Basically pick an XI of former players, active and retired who would have suited Klopp's style.
Reina: A modern keeper, good with his feet, great at pens and distributes the ball well. A great personality to have in the squad.
Finnan: Was thinking Babbel because of the German connection but I had to go for the Irishman. We had some great RB's in the past so it's pretty hard to pick. Finnan wasn't the fastest but he was reliable and a decent crosser of the ball.
Hyypia: Just a fantastic player in all aspects of the game.
Hansen: Just like Hyypia and very comfortable with the ball at his feet.
Aurelio: This one is a bit controversial, could have gone Nicol because of his technique and many other skills, but his eating habits where a bit questionable 😉. Riise would have been a good shout, looked and played like the typical Klopp player but wasn't the most reliable player in the world. The main reason I picked Aurelio was because of the way he could support the attack with his sublime crosses. A fit Aurelio was a top class player, that's undeniable.
Souness: Granted I was too young to watch him live, but from what I've seen on tapes, he's the typical midfield general. Good with his feet and hard as nails. Klopp's would love to have him imo.
Mascherano, too much of a DM. Hamann? Meh, Souness was better.
Alonso: World class playmaker and a midfield maestro. Yeah, he was slow as fuck, but he positioned himself well enough to make his pace irrelevant.
Gerrard: Can't leave out our best player ever imo. You all know what he's about, enough said.
Barnes: Yes, I'm talking about "just joined from Watford" Barnes. On the wing, he was a quick, dribbling gem of a player who also was a great crosser, passer and scorer.
This next one is hard, I mean I've never really seen Highway play, was he quick, direct? I mean Klopp likes them quick. Who can I pick from that I've seen. McManaman? Berger? Garcia? Houghton?
Fuck it, Luis Suarez.
Suarez: Though he's not really a winger, and isn't the quickest player (again), I can't think of any of our former players who fit the mould except Barnes. You know everything about Suarez...moving on.
Finally who play's upfront?
We've got a lot of great candidates:
Keegan, Toshack, Dalglish, Rush, Aldridge, Owen, Fowler, Torres, (Suarez).
Two players, stick out for me. That's Rush and Torres.
Rush for his speed, his work ethic, defending from the front. Don't see him as a target man though. Also extremely prolific in front of goal.
Torres just like Rush, has the speed, work ethic but he was also a decent target man. Not as prolific as Rush though.
Torres.
My team:
---------------------------Reina
Finnan-------Hyypia------------Hansen----------Aurelio
---------Gerrard------Souness--------Alonso
-----Barnes-----------Torres---------Suarez
Reina: A modern keeper, good with his feet, great at pens and distributes the ball well. A great personality to have in the squad.
Finnan: Was thinking Babbel because of the German connection but I had to go for the Irishman. We had some great RB's in the past so it's pretty hard to pick. Finnan wasn't the fastest but he was reliable and a decent crosser of the ball.
Hyypia: Just a fantastic player in all aspects of the game.
Hansen: Just like Hyypia and very comfortable with the ball at his feet.
Aurelio: This one is a bit controversial, could have gone Nicol because of his technique and many other skills, but his eating habits where a bit questionable 😉. Riise would have been a good shout, looked and played like the typical Klopp player but wasn't the most reliable player in the world. The main reason I picked Aurelio was because of the way he could support the attack with his sublime crosses. A fit Aurelio was a top class player, that's undeniable.
Souness: Granted I was too young to watch him live, but from what I've seen on tapes, he's the typical midfield general. Good with his feet and hard as nails. Klopp's would love to have him imo.
Mascherano, too much of a DM. Hamann? Meh, Souness was better.
Alonso: World class playmaker and a midfield maestro. Yeah, he was slow as fuck, but he positioned himself well enough to make his pace irrelevant.
Gerrard: Can't leave out our best player ever imo. You all know what he's about, enough said.
Barnes: Yes, I'm talking about "just joined from Watford" Barnes. On the wing, he was a quick, dribbling gem of a player who also was a great crosser, passer and scorer.
This next one is hard, I mean I've never really seen Highway play, was he quick, direct? I mean Klopp likes them quick. Who can I pick from that I've seen. McManaman? Berger? Garcia? Houghton?
Fuck it, Luis Suarez.
Suarez: Though he's not really a winger, and isn't the quickest player (again), I can't think of any of our former players who fit the mould except Barnes. You know everything about Suarez...moving on.
Finally who play's upfront?
We've got a lot of great candidates:
Keegan, Toshack, Dalglish, Rush, Aldridge, Owen, Fowler, Torres, (Suarez).
Two players, stick out for me. That's Rush and Torres.
Rush for his speed, his work ethic, defending from the front. Don't see him as a target man though. Also extremely prolific in front of goal.
Torres just like Rush, has the speed, work ethic but he was also a decent target man. Not as prolific as Rush though.
Torres.
My team:
---------------------------Reina
Finnan-------Hyypia------------Hansen----------Aurelio
---------Gerrard------Souness--------Alonso
-----Barnes-----------Torres---------Suarez
