21 Aug 2017 13:58:47
Klopp is my favorite football coach. Hands down I like the guys tactics, training, the exciting football that he plays and the attitude he displays on and off the field. That being said I must very much question him saying that he is happy with his current squad even with no new signings. When coaching professional footballers they should have the proper skills when you arrive you should just need to sharpen and implement your system which should take 3 - 4 months. It could take a year to a year and a half to get grips on your Academy players. Both of which Klopp has had the time to get his hands around. While I believe the academy players maybe able to be adequate substitutes for the senior team I don't think there will be any improvement in quality from the U23's or Academy players.
That means the best we have are in the senior squad and they have shown themselves to be capable bit don't quite have the competency to win anything big much less compete on multiple fronts with possible layoffs and injuries. We need to bring in quality players that can go into the starting 11. If we do not it will be very, very difficult to win any trophies this year. Kloop was well known at Dortmund for finding awesome players on the cheap and he may can do that here he is a good judge of talent. But I must say the current senior team does not have a prolific goal scorer or the depth to take the team to the next level.
21 Aug 2017 15:37:36
Come on CM, what do you expect Klopp to do? Say "Our squad is a load of xxx" credit him with some man management skills. He wants the squad to go into the season feeling valued and with the manager's confidence. No one does their best if they think it's all a waste of time. When you hear a manager praise his squad after they've just been stuffed (Alladyce was my favourite bullshxtter) it's all part of management skill.
21 Aug 2017 15:40:50
Sorry CM if that came across as criticism, you make a very good argument, I was trying to rationalize his statements.
21 Aug 2017 15:58:17
Klopp knows he needs players which is why he's been going after players but he will never say his current players aren't good enough. Why would he say that there's just nothing to gain from it and everything to lose? You start criticising players in public and before you know it you've got a few in the dressing room getting all sensitive and criticising you and that then spreads like a cancer. Keep everyone on side (like Lovren always does) by praising them up.