Welcome Jurgen

[peekay]

 

[HC]

He and this whole process feels a bit too slick for this club...

Happy days!

 

[Dreambeliever]

Like everyone else it seems, I'm thrilled with this appointment. Buzzing. And still in a state of shock he's our new Manager.

There'll be a few teething problems along the way, but I've no doubt Klopp is the man to bring the glory days back. I honestly can't see how he'll fail. Players won't want to let this man down.

Bring on Spurs.

Lol that's a bit over optimistic, while I think he has a great chance at success I can certainly see loads of ways he can fail.

 

[mom]

Few Arsenal fans I know all saying his appointment is a gamble. Sour grapes anyone?

 

[Squiggles]

I don't see how the term gamble can be used. We couldn't me much more shit than we are given the levels of investment in the squad.

 

[keniget]

It's a gamble for Klopp. He's putting his reputation on the line for a club with very high expectations and not a lot of recent history in meeting them.

 

[gkmacca]

Few Arsenal fans I know all saying his appointment is a gamble. Sour grapes anyone?

The nearest Arsenal get to a gamble is when one of their players tries a different hair gel.

 

[superchimp]

Some very bitter united fans at my work.

"he could me a massive flop, would still rather have van gaal, mourinho wenger over him etc"

Unbelievable really.

 

[Mystic]

Bitter and revisionist maybe, but I don't think it's unfair to have concerns, he's only done it at one club, to a brilliant scale don't get me wrong, but Brendan Rodgers and Swansea are a testament to how a club can elevate the manager to looking much better than they are.

 

[juniormember]

Bitter and revisionist maybe, but I don't think it's unfair to have concerns, he's only done it at one club, to a brilliant scale don't get me wrong, but Brendan Rodgers and Swansea are a testament to how a club can elevate the manager to looking much better than they are.

Getting midtable with the underdogs is one thing (which Klopp also managed at Mainz). Transforming and inspiring a mid table club to two league titles against the odds is another.

 

[Mystic]

Getting midtable with the underdogs is one thing (which Klopp also managed at Mainz). Transforming and inspiring a mid table club to two league titles against the odds is another.

Mainz then went on to qualify for the UEFA Cup, and Dortmund are flying high this season, showing it wasn't all just the Klopp show. I'm not saying I necessarily agree, but it's fair to have concerns, every managerial appointment is a gamble, including this one.

 

[mom]

It's all bs. He's gonna tear shit up and they know it. Klopp or van gaal? Come on.

 

[ILD]

24 hours and you can buy 'The Normal One' T shirt from the official club store


http://mirr.im/1PmbEQ0

We've improved big time on that front. It was in some book or other that we as a club were useless when it came to our merchandising. We were champions of Europe in 2005 yet our online shop was non existence with items all out of stock.

 

[gkmacca]

Are people really surpprised? Fans of other cubs wanted him. Now they don't have him, they're scared. It's inevitable most of them will try to explain his appeal away. They're really trying to comfort themselves. Leave them to it.

 

[Bradley]

I have some concerns now.

My sour dough, Klopp was used to make it's first bread yesterday. Turned out a bit flat and over baked. Pretty sure the problem is not Klopp but me. Still tastes good though.

So I predict a draw at best against Spurs and some teething problems.

 

[mom]

Of course there will be teething problems. I couldn't give a shit at the moment though. I'm right behind Jurgen and his track record and I'm a believer. It will come good and we will flourish.

 

[Bradley]

Thanks Mom. I know where the mistakes were made and that it will come good

 

[jan]

Of course there will be teething problems.

I thought FSG sorted that out after the derby

 

[tombrown]

The nearest Arsenal get to a gamble is when one of their players tries a different hair gel.

How far they have fallen from the heady days of Paul Merson ... or was it Donkey Adams?

One was a gambler the other a soak - cant remember which way round

 

[King Binny]

[article=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/15117/10026512/jurgen-klopp8217s-first-five-liverpool-games-how-will-he-compare]Expectations are high that Jurgen Klopp will make a big impact at Liverpool but history would suggest that the new man at Anfield tends to make a slow start.

The six previous managers to have been appointed by Liverpool in the Premier League era have - in total - lost more games than they have won in their first five matches as boss.

Indeed, Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish, in his second spell at the helm, is the only manager to win three of his first five games in sole charge of the team.

In fact, Brendan Rodgers failed to win any of his first five Premier League games as Liverpool manager, scoring four and conceding 10 goals in the process.

Roy Evans and Roy Hodgson each won just one of their first five matches as Liverpool manager, while Rafa Benitez and Gerard Houllier (after a period as joint-boss with Evans) won two apiece.

So will Klopp be able to buck the trend? The fixture list has not been kind to the new man with some tricky games ahead for the German coach.

Klopp travels to White Hart Lane to take on Tottenham on Saturday before hosting Southampton the following weekend.

Then there's a trip to Stamford Bridge to face champions Chelsea, a home game against high-flying Crystal Palace and another away day against league leaders Manchester City.

In the corresponding fixtures last season, Rodgers' Liverpool did win the first of these two games - away to Spurs and at home against Saints - but none of the remaining three.

As a result, the Reds picked up seven points from the five games in 2014/15 but even that was better than they managed in their title-chasing 2013/14 campaign.

Liverpool finished second that season but these fixtures yielded only six points as the Reds were beaten by Southampton before losing back-to-back games at City and Chelsea.

Should Klopp win only two of his first five games, it might be regarded as an underwhelming start to his Liverpool reign.

But as we can see, it would not only match the club's results in these games for the past two seasons, it has been bettered by only one of their previous six Premier League bosses.

Given that Benitez went on to deliver a Champions League and Houllier won five trophies in one calendar year, perhaps it's a reminder that Klopp should be given time to get it right.[/article]