Jurgen Klopp Sack Watch

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The FA cup isn't some Mickey Mouse cup. The other PL teams were in it too, which also says a lot that they couldn't beat the Shrewsburys and Derbys.

Of course Spurs were consistently ahead over the entire season and credit to them. But history doesn't note the participants, only the winners.

It was Mickey Mouse enough for you to not bother playing in it not so long ago.
 

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Wow, so beating Sheff Utd, Derby, Shrewsbury, West Ham, Everton, and Crystal Palace in one-off games means that you had a better season than a team that was consistently better than you against much better opposition over an entire season?

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pffftt... :lol: :lol: and then I see which team you supports and that explains everything.. :lol:
 

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I honestly wanted him as manager after Fergie, but Christ Almighty he's a distinctly unlikeable chap.
 

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It was Mickey Mouse enough for you to not bother playing in it not so long ago.
Pressured by the F.A not to play in it.

Don't let facts get in the way of your narrative though, carry on.
 

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I honestly wanted him as manager after Fergie, but Christ Almighty he's a distinctly unlikeable chap.
I've seen similar sentiments before, that Klopp was a likeable chap when he was at Dortmund and he wouldn't look out of place as a United manager. Now, I don't watch the Bundesliga a lot, and I knew next to nothing about him (other than the ridiculous "heavy metal football" moniker) before he came to Liverpool, but has he always been this way, or is his antics just more unbearable now that he is a Liverpool manager?
 

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I thought we had a chance but at no point did I expect or actually think we'd win the league. We'll need to be ten points clear in April before I'll be conviced we're going to win the Premier League and even then I'd still think something would go wrong.
You mean you could let it slip?
 

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It was embarrassing the way he was celebrating in face of 4th official on penalty save. As if 4th official had anything to do with it.
 

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It was Mickey Mouse enough for you to not bother playing in it not so long ago.
Your premise is all wrong here. Who do you mean by "you"? The poster you're addressing? Doubtful. The fans? If so, you'd be wrong. The club? Closer, but they (a handful of executives) were pressured by the FA and the government. Almost no one was really for United dropping out of the FA Cup.
 

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I'm starting to think Klopp is a bit of a bluffer who masks his tactical deficiencies with noise and passion. Plus he's developed a deeply unlikeable streak with his behaviour and snide remarks this year but for some reason the media adores him.
 

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Kopp is building with patience? You made two cup finals last year and will not make one this year. Top 4 is only just in your own hands and you are heading in the wrong direction.
Yeah. Being 4th now and not 8th is some regression.
 

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Is that what a crisis looks like ? Well long may it continue because it didn't look anything like a crisis. Chelsea are running away with the league and we more than deserved the draw against the league leaders, which in the end was a fair result. Firmino had two great chances, one an open goal, unfortunately he didn't take either but it evened out.
Whatever floats your boat. I am not talking about one gane but your form recently.
 

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All this top 4 talk is very Arsenal. I don't give a shite about Top 4 unless we make a real go of the CL and try to win the thing.

It will be interesting to see what dross Liverpool sign for huge amounts if they do get CL next season. Who is the next Benteke or Markovich?
Klopp's transfer activities speak of two things:

1. He doesn't necessarily buy filler to the extent that other LFC managers have. This is a clear strategic shift from previous regimes where getting bodies in was regarded as a virtue. The small size of the squad is testament to this.

2. He's bought shrewdly thus far. I don't mean his business is perfect; his business is, however, pretty sound especially when he's payed good money for someone - Wijnaldum and Mané being his two big outlays which have both worked. Matip was also very good business on a free. Klavan was back up and he's been very mixed - not a long term fix. Karius is the obvious issue. Again, not perfect.

In truth, relying on Klopp to waste money on dross isn't consistent with his hitherto dealings both at Liverpool and in Germany.
 

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Whatever floats your boat. I am not talking about one gane but your form recently.
Strange because in the autumn United fans were simply saying Liverpool were in good form so it was dismissed. At that time form wasn't seen as particularly important. Now their form is being used to beat them with as it now, apparently, matters.

In truth using terms like 'crisis' for a team who are in 4th having been outside the top 4 seven times in eight years is just odd. It's a dip. Yesterday is the most recent from guide to use. If that's a crisis then meh.
 

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Strange because in the autumn United fans were simply saying Liverpool were in good form so it was dismissed. At that time form wasn't seen as particularly important. Now their form is being used to beat them with as it now, apparently, matters.

In truth using terms like 'crisis' for a team who are in 4th having been outside the top 4 seven times in eight years is just odd. It's a dip. Yesterday is the most recent from guide to use. If that's a crisis then meh.
At which point does it become a crisis then?
 

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At which point does it become a crisis then?
I guess losing more than twice in 20-odd league games would be a start. Look at Liverpool's league form. A defeat to Swansea was unacceptable - but can happen. Other than that in January they've drawn twice against the league's two form sides - United and Chelsea. It's not free fall stuff, is it? It's just not up to the standards of September to November.

Do you honestly think it's a crisis?
 

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I guess losing more than twice in 20-odd league games would be a start. Look at Liverpool's league form. A defeat to Swansea was unacceptable - but can happen. Other than that in January they've drawn twice against the league's two form sides - United and Chelsea. It's not free fall stuff, is it? It's just not up to the standards of September to November.

Do you honestly think it's a crisis?
Im not talking just about the league. But I guess you're happy about crashing out of the cups so there's that. You lost 3 games in a row at Anfield, have one victory since the start of the year, dont have goals in you.
If its not a crisis its a pretty big dip.
 

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What about removing the FA Cup games & assessing the form-line - I would think JK & LFC probably wanted to win the LC semi

6 games - all in January, doesn't look all that special overall, goals have dried up a bit, so conceding 2 & 3 is hurting - should be 3pts closer and in a Cup Final, 2 draws vs. top 6 is OK obviously, but you would notice that they haven't won a game either

02/1 Sunderland away 2-2

11/1 Southampton away 0-1 CUP

15/1 Man Utd away 1-1

21/1 Swansea home 2-3

25/1 Southampton home 0-1 CUP

31/1 Chelsea home 1-1
 

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He has now said that the statement ''nobody can beat us'' is not strictly accurate, tbf.
 

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Their January should've arguably been worse than it actually was. I felt both United & Chelsea massively let them off the hook by showing them far too much respect, Chelsea especially. Their defense is there for the taking but both teams put in defensive displays.

Picking up 2 points from Utd, Chelsea instead of 0 might be what gets them Top 4 come the end of the season.
 

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To be that completely shit and still only be a point behind second is quite the achievement.

Being out of the cups is obviously shite, however.
 

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The upside of another season without a trophy?

You've won 1 trophy in 11 years :lol:

It's pathetic/hilarious. And there was nothing unfortunate about it, Southampton outplayed you and Wolves were the better team.
And Swansea embarrassed us. But Utd before those three games were clueless strangely.
 

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To be that completely shit and still only be a point behind second is quite the achievement.
That's kind of how a league works though. One poor month does not define a points tally. Liverpool won loads in autumn.
 

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Wait he actually screamed "Nobody can beat us" after the penalty save? I thought that was a parody post:lol:
 

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I honestly wanted him as manager after Fergie, but Christ Almighty he's a distinctly unlikeable chap.
You weren't the only one, he had about 80% of the vote on here in a poll about who we wanted.

He seems to be becoming more agitated though as things don't go his way. He got into an argument with a fan sat behind him.last night too over a back pass:lol:
 

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You weren't the only one, he had about 80% of the vote on here in a poll about who we wanted.

He seems to be becoming more agitated though as things don't go his way. He got into an argument with a fan sat behind him.last night too over a back pass:lol:
You'd think Liverpool fans would be more accepting of back passes seeing as most of their historic success was based around it...
 

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You'd think Liverpool fans would be more accepting of back passes seeing as most of their historic success was based around it...
You know that everyone could play that way right? It wasn't exclusively the Liverpool back pass rule.
 

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As long as he continues with a mindset like that all will be well in the world.

I mean could you ever imagine SAF or Mourinho saying that?!
SAF yes, he ripped into his players at Aberdeen after thehad won a cup final, SAF cared a lot about the performance, hence why we have phrases like "the united way". Not Mourinho though which is the reason he will never go down as one of the top greats for me.
 

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This is so funny. Few weeks ago Paul Parker was saying United fans will love to their team to play like Liverpool and how Mane, Henderson, Lallana, will walk into our team. :lol:
 

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Can't remember which liverpool fan it was on here who was trying to argue with me that Klopps system was essentially un-counterable.

Maybe the poster was actually Klopp himself?

"nobody can beat us!" :lol:
 

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This is so funny. Few weeks ago Paul Parker was saying United fans will love to their team to play like Liverpool and how Mane, Henderson, Lallana, will walk into our team. :lol:
Parker has had an axe to grind with United for years. He's also one of the most negative football pundits I've ever heard
 

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You know that everyone could play that way right? It wasn't exclusively the Liverpool back pass rule.
I think that's the point people are making. Hansen back to Grobbelaar who rolls it out to Lawrenson. Short pass to Molby who passes it back to Grobbelaar. Grobbelaar picks it up, bounces it once, twice then rolls it out to Gary Ablett. Ablett, back to Grobbelaar and so on.... in the 5th minute of the match which ended 1-0 Liverpool (Rush 90).

The best footballing Liverpool side I ever saw was the 1987/88 one with Barnes, Beardsley and Aldridge. I disliked Liverpool back then too, but it was the last truly excellent Liverpool team in my opinion.
 

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You know that everyone could play that way right? It wasn't exclusively the Liverpool back pass rule.

But only Liverpool stooped to bore the Bollox off everyone to such a degree that the backpass rule was brought in. One or two others copied it tbf, seeing it was part of the blueprint to success.