Jurgen Klopp Sack Watch

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I think it's quite easy to see where he's coming from:
Like most people with a brain he probably loathes sports journalists to begin with and then one of them asks him a question with a fairly obvious answer. So I assume that in his mind he didn't really see the question, but rather the "Klopp complains about the match schedule" headline, which would have sprung from him just giving a neutral answer.

But having said that, there were better ways of handling that situation and his answer just looks like an angry rant.
 

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I’d never speak to a person how he speaks to journalists. Answer someone like that on the caf and you’d probably get warning points!
Tbf unlike the caf, he can't just put journalists who ask stupid questions with obvious answers on "ignore", without that creating even more headlines.
 

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Apparently there's history between them, I don't know what it is exactly. Klopp is deriding him for just existing now, the question itself was sensible.
 

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Let's address the sensible question itself (treating this as a separate post).

Liverpool have had 12 early Saturday morning kickoffs, usually straight after internationals. Twice more than the next club. City have had 4? Guess who's playing on Saturday morning after the very next international?

So much for Thursday Sunday Thursday, eh?
 

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The guys a tool. Probably one of the only managers in the world that gets away with talking to people like that. Mourinho use to get hung out to dry when he was like that.
 

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Let's address the sensible question itself (treating this as a separate post).

Liverpool have had 12 early Saturday morning kickoffs, usually straight after internationals. Twice more than the next club. City have had 4? Guess who's playing on Saturday morning after the very next international?

So much for Thursday Sunday Thursday, eh?
Fair enough but if he raises that, it's fine. Alas he wants to have a go at the journo. Because he's an absolute cretin.
 

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You have to love Klopp for giving it to that self cannibalising-press. They wanted a reaction and got one. Im sure he could care less about the feelings of any leech reporters.
 

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Let's address the sensible question itself (treating this as a separate post).

Liverpool have had 12 early Saturday morning kickoffs, usually straight after internationals. Twice more than the next club. City have had 4? Guess who's playing on Saturday morning after the very next international?

So much for Thursday Sunday Thursday, eh?
You've had those early kick-offs after cup midweeks (were you either were knocked out or rested most main players) and before European midweeks. You basically get the whole weekend off before European games while other CL teams are playing the late Sunday kick-off before a tough away trip on Wednesday.

Most festive schedules you play 3 games in 10-11 days. Everyone else is playing those same games in 6-7 days.

The audacity to moan about fixtures when the FA has for years given you special treatment and tailor-made the schedule to fit your needs.
 

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Let's address the sensible question itself (treating this as a separate post).

Liverpool have had 12 early Saturday morning kickoffs, usually straight after internationals. Twice more than the next club. City have had 4? Guess who's playing on Saturday morning after the very next international?

So much for Thursday Sunday Thursday, eh?
What period is this even addressing? Because having checked last seasons Premier League fixtures, Liverpool and Man City had the same amount of 12.30 Saturday kick-offs - 6 each.

Edit: Adding some more detail to this.

The lead-up to Liverpools six 12.30 Premier League kick-offs last season, were as follows:
- 1 game was the first round of the season
- 1 game was following a Sunday PL game
- 2 games were following a Wednesday night PL game
- 1 game was following a Tuesday night FA Cup game
- 1 game was following an international break (this game was against Man City, by the way)
 
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Let's address the sensible question itself (treating this as a separate post).

Liverpool have had 12 early Saturday morning kickoffs, usually straight after internationals. Twice more than the next club. City have had 4? Guess who's playing on Saturday morning after the very next international?

So much for Thursday Sunday Thursday, eh?
Cry me a river.
 

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Tbf unlike the caf, he can't just put journalists who ask stupid questions with obvious answers on "ignore", without that creating even more headlines.
Yeah that’s true, but he does it every week. It doesn’t matter what they ask him, he responds like Kevin from Kevin and Perry
 

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What period is this even addressing? Because having checked last seasons Premier League fixtures, Liverpool and Man City had the same amount of 12.30 Saturday kick-offs - 6 each.

Edit: Adding some more detail to this.

The lead-up to Liverpools six 12.30 Premier League kick-offs last season, were as follows:
- 1 game was the first round of the season
- 1 game was following a Sunday PL game
- 2 games were following a Wednesday night PL game
- 1 game was following a Tuesday night FA Cup game
- 1 game was following an international break (this game was against Man City, by the way)
That man has a family!
 

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Let's address the sensible question itself (treating this as a separate post).

Liverpool have had 12 early Saturday morning kickoffs, usually straight after internationals. Twice more than the next club. City have had 4? Guess who's playing on Saturday morning after the very next international?

So much for Thursday Sunday Thursday, eh?
Liverpool get nearly every decision at Anfield so you can't really moan about unfair treatment.
 

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Let's address the sensible question itself (treating this as a separate post).

Liverpool have had 12 early Saturday morning kickoffs, usually straight after internationals. Twice more than the next club. City have had 4? Guess who's playing on Saturday morning after the very next international?

So much for Thursday Sunday Thursday, eh?
What period is this even addressing? Because having checked last seasons Premier League fixtures, Liverpool and Man City had the same amount of 12.30 Saturday kick-offs - 6 each.

Edit: Adding some more detail to this.

The lead-up to Liverpools six 12.30 Premier League kick-offs last season, were as follows:
- 1 game was the first round of the season
- 1 game was following a Sunday PL game
- 2 games were following a Wednesday night PL game
- 1 game was following a Tuesday night FA Cup game
- 1 game was following an international break (this game was against Man City, by the way)
The stat posted was wrong. It's 12 early kick off games after the international break since Klopp took over, not 12 in total. Next highest is Chelsea and Spurs with 6.
 

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Klopp clearly doesn't like Pearce. The final comment says everything he thinks about him as a journalist.
 

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Klopp gained his reputation as likable by hugging his players and running down the touch line. He’s as bad or worse with officials and journalist as Mourinho, Guardialo, or SAF. It’s proven to be effective though.
 

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What period is this even addressing? Because having checked last seasons Premier League fixtures, Liverpool and Man City had the same amount of 12.30 Saturday kick-offs - 6 each.

Edit: Adding some more detail to this.

The lead-up to Liverpools six 12.30 Premier League kick-offs last season, were as follows:
- 1 game was the first round of the season
- 1 game was following a Sunday PL game
- 2 games were following a Wednesday night PL game
- 1 game was following a Tuesday night FA Cup game
- 1 game was following an international break (this game was against Man City, by the way)

:lol: :lol:

Superb

 

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I’d never speak to a person how he speaks to journalists. Answer someone like that on the caf and you’d probably get warning points!
Stupid, bait seeking questions deserve caustic responses, wish we saw more of this

These journalists have access to some of the best minds in football and this is the drivel they come up with?
 

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Stupid, bait seeking questions deserve caustic responses, wish we saw more of this

These journalists have access to some of the best minds in football and this is the drivel they come up with?
Or, he is just a horrendous, ungracious loser and gets spiky and prickly every time he isn’t softballed a question about how great him and his team are.

His biggest fault as a coach is his failure to take responsibility for his teams failings.

Everyone has tight fixtures and players in South America, just answer the question without being a dick about it. He is an egomaniac.
 

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The stat posted was wrong. It's 12 early kick off games after the international break since Klopp took over, not 12 in total. Next highest is Chelsea and Spurs with 6.
Yep, thanks. That's the one. I feel some people prematurely came in their jump to respond to me. Follow by the ***** with their smilies. Usual fare. :)
 

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Can’t stand the man, all these smiles when he wants to be a nice guy, false as a plastic turd.
Moaning again about an early kick off, well Klipperty have a word with your board and don’t play in any televised games and reap the consequences.
Good news Wolves 1 Scouse 0 after 16 minutes.
 

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Playing early on the Saturday also gives them more preparation time for a tough away tie on Thursday against LASK .
 

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I used to love Klopp to be honest, probably still do to a certain degree. But dude is becoming grumpy most of the time. He needs to chill.
 

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I used to love Klopp to be honest, probably still do to a certain degree. But dude is becoming grumpy most of the time. He needs to chill.
As do most managers after a certain age.


It's a terribly stressful job.
 

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As do most managers after a certain age.


It's a terribly stressful job.
Agree. It makes you appreciate how brilliant Fergie was. He actually got calmer by age without losing any of his competitive nature. But I think most managers should have a year off every now and then.
 

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Must boil his blood that the refs don't let his players get away with murder anymore.
I’m hoping he goes in on the standard of refereeing in a way Ten Hag won’t in the hope that it is the catalyst for some change but in this world we live in you just know that the “change” will be Liverpool getting even more favourable decisions.
 

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In the presser when he finds out about the VAR error, immediately mentions united vs wolves. Immediately. That cnut is seriously weird. We’re in 10th for fecks sake and he’s still mad on the great United conspiracy
 

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In the presser when he finds out about the VAR error, immediately mentions united vs wolves. Immediately. That cnut is seriously weird. We’re in 10th for fecks sake and he’s still mad on the great United conspiracy
Did he really mention us? :houllier: