Coach wrote:
^Best defensive record in the whole of 2015, Sir Antonius Pulis, Prof. Nothing to offer football? Nothing to offer opposition strikers too.
As for Klopp, Firmino doesn't fit, hasn't fit, yet it seems Klopp must lose a truckload of points before this reality dawns. Very much the same at Watford. Talented player maybe, certainly not one for the dig in deep. Yet, selected for such.
What was the purpose today? High energy press, short passing and possession, quick transitions and fast counters?
Let me educate you on the approach:
- anchored on control of the game with possession: Yes, but translated to zilch cus of the issues underlined below
- constant movement of the 3 beyond the two CMs, especially Firmino: Amounted to little much, cus of other failures
- work between the channels by Benteke: Never happened
- surge in the box beyond the lone striker, in a switch of tempo in the last 3rd: Hardly happened, except for few moments in 2HF
2. Too much is being made of the press under Klopp. Apart from the first couple of games, pressing by LFC has been more situational than the much talked about geggenpress.
3. As for Firmino, he is getting to grips with the EPL, and his performance has come in patches. But you watch the game against City and against Chelsea and you can see his talent; a very intelligent player...
4. LFC under Klopp is more workmanlike atm for obvious reason. Its a far, far cry from what his philosophy is about. Talk about tactical sterility and all is frankly foolish...He's been here for 3 months or so; and not once has he had the benefit of his full team.
Give it a break dude....
5. WBA is also mired in the bottom half of the league and has been there for a whole lot. Pulis has nothing to offer football...I'll not waste my time talking about a non issue...
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Liverpool, European Champions 2005.
We watched this very boring video, 500 times, of Sacchi doing defensive drills, using sticks and without the ball, with Maldini, Baresi and Albertini. We used to think before then that if the other players are better, you have to lose. After that we learned anything is possible – you can beat better teams by using tactics." Jurgen Klopp