Our owners understood things will take time, we needed that. They are interested in development as well and that is pretty helpful.”
Quotes only in this thread please. The Klopp thread is there for discussing them further. Thanks!
“If anyone says Trent can’t defend, come to me, I’ll knock him down”
- Jürgen Klopp
This thread is for quotes only, nothing else
Just saying
Klopp on the size of the game against Man Utd: “It’s a big game, a massive game, two of the biggest clubs in the world. Always we have to learn to deal with it. Some players had to learn how to deal with it. This time it’s an incredible important game again for both teams.”
Klopp on the importance of the game for both sides: “The Man United we will face, they will go for it. They want to go to the Champions League. It will be an intense 90 minutes. This time it’s an incredibly important game again for both teams. That says it all. Both teams are fighting. My relationship with [Man Utd interim boss] Ralf Rangnick is on hold!”
Klopp on Mohamed Salah’s dip in form: "It’s a completely normal spell he is going through. We’ve spoken about the physical demands. I liked the game against [Manchester] City a lot, it was a really good football game, only a question of time before he scores again. He’s been close enough a couple of times.
“We have had plenty of talks over the time we have worked together and at this specific moment there is no need to talk about the situation, just the normal stuff about what he has to do in the game and all these kind of things.”
Klopp on fixture pile-up and lack of time on the training ground: "We’ve been in this situation since January - we are used to it. Recovery sessions, one session today - then we play tomorrow. The longest part of today will be sitting here in the media room!
"As long as you are successful, you don’t have the time. It is pretty demanding - I would love to have more time but that is wishful thinking. The boys are always ready to prepare as good as they can. For 3/4 teams in the league, it is the same.
“If we achieve anything this year it’s because of how all the boys deal with the situation, including the boys not in the squad from time to time, they keep still their training quality at a high level.”
Klopp on Sadio Mane and competition from Luis Diaz: "I’ve known Sadio nearly six years, as far as I have known him he’s never needed competition to be the best version of himself. I’m not sure bringing in Luis affected that part of his game. But playing centre suits Sadio very well as well.
“Sadio had some physical struggles since he came back [from AFCON]. He couldn’t use his immense physicality every few days. Before game against Man City, I thought it looks like Sadio physically and that’s why he was able to play the game he played.”
"The world is not full of winners. The world is full of triers, hopefully. I try and sometimes I win together with some other people. I am happy with that.”