Jürgen Klopp holds a press conference in Singapore ahead of Liverpool’s game against Leicester City at the National Stadium.
The Liverpool manager spoke to the media on Saturday. And was asked about his preparations for the new season, transfers and the captaincy situation, among others.
On who will captain tomorrow’s game…
That has nothing to do with the captaincy. Virgil will start tomorrow’s game. If nothing happens in practice Virgil will be the captain of the team tomorrow. I already know my decision but as usual I have to tell the players before I speak to the public about it. But it’s like this I didn’t foresee that situation a few weeks ago that I had to think about it, so that’s it, but in a normal game I didn’t think ahead of the game about that. At breaks, we have a simple rule. Virge was No. 3 last year, so that’s why he wore it when he started. And in the second half, after all, it was the man who had been at the club the longest. And I think that person might be Joe Gomez if I’m right, that’s it.
It was an important decision. The more important decision than ever is the usual leadership group. Yes, it’s a big change for us. Important people have left the club this summer. But that’s where it is, things have to change at some point. It’s always been clear You can’t keep things just because you don’t want them to change or evolve or whatever. Now we have it and now we have to use it. That was the real plan. I am very optimistic about that. Many positive signs can be seen in training. in the game as well mostly in training We obviously practiced more than we usually play, so the boys understood the situation. And I’m really happy about that.
Talking about coming back to Singapore…
It’s really cool, you know exactly the size of the club. when you come to this part of the world When you feel the love of the people here It obviously exceeded my expectations. it’s incredible That’s why we really love coming here. The main difference between this year and last year is that we already have our training camp in Germany, which is very important. make it different Because we don’t know how long we’ll play in the previous season and stuff, so we’re off to a good start in Asia. and for the people here It was important too, but for us it was probably the worst moment. Let me say it like that. Because you’ve talked about humanity. And obviously that was difficult for us. we play in england And the weather wasn’t much different. To be honest, so it was very difficult and we still had to go through all the levels. We can’t do that here. have to do it later And then carry home injuries and stuff like that, which is not good at all.
Anyway, we came back because we had fun here. That is true too. We have two top games. Obviously[we had]training tonight, a very important session for us. We’re going to do a regular tac training session tonight in front of like, I don’t know, 20,000 people, so that’s going to be something weird. I hope people don’t scream all the time. Because I need a microphone or something Because I have to speak to the players during the session. but it’s awesome And it’s exactly what you want. When you play for a club like Liverpool. You travel and show your face wherever our fans are. We can’t do that indefinitely, but as often as we can. We have to do it and that is why we are in Asia. Excellent
Talk about how surprised he was at Jordan. Henderson wants to leave. And whether he tried to hold him to stay or not…
It’s not about that. Hendo’s relationship with me has grown over the course of eight years. and it’s not related Hendo knows the situation. that we want to keep him But if he wants to go There’s no reason we should throw stones in the way or anything like that. It was full of respect. and everything you need in a situation like this But it wasn’t about whether I convinced him or not. It’s about how I reacted to what happened, what I did, and that’s where I understood the role at the time. I think the videos the boys made of him, if you’ve seen it, if you’ve heard it, you know everything about this guy. I think everyone will bless you if you leave anywhere. And your friends will say that about you. And that’s really impressive, I must say, so it’s all good. He’s not here anymore. I’ve said it before too. he will be missed we will miss him but we have to go on And we go on, that’s clear, that’s everything.
On Fabinho’s future…
It’s not over yet, he’s not here. And that clearly shows how things are going. But as long as I know it’s not finished yet And that means I won’t talk about it. We all have to get used to this sort of thing by now. The timing wasn’t like what we were used to back then. So it’s better you wait until things happen before you talk about it.
On a strong future in midfield…
We knew we had to do something there. That’s already clear. We are working on solutions. But I think everyone can imagine that.
On the structure of Liverpool’s senior leadership group following Henderson’s departure and James Milner…
I’ll decide, I think it’s a rational group. And there’s no need for any votes, but it’s a good group. and these boys will have to step up They had been there before; It wasn’t just that the team was led by Millie. And Hendo they are very important characters, at best, but without the others. it won’t work Now two are missing and that’s all. Nobody’s going to be the next James Milner, nobody’s going to be the next Jordan Henderson. they can themselves And that will give us real opportunities for new and fresh developments, that’s exactly what you want. It is always the case when you have major changes: first many people want to change, after that you change and after that everyone is concerned about the change. The problem with change is that you never know in advance if it’s going to work, but we’re really optimistic about it. To be honest, that’s the nature of change. We are truly optimistic about it. And we are excited too.
My main impression that I have so far during my training period is this. The boys are really ready to be involved and they are really committed. I really like it when we have games. and playing to put them on the pitch, but we had a little bit of fatigue and after that we conceded a lot of goals, all for a reason. We talk about that every pre-season. That is the work we will have to do; As for physical strength so far it’s not perfect, of course not, but the main part of that isn’t over yet. Right now we are on tactical things. and much more technical Now we’ll have to look tomorrow night for that game and then we’ll have a couple of days later and we’ll play Bayern, which will be another really important game. So far, very good. But we must continue.
He could feel that the players had increased. ‘pressure’ To show the reaction after a disappointing season?…
It would mean that last year when we came back they didn’t have momentum but that wasn’t the case. We have momentum but yes, last season we knew whatever we could reach, that’s what we wanted to reach – and that’s what we did at the end we didn’t. Made it to the Champions League. It’s close from where we’ve been. We finished 5th, it’s not great but it’s better than the other teams, so in a really bad season. From our side comes 5th – that’s also the type of information. A lot has changed now, but again, it’s not just the new players coming to the team – of course they’re coming. And there’s real quality – but it also gives other players the opportunity to make the next step if someone in that position isn’t there anymore. The way we close games, it’s James Milner always coming on, stuff like that, and closing games for us in a very professional way at the end – over the weeks. And months ago – he probably finished more games, we had a lot of players for that role, younger players, and it just opened the door. And that’s what we want. Yes, we as a group want to fix things right.
That doesn’t mean that now every People will be afraid of us because of course other teams around us finished the season better than us the year before and they haven’t stopped improving their squad, their teams. They won’t stop, none of their teams will stop – they all want to make the next step. Arsenal need to make the next step, United need to make the next step, Newcastle need to make the next step, City will be there again. And Brighton did a great job. and will do great It’s going to be an extremely interesting league, so we’ll just have to make sure we’re good, we’ll be ready as much as possible. And now that’s what we’re trying to do. And then develop as a club with a lot of optimism, belief, faith, whatever you want to say, emotion and go for it. and wait and see what we get That’s what football is. And that’s what we want to try. The one data we have is that last year it wasn’t good enough. And that’s not good, but it’s useful for the next season. And we will try to use that as well.
Trent Alexander–Arnold May be used in the numbering midfielder role. 5 As for the games that lie ahead?…
Trent can play in that position. I know after we put him into this kind of flexible role – right-back, midfield – last year everyone told us he should play completely in midfield, with absolutely no explanation. , to be honest but of course that’s not your job to explain why, just asking about it that’s ok so about the No. 6 position it’s a completely different position to the one he played last season or he Playing for England because it’s a game control position, you have to manage more, you have to know who’s behind you, two centre-halves but not one midfield, stuff like that. We really think it’s very good. And it’s important to do this in pre-season. Now we’ll try even when you’re pretty sure about the position at the moment, No.6, we still want to try to do it with Trent at right-back again. That has always been clear, we will use pre-season for that as well. After that we will see how we start the season. The start is the start and then the rest is the rest of the season. There’s a lot for us to do and look at, but yes Trent can play that position. It will depend on who will be on the left. And to his right, how we defend as a group is much more important. If we do that well, if we defend really well with every other midfield plus the three players up front plus the defensive line, sometimes I might be able to play No. 6 because after that there won’t be much. Keep doing it longer! Too often we leave too many jobs for number 6 and at other times that’s a bit of a problem, so that’s why it works generally for us to work on it. And that’s what we’re going to do. After that we will see who will play where.
2023-07-29 16:31:23
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