Ahead of an important clash with Arsenal, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has recounted how he was able to lift the mood of the club which he alleged ‘felt like depression’
The German manager took over from Brendan Rodgers in 2015 and after an 8th place finish in his first season, he has taken the Merseyside club into the top 4 in his last 2 seasons and they are now favourites to win the title this season.
Part of Liverpool’s identity has been their high pressing, high octane style of play that has seen them score many goals and also concede quite a bit in season’s past.
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But with the acquisition of Virgil Van Dyke and Alisson from Southampton and Roma respectively, Liverpool now have a backline that has conceded just 7 goals and are a fortress.
“Of course, we had to develop. That’s what we do since I came in,” Klopp said when explaining why he needed to change the style of play for the Reds
“First, because it felt a little bit like a depression here. I think it made sense to be extremely lively. Yes, to make mistakes, but be very lively, very direct, very energetic.
“It was not perfectly organised. In a few parts we were pretty quick with organisation, but it was only the offensive pressing pretty much. All the other departments we were a bit random, I would say.
“That, of course, improved a lot, so we are now working together with big parts of the squad for more than three years, which is brilliant. And all the other players which we picked, they adapted pretty well because of different reasons. One is only quality and the other thing is that they have played similar styles of football in the club they were in before.
“It was clear, we have to become more stable. That’s what we try to do. It was a big thing in the summer obviously and the boys did the job so far. That’s why we could get the results we could get.”