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We should really talk about Klopp..... six final defeats in a row.... and Hendo is shit
That second one struck me particularly when I heard him say it at the time, and I thought about it last night as the final whistle went. We need to go on from here and keep winning the big prizes now, but as far as that "doubters to believers" thing is concerned - mission accomplished.
Fucking hero mate. Taken us from losing to Stoke to coasting to a champions League final. Lifetime contract yeah?
Ha ha. Let's see how next season goes first but right now it's hard to not want him forever.
I truly inspirational man
We won something, what's next on your anti Liverpool/Klopp list? And you wonder why you're subjected to United jibes and so much other abuse.
Yep. This is what we needed really to sort of complete the progress, we are well equipped from top to bottom now - good owners, a brilliant manager, a fantastic team, we just need to win something to prove we're not just chasing other teams and perennial under achievers. Players will want to play for us, big name players, not that we need them.
It's a good point though re. players. 3 consecutive European finals, won 1, any player who desires a move to a bigger club will be attracted by us. Would we be interested though is the question or is Klopp sticking to his original statement of not making any big purchases.
I still think we can improve, especially depth to our front 3 and a capable deputy to each right/left wingbacks.
Yeah, squad wise we can definitely improve. We could do with another wide forward, a playmaker and a couple of defenders, but we're not desperate, the team is good as it is. The only actual improvement for me would be adding someone of the same kind of ilk as De Bruyne/Silva/Mahrez.
Yep, but I would like a finisher like an Aguero too as an alternative to Firmino. Hope Brewster can be the one.
If we are going to restrict our purchase to one player then that player should be like one of the three you suggest. I actually think it essential to get one of those player types. I just worry if Klopp wants such a player, I know he admires them but i think Klopp hates dependecy on any single creative outlet.
I think he likes the abuse...
I also wonder how long Modo will take to work out an anti Hendo poem under his posts is announcing idiocy.
The power of love. This is a team & club that really seems to love each other, their manager & coaches and vice versa. It feels so powerful.
There is no doubt that City is a great, great team and play together so well. But, they also just seem like professionals doing a job (which is not a bad thing all).
But, this means more. And, it shows.
To be fair, City do have team spirit - not so much as a fan base maybe (can’t really judge that from afar), but as a squad. Many of their key players come from similar cultures, they also have leadership from the likes of Kompany and Fernandinho and Guardiola does genuinely love the process of training and improving his players. That’s why there were able to withstand our pressure this season and win plenty of trophies in other pressure situations too.
For an example of a team without a semblance of an ethos or a unified mindset, a better example would be Man United after Sir Alex (ironically named in this context). Or you can list teams that do have a certain culture, but mostly a dysfunctional one - teams like PSG or Arsenal.
Very good point about the owners also. They are not perfect. I also wish they had left the pitch yesterday and celebrated in the stands. However, there is a reason why their sports teams always do well. They really know how to run sports teams.
I agree City have a team spirit and some strong leaders. But, team spirit is less that really caring/loving each other. And, I think this comes straight from Klopp and all his bloody hugs. He loves his “boys” to the core. They love him back and each other.
And neither Guardiola nor Mourinho have a single CL final between them in that time.
Sorry but I have to disagree with that, there would be no team, no Klopp, we would certainly have gone into administration and could maybe even have done a 'Leeds', and certainly no CL win without these owners' investment, they deserve to savour the win from where it is most vibrant and fully deserve their places on the pitch, ditto Graham etc. and of course the lovely Linda enhances every image.
from The New Paper,Singapore,03 Jun 2019
Why we need winning Reds
Even as they aim to build a dynasty, Klopp's Liverpool still retain a human touch
On the eve of the biggest final of his career, Juergen Klopp stepped out of the Champions League bubble and recorded a personal message for Dave Evans.
Evans has terminal cancer.
The lifelong Liverpool fan had only one ambition, to live long enough to see his club win a sixth European crown.
There is no "us and them", only us. It's a belief that defines Liverpool's dressing room as much as it does their relationship with the game itself.
It's why the Reds are the worthiest of Champions League winners and why Klopp's farewell to Evans was so devastating.
"I'm Christian. So, see you."
Those last two words epitomise the greatest manager of his generation. Klopp sees you, all of you, the supporters, inside the stadium, at home on sofas, on the MRT after a sleep-deprived night, still wearing those sweaty Liverpool jerseys.
He sees beyond the crass commerce and bridges the rich-poor chasm between the multi-millionaires within the game and the frequently neglected punters who keep it afloat.
Whereas Pep Guardiola can feel as if he's one clinical team-sheet away from wearing a lab coat, Klopp is a throwback to the fist-pumping, rabble-rousers of Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley.
He doesn't incite the crowd. He's in the crowd. He's a part of it.
At a time when football mirrors the grubbiest aspects of elitist capitalism, Klopp has effectively absorbed the socialist principles of working-class Liverpudlians and applied them to a club where everyone matters.
Everyone contributes. Equality rules. Egos are out.
Just look at the skipper. Jordan Henderson was always leaving the club, according to his critics. He wasn't fast enough. He wasn't cultured enough. He wasn't Steven Gerrard enough.
But Klopp has carved out a midfield colossus, a Champions League-winningcaptain who ran to his father and broke down.
Henderson's dad has battled throat cancer, but they had focused only on the football, the collective cause, the Liverpool way.
Their unrestrained joy stripped away any cynicism, leaving behind just a father and a son, crying over a football match.
We've all been there.
And that's Liverpool's most profound achievement. Despite their billion-dollar investment, it's never felt like a business.
It's always been personal, in an intimate sense.
After four previous seasons without a trophy, Klopp never feared the sack.
The Bostonian owners understood the importance of the qualities that made Liverpool, well, Liverpool - patience, trust and that spiritual umbilical cord with the community, especially after Hillsborough.
Along the way, Klopp nurtured a harmonious dressing room to rival any from the hallowed boot room era.
Divock Origi waits in vain for a regular starting place, but hasn't complained once.
His reward was the decisive second goal and a place in Anfield folklore.
Two years ago, James Milner played as if pulling a tractor.
In the final, he came on and pushed the flagging Reds to victory.
During the celebrations, Xherdan Shaqiri, Simon Mignolet and Daniel Sturridge partied as if they had played every minute, rather than sweated on the bench. No one feels left behind at Liverpool.
At Manchester United, Paul Pogba seems to be leaving the club twice a month, but that isn't the Liverpool way, not any more.
The Reds were once considered pretty, but soft.
Their weak underbellies were hidden beneath cream-coloured suits. They wallowed in their martyrdom of Gerrard slips and lame excuses.
Now they win. They just win.
Mohamed Salah could have lost himself in a season of dark contemplation after going off injured in last year's final, but he roared back with the opening goal. Self-pity isn't accepted any more, only self-sacrifice.
Liverpool are all about that collective cause now, the one between the owners, coaching staff, players and the millions of Reds who came together for a breathtaking show of unified strength that encapsulated their anthem.
No one walks alone at Liverpool. It's more than a song.
It's a mission statement now for a fledgling dynasty intent on doing things differently.
English football has always craved a competitive Liverpool to play yin to Manchester's yang. Even the most popular protagonists want decent antagonists.
But the sport itself should cherish the return of the continental kings. The Reds are the right club at the right time, with an uplifting, inclusive ethos from top to bottom.
Klopp gave Dave Evans, Henderson's father and every Red the result they wanted.
And Liverpool gave us the European champions we desperately needed.
Why we need winning Reds
Even as they aim to build a dynasty, Klopp's Liverpool still retain a human touch
On the eve of the biggest final of his career, Juergen Klopp stepped out of the Champions League bubble and recorded a personal message for Dave Evans.
Evans has terminal cancer.
The lifelong Liverpool fan had only one ambition, to live long enough to see his club win a sixth European crown.
There is no "us and them", only us. It's a belief that defines Liverpool's dressing room as much as it does their relationship with the game itself.
It's why the Reds are the worthiest of Champions League winners and why Klopp's farewell to Evans was so devastating.
"I'm Christian. So, see you."
Those last two words epitomise the greatest manager of his generation. Klopp sees you, all of you, the supporters, inside the stadium, at home on sofas, on the MRT after a sleep-deprived night, still wearing those sweaty Liverpool jerseys.
He sees beyond the crass commerce and bridges the rich-poor chasm between the multi-millionaires within the game and the frequently neglected punters who keep it afloat.
Whereas Pep Guardiola can feel as if he's one clinical team-sheet away from wearing a lab coat, Klopp is a throwback to the fist-pumping, rabble-rousers of Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley.
He doesn't incite the crowd. He's in the crowd. He's a part of it.
At a time when football mirrors the grubbiest aspects of elitist capitalism, Klopp has effectively absorbed the socialist principles of working-class Liverpudlians and applied them to a club where everyone matters.
Everyone contributes. Equality rules. Egos are out.
Just look at the skipper. Jordan Henderson was always leaving the club, according to his critics. He wasn't fast enough. He wasn't cultured enough. He wasn't Steven Gerrard enough.
But Klopp has carved out a midfield colossus, a Champions League-winningcaptain who ran to his father and broke down.
Henderson's dad has battled throat cancer, but they had focused only on the football, the collective cause, the Liverpool way.
Their unrestrained joy stripped away any cynicism, leaving behind just a father and a son, crying over a football match.
We've all been there.
And that's Liverpool's most profound achievement. Despite their billion-dollar investment, it's never felt like a business.
It's always been personal, in an intimate sense.
After four previous seasons without a trophy, Klopp never feared the sack.
The Bostonian owners understood the importance of the qualities that made Liverpool, well, Liverpool - patience, trust and that spiritual umbilical cord with the community, especially after Hillsborough.
Along the way, Klopp nurtured a harmonious dressing room to rival any from the hallowed boot room era.
Divock Origi waits in vain for a regular starting place, but hasn't complained once.
His reward was the decisive second goal and a place in Anfield folklore.
Two years ago, James Milner played as if pulling a tractor.
In the final, he came on and pushed the flagging Reds to victory.
During the celebrations, Xherdan Shaqiri, Simon Mignolet and Daniel Sturridge partied as if they had played every minute, rather than sweated on the bench. No one feels left behind at Liverpool.
At Manchester United, Paul Pogba seems to be leaving the club twice a month, but that isn't the Liverpool way, not any more.
The Reds were once considered pretty, but soft.
Their weak underbellies were hidden beneath cream-coloured suits. They wallowed in their martyrdom of Gerrard slips and lame excuses.
Now they win. They just win.
Mohamed Salah could have lost himself in a season of dark contemplation after going off injured in last year's final, but he roared back with the opening goal. Self-pity isn't accepted any more, only self-sacrifice.
Liverpool are all about that collective cause now, the one between the owners, coaching staff, players and the millions of Reds who came together for a breathtaking show of unified strength that encapsulated their anthem.
No one walks alone at Liverpool. It's more than a song.
It's a mission statement now for a fledgling dynasty intent on doing things differently.
English football has always craved a competitive Liverpool to play yin to Manchester's yang. Even the most popular protagonists want decent antagonists.
But the sport itself should cherish the return of the continental kings. The Reds are the right club at the right time, with an uplifting, inclusive ethos from top to bottom.
Klopp gave Dave Evans, Henderson's father and every Red the result they wanted.
And Liverpool gave us the European champions we desperately needed.
Oh you soft c(o)unt...
I don't agree about them not coming on the pitch. The more inclusive the whole club can be, the better IMHO.
Neil Humphreys is a diehard West Ham fan and never afraid to speak his mind. Not always been complimentary of our club so it's impressive he felt moved enough to write this.
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