03 Feb 2016 16:19:33
Ed002, Not sure if you're around, but you seem to have a good bit of knowledge on Klopp's time in Germany. Did he often bring youth up into the first team for games? It was something I expected from him coming in, but we haven't really seen them apart from the cup games.
Do you expect him to start bringing our youth players in for the under-performing first team players for league games? Seems odd that with us performing so poorly in the past few weeks, that he hasn't given them a shout in a league game. Or maybe he's just unimpressed with our youth players?
{Ed002's Note - Klopp and his team took a lot of local lads in the academy - the key thing was alwaus how fast they could run as the academy sides also played the same kopflose huhn style as the first team. It gave them the advantage that they could bring kids through without major integration issues. Right now he has the first team at Liverpool playing that style but, critically, he will soon realise he needs to rethink his strategy and be more flixible. It is a different league and a shifted paradigm in England and it is already biting him on that riesigen haarigen arsch of his. I expect that the "fringe" squad player like Teixeira will probably go. The purchases will shape what happens to the kids next season.}
03 Feb 2016 18:35:17
Oh Ed! You made my day.
You seem quite sceptical torwards Klopp and his tactical abilities.
I hope that he is intelligent enough to adapt and to learn from his mistakes.
{Ed002's Note - I think he will show himself to be a better coach when he shows he can adapt.}
03 Feb 2016 18:42:15
Klopp is a fine coach but it takes a long time to put your own philosophy and stamp on a club and to get the players he wants to play that way.
03 Feb 2016 19:11:24
Surely the issue has been more about defenders that struggle to clear the ball and the fact we've been without our 2 best strikers all season than the style of play?
03 Feb 2016 20:07:49
He'll do fine once he works out it's not too sensible spreading butter with a fork ;)
03 Feb 2016 18:43:38
Cheers Ed
But the image oh the "haariger Arsch" will never leave my mind. :-)
03 Feb 2016 18:50:54
Thanks Ed002 enlightening as always. I'd hope he can adjust his style and work some of our youth in. Texeira has to go, he's 23 and he's never really made an impact on our first team. He should go for the sake of his career.
03 Feb 2016 20:25:50
In what way would his tactics have to change in this league ed002 in your opinion.
{Ed002's Note - Flexibility - adapt to circumstances. But so far he hasn't.}
03 Feb 2016 20:04:05
Hahahah ed02, I was sure koflose huhn is somehow connected to the mighty Huhns whom I adore, but just ran it through google translate and died laughing! Cheers!
03 Feb 2016 20:43:05
lewandowski scored 8 in 33 games first season benteke has 7 already maybe he'll surprise us but doubt the club would be willing to put up the cash for a player who'd score 30+ goals in their first season looking around there doesn't seem to be any fetching less than £50. mil.
{Ed002's Note - Benteke is a good example - the style the team are playing with and failing with under Klopp does not suit Benteke. Will Klopp be smart enough to adapt and let the team play to the strengths of Benteke when it is not going well for the side? That is my point - that is a trait that great coaches have. Right now that is missing from Klipeprty's utility belt.}
03 Feb 2016 21:36:19
I don't think benteke can adapt to any style. playing to benteke strengths would still leave us being mediocre. he's not an intelligent footballer and i have seen no signs of that changing.
03 Feb 2016 22:43:26
I agree that a manager must adapt his style to fit the times, Ed. Just one problem with that at LFC right now. We cannot even play to his strengths, whatever those are because no one really knows, because we have poor quality from wide areas in addition to his inability to move and create space in the box. So after all that, what is Klopp supposed to do?
{Ed002's Note - Get away from this culture of assigning blame elsewhere. Painful to read.}
03 Feb 2016 22:57:12
Why does every comment have 2 disagree's lol.
04 Feb 2016 03:34:28
Ed, who did I assign blame to, exactly? Do we have the tools to get the best out of Benteke? No. What are his strengths? Suddenly, I don't even know. So please, enlighten me on how we can get the best out of him and also, enlighten me on who I assigned blame to?