Striking up some bad feelings

[Markeh]

Wonder who it was?

Also interesting that it seems like Klopp wanted Benteke, certainly doesn't seem to be the case now, I guess there's a lot of players a manager will take at the right price.

Jurgen Klopp abandoned transfer after seeing celebration - Dortmund director

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp once decided not to sign a striker at Borussia Dortmund because he did not like the way he celebrated, according to the German club's marketing director.

Carsten Cramer, whose role involves marketing and international strategy at Dortmund, said Klopp had informed the club he wanted to sign the player but then changed his mind after seeing his reaction to a goal.

"There is a story Jurgen told me about a striker he was interested in," Cramer told MirrorFootball. "He watched him in several videos and said: 'This is a striker I want to sign.'

"Then he saw him playing and he scored a goal. He was watching how he was celebrating his goal and said: 'This is not a guy for Dortmund. He is celebrating for himself and not the club.'

"All the players know the club is the most important thing. I'm very sure that the brand philosophy was important when we hired someone like Jurgen Klopp."

Cramer also discussed Klopp's interest in signing Christian Benteke for Dortmund prior to the Belgian striker's move to Liverpool from Aston Villa last summer.

"He was so expensive, so we couldn't realise it," he said. "We were in negotiations but the transfer fee was above £20 million, which was not possible for us.

"I know Jurgen's opinion and was kind of convinced about him."

 

[Judge Jules]

Emile Heskey?

 

[gkmacca]

Did he do a stupid dance?

 

[manwithnoname]

Did he do a stupid dance?

No, but the celebration wasn't specified. One would assume it was one of those fucking absurd dances though. Heskey just used to a slightly abashed DJ mixing thing

 

[hamstrung_pigeon]

Did he do a stupid dance?

Maybe some poser cunt like this one:

 

[gkmacca]

 

[manwithnoname]

It's so brilliantly, typically, Liverpool that any sort of exuberant celebration is viewed rather dimly, even if it's one of our players. And in Danny's case, one of our best players.

It's all a bit small-time and show-offy. A simple celebration of delight (cf K Dalglish) should suffice

Bit like actually going to the match wearing a Liverpool shirt (that's extreme, but I'm in that camp too. No fucking scarf either. This isn't a fun day out)

 

[RedStar]

I seem to remember a story a while back about a manager (can't remember which one) who dropped a player because he celebrated a goal in training. My initial thought was 'fair play you cant be putting up with that shite'

 

[RedStar]

I seem to remember a story a while back about a manager (can't remember which one) who dropped a player because he celebrated a goal in training. My initial thought was 'fair play you cant be putting up with that shite'

 

[hamstrung_pigeon]

I seem to remember a story a while back about a manager (can't remember which one) who dropped a player because he celebrated a goal in training. My initial thought was 'fair play you cant be putting up with that shite'

Have you heard the one about the poster who got banned because he double posted in a forum? We can't be putting up with that shite!

 

[Dreambeliever]

I seem to remember a story a while back about a manager (can't remember which one) who dropped a player because he celebrated a goal in training. My initial thought was 'fair play you cant be putting up with that shite'

I don't agree with that logic at all.

 

[leftpeg]

I don't agree with that logic at all.

It's the logic thing you're wrestling with isn't it?

 

[TheFasterBlade]

A simple celebration of delight (cf K Dalglish) should suffice

Or even take that down a notch by looking like someone just ejaculated in your pint, a la Souness