Twitter's going mad for Klopp on MNF
Assume he's being ace?
The latter. Any premiership manager of note will know our gameplay inside out. It's not a secret, anyone can work it out by watching us, & the players always bang on about it also.
No manager or team in a top league can have a game plan that the opponents don't know, it's not possible.
I dunno, I love Jurgen, but I think it's ridiculous to tell the world your game plan. I don't see Mouriniho or Fergie doing that. Or maybe I'm just being all Caveman / Skully -like
But maybe the other managers have already figured it out, and it doesn't matter.
You think he was offering up the nuclear codes or something?! Jesus.
Your average Joe Tactic down the pub knows what Klopp's team do, and could explain it probably in better English than Jurgen did last night. Forward press, number 10 splitting the pitch, attacking full-backs, and not allowing the opposition #6 space to dictate play. Do you think Mourinho's sitting there watching that and furiously taking notes?
Fuck me mate.
The players looked absolutely knackered in both games. We need to finish off teams quickly in order to win it seems.
Arsenal: All 4 goals scored before the 64th minute. Arsenal scores two afterwards.
Burton: Late goals scored by Sturridge who came on in the 64th minute.
Spurs: Penalty in the 43rd minute.
Leicester: 3 goals scored by the 56th minute. Late goal by Firmino as well in the 89th.
Chelsea: 2 goals in the first half.
No, not Mourinho. Bet you were though.
Two things that still worry me about Klopp's tactics:
1) As I already mentioned in another thread, the fact that we seem to slow down in the 2nd half. Obviously against a 10 man Hull that wasn't that big of a problem.
2) I still believe it's absolutely vital that we take the lead and finish teams off by the first half. We came back thanks to a wonder goal against Arsenal but against Burnley who only sat back and defended we were unable to hurt them the same way we hurt teams who come at us. This somewhat relates to my first point. If our opponents manage to score early in the game and manage to keep the lead during the entire first half, are we strong enough to turn it around?
It's proper execution that makes tactics work. They can work out our game plan but if we execute as we've been then they will have a hard time stopping it.
Two things that still worry me about Klopp's tactics:
1) As I already mentioned in another thread, the fact that we seem to slow down in the 2nd half. Obviously against a 10 man Hull that wasn't that big of a problem.
2) I still believe it's absolutely vital that we take the lead and finish teams off by the first half. We came back thanks to a wonder goal against Arsenal but against Burnley who only sat back and defended we were unable to hurt them the same way we hurt teams who come at us. This somewhat relates to my first point. If our opponents manage to score early in the game and manage to keep the lead during the entire first half, are we strong enough to turn it around?
Two things that still worry me about Klopp's tactics:
1) As I already mentioned in another thread, the fact that we seem to slow down in the 2nd half. Obviously against a 10 man Hull that wasn't that big of a problem.
2) I still believe it's absolutely vital that we take the lead and finish teams off by the first half. We came back thanks to a wonder goal against Arsenal but against Burnley who only sat back and defended we were unable to hurt them the same way we hurt teams who come at us. This somewhat relates to my first point. If our opponents manage to score early in the game and manage to keep the lead during the entire first half, are we strong enough to turn it around?