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Jul132020 by JBNo Comments

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp confirms when he will leave

Premier League

Jurgen Klopp has confirmed he will continue to manage Liverpool for the next four years before going back to his home country of Germany. Klopp guided Liverpool to their very first Premier League title this campaign, five years after he took over from Brendan Rodgers at the club. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The German signed a new deal with the Reds in December 2019, which will keep him at the club until 2024, should he avoid being sacked. And it appears Klopp has absolutely every intention of seeing out full contract at Anfield, despite previously hinting that he might go on a sabbatical. When asked if he will return to Germany, Jurgen Klopp told SWR Sport: "Definitely to live, after my career. Most likely even to Mainz". On how long he'll rema...

Jul92020 by JBNo Comments

Jurgen Klopp gives injury update on Jordan Henderson after Brighton win

Premier League

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says they will have to wait to discover the extent of Jordan Henderson's injury after the club captain injured his knee in the 3-1 victory over Brighton. Henderson had put the Reds 2-0 ahead in the eighth minute, but clashed with Yves Bissouma late in the second half and eventually had to be substituted. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); It was reported that Henderson had gone for a scan to check the damage and Liverpool head coach Klopp said he did not know how serious the injury to Henderson is. He told Sky Sports: "I don't know what it is exactly but it looks like the knee. We will see. We will have to make scans but we know that it's not nothing, so that's already enough." When asked after the game if Henderson had left ...

Jul62020 by JBNo Comments

Klopp responds to Thiago Alcantara transfer rumours

Bundesliga, Transfer Info

Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp says Thiago Alcantara is a really good player but refused to confirm whether they are interested in signing the midfielder. Reports emerged this week that the Spain international was on the verge of leaving Bayern Munich for the Premier League champions. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Spaniard is about to enter the final year of his deal at Bayern and talks over a new contract have reached an impasse, meaning they may consider selling the player this summer rather than risk him leaving on free next year. Liverpool boss Klopp was asked about Thiago after Sunday's 2-0 victory over Aston Villa, with goals from Sadio Mane and Curtis Jones. The German refused to confirm whether he wanted to sign the former Barcelona ...

Jul62020 by JBNo Comments

Klopp names the two favourite teams to win the Champions League

Premier League, UEFA

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp believes Bayern Munich and Manchester City are the favourites to take over from the Reds as champions of Europe after his team were knocked out by Atletico Madrid. Bayern won 11 games consecutively since the Bundesliga restarted in May, claiming the league title as well as the DFB-Pokal on Saturday. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Manchester City, meanwhile, destroyed the new Premier League champions 4-0 at the Etihad on Thursday but then lost to Southampton on Sunday. Although, Both City and Bayern aren’t yet through to the quarter-finals of the competition. Bayern still hold a 3-0 first-leg lead over Chelsea, with City also 2-1 up against Real Madrid after their victory at the Santiago Bernabeu. And Klopp believes both t...

Jul32020 by JBNo Comments

Klopp snaps at reporter in interview after Man City bashing

Premier League

Jurgen Klopp snapped at a reporter in an interview after the new Premier League champions Liverpool were destroyed by Guardiola's Manchester City. The Reds, who were crowned the 2019-20 champions just last week, were totally outplayed by Man City on Thursday, losing 4-0 at the Etihad. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Kevin de Bruyne scored the first goal of the game in the first half from the penalty spot and former Liverpool winger Raheem Sterling added City's second shortly after. Phil Foden continued his good form with another goal before half-time, and City scored a fourth in the second half when Oxlade-Chamberlain inadvertently slid the ball into his own net. Klopp seemed frustrated with the line of questioning in his interview with Sky Sports af...

Jul12020 by JBNo Comments

Klopp names three teams who will challenge Liverpool for PL title next campaign

Premier League

Jurgen Klopp has predicted Manchester City, Manchester United & Chelsea will challenge the Reds for the Premier League trophy next campaign. Liverpool have just claimed their first Premier League title in 30 years with seven matches left to play and a huge 23 points ahead of Man City. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Supporters are already predicting back-to-back titles for Liverpool, but Jurgen Klopp said he expects several clubs to come back stronger next year. ‘Yes, City will be strong next season, United will be strong next season, Chelsea will be strong next season,’ Klopp said when asked if he expected City to be their main challengers in the 2020/21 campaign. ‘They all will be strong next season. Out of the three of them, it’s obvious City is...

Jun272020 by JBNo Comments

How Jurgen Klopp’s wife stopped him from replacing Sir Alex Ferguson at Man Utd

Premier League

Jurgen Klopp was persuaded to turn down Manchester United’s overtures by his wife, two years before he accepted the challenge of rebuilding Liverpool and guiding them to being Premier League champions. With Sir Alex Ferguson retiring at the end of the 2012/13 campaign, Ed Woodward identified Pep Gaurdiola and Klopp as his two key targets to take over from the Scot. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); However, Guardiola already had his heart set on moving to Bayern, so Woodward turned his attentions to Klopp whose reputation was on the rise after winning two Bundesliga titles with Dortmund and taking them to the Champions League final. Klopp was given a tour of the club by Woodward who was interested in the charismatic German and his wife Ulla who convinced ...

May312020 by JBNo Comments

Jurgen Klopp picks Okocha goal against Kahn as Bundesliga’s best

JB's Column, Bundesliga

Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp has picked Jay-Jay Okocha’s goal scored against Oliver Kahn as the most spectacular in the history of football in Germany. The Nigerian legend scored the outstanding goal when he played for Eintracht Frankfurt against Karlsruher during the 1992-93 Bundesliga campaign. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The midfielder dribbled past a couple of his markers, leaving them on the floor, before calmly slotting home past Kahn. “Okocha scored the most spectacular goal in the history of German football. It took like five minutes of Kahn and his defenders diving on the floor before he put the ball in the net," Klopp told the Guardian. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); “Some of the world’s best players have...

May182020 by JBNo Comments

Jurgen Klopp hits out at Premier League ‘null and void’ suggestion

Premier League

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says it would be "unfair" to deny his team the Premier League title should the rest of the campaign be cancelled because of the coronavirus crisis. The Reds hold a 25-point lead over rivals Manchester City and are on the verge of a first league triumph in 30 years. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); And On Monday, all 20 Premier League sides agreed to step up their return to training as they hope to return to football action from June 12, though there is no guarantee it will be safe for games to move on. And Klopp feels it would be wrong to bring a premature end to the season and deprive Liverpool of the glory. Piers Morgan calls for “idiot” Hudson-Odoi to be banned from football Celtic crowned champions and Hearts rele...

May132020 by JBNo Comments

Jurgen Klopp explains why Messi is better than Ronaldo

Premier League

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has picked Lionel Messi over Cristiano Ronaldo, even though he said the Juve superstar was close to a "perfect player". Messi and Ronaldo are widely regarded as two of the greatest players of all-time, although talks about who is better continues to be debated . (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); While Klopp prefers Messi, the German coach paid tribute to both for their dominance, which has seen them win 11 of the past 12 Ballons d'Or awards. Klopp lauded Cristiano Ronaldo's physical build, but said Messi was able to display his magic while making it seem so easy. Premier League to ban tackling in new plan for project restart Chelsea close to signing Man Utd’s Angel Gomes "For me Messi, but I couldn't admire Ronaldo mor...