Chris Bascombe
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Pochettino: "I want to thank the captain, Seamus Coleman - he came into the dressing room to console Son.”
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LFC were just a matter of seconds away from having to wear purple in Champions League final there.
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Carlo Ancelotti when asked about LFC signing Thiago, who he managed at Bayern: “My heart is broken. He is a fantastic player.”
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Klopp on facing Leeds: “We didn’t see any suspicious people around our training ground this week.”
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Welcome to Liverpool, Naby Keita. We've been expecting this for a while!!!! Exceptional in a high pressure game like this.
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"They have won it."
"No we haven't."
"They think they have won it."
"No we don't."
"They're planning the parade."
"No we're not."
"It's over."
"Look, just bloody sod off with your reverse psychology and worry about yourself. You're kidding NO-ONE"
x 20 more PL games.
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Had the privilege to report on every LFC final since 2001. For sheer courage, perseverance and refusal to give in, that was up there with a certain game in 2005.
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Klopp: “Gary Neville should not think I am like him. I am not like him.”
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Klopp: “I am happy for the Champions League that they do not have to play without us!”
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Klopp on Mane substitution: "I was afraid his opponent would go down if Sadio took a deep breath."
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LFC spent Klopp's 1st year craving Champions League football.
In his 2nd year they secured qualification on the final day of season.
Today, they're 30 points above side in 5th, with 16 games still to play.
If Utd want to measure their progress over next few years, measure that.
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There were ten LFC academy players/graduates in Klopp’s 20-man squad today.
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LFC guaranteed top four finish, if anyone is interested. That was a big deal not so long ago!
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Reckon if Liverpool can score 100 goals this season at least 60 of them might count.
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Klopp: "The situation for the clubs is different. They (Flamengo) come with a clear order to win and come back as heroes. We got told to stay at home and play the Carabao Cup."
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In last three transfer windows LFC have spent about £7.6m on incomings and recouped around £40m from sales...
Meanwhile, they'e lost one league game, won C.League & now have a 19 point lead.
Good that, innit.
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What a team. And how Gerard would have loved - and recognised - the scouser wearing number 17.
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Rob Edwards: “We made them angry didn’t we?
“After a really good first half, in the second half we saw Anfield. Full throttle, they suffocated us and their fans were amazing. It was like the Kop was sucking it in."
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Klopp summary. 'We were lucky. If LFC win the title it is due to our willpower.'
Poch summary. 'Proud of team, deserved more, players have been heroes for two years. Good luck to LFC. Every team wins some games like this at some point in season.'
Two, classy managers.
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LFC have lodged bid in region of £62m for Roma keeper Alisson.
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Carra: “If Liverpool win… a night out in the city centre. I will look after you.”
Klopp: “I’m not sure that will help. I’ve seen those videos of you!”
Jamie Carragher interviews Jurgen Klopp.
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Klopp just said if the Football League do not give Liverpool an appropriate date for the quarters, they won't play. It clashes with the World Club championships...
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Klopp says no-one has to be sold because of Thiago deal.
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Klopp said club was told last April to 'respect winter break' and not arrange friendlies or any games. So he is taking this advice. No senior players available for cup replay.
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Klopp: “Most times in my life I worked and played for lower league teams. Replays cannot be the answer. Shrewsbury could have won the penalty shoot-out and gone through.”
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Klopp says short of players for Sunday with injuries/ fatigue so says: "Anyone in a Liverpool shirt, throw your soul on the pitch on Sunday."
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LFC in CL since 2010…
2010: Nightmare
2011: Nightmare
2012: Nightmare
2013: Nightmare
2014: Real, Basel, Ludogorets
2015: Nightmare
2016: Nightmare
2017: Seville, Spartak, Maribor
2018: PSG, Napoli, Red Star
Anyone talking about ‘nightmare’ schedules get off my timeline. Ta.
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Klopp on Minamino deal... “It is fantastic work by our football operations team in how they’ve handled this transfer. Michael Edwards and the team deserve a lot of credit."
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A very good morning to all members of Twitter world who are not angry with the existence of Liverpool FC this fine Monday morning.
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Now THAT is the type of game LFC would have lost last season... and in most of last 27 years.
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30 yrs without title been nightmare but LFC won 10 major trophes since 1990 (14 with Super Cups & Club World Cup). Not having idea LFC were in state Utd are now for that long. 1993-95 & 2009-11 the exceptionally dark periods. Then aside, was always feeling of hope on pitch.
"We don't want to get in the situation and fall into the category of what Liverpool have done - 30 years it's taken them to get back..
"We need to go somewhere and start working things out."
Alarm bells are ringing for
@rioferdy5
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Tell you what though, most of those 68 games were bloody good weren't they!
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Klopp on Conor Bradley:
“It was intense for him. Someone has to drive him home. He gave everything.”
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Klopp: "It cannot be a coincidence we got the trophy on 96 points."
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Nine years ago tonight LFC were preparing to lose on penalties to Northampton Town...
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Sadio Mane asked if he is fit to start…
“I am ready. Tiredness is in the head. I have not had a holiday for seven years! Let’s do it.”
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Klopp says Neil Critchley will manage LFC in replay. Will be U23 side as senior players have winter break.
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Klopp strongly indicating the contract extension was partly related to transfer targets.... people in football wanting to know how long he would be LFC manager....
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After broken leg at Burnley & then an unprovoked attack by England team mate (who bizarrely managed to get more sympathy) it's been a tough 12 months for one of most polite young men in English football. Hopefully 2020 is better for Joe Gomez.
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Klopp: "I was pleased Mr Martinez saw Divock Origi's qualities because he never gets a minute for the national team..."
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LFC should use the Coutinho money to put a bid in for Coutinho.
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2012 FA Cup Final
2014 Prem League. 2nd after freak climax
2016 League Cup Final (lost pens)
2016 Europa Final
2018 C League Final (Salah injured)
Every major trophy narrowly lost since 2012. Now even 90 pts won’t do.
Lucky LFC?
In legendary words of Jim Royle... ‘My Arse’.
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Klopp: “If I said what I think I would pay the biggest fine in world football.”
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Jurgen Klopp is considering naming 16-year-old Ki-Jana Hoever in his squad for Monday’s FA Cup tie at Wolves.
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Klopp on the TV coverage of football: “Football is like a good friend. If you see him twice a year it is great. If you see him every day it is like ‘what is he doing here again?”
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Doesn’t matter how you dress it up or what you think of all the hype. There is no escaping the fact this afternoon’s fixture is LFC’s most important league game for nine days.
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Jordan Henderson is becoming so accustomed to these trophy lifts he will need a full-time masseur for those arms soon.
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It's desperately disappointing. There is no consolation in defeat. But there is one guarantee - LFC have played the best football at Anfield for 20 years this season. And they will do so again & again under Klopp. It will continue to be privilege watching them.
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Ralph Hasenhuttl: "Not one moment do they (Liverpool) underestimate you, that is why they are unbeatable at the moment."
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Klopp suggests the solution to VAR-offside shambles is to make the line determining offside 'thicker' - allows for a margin of error and favours the attacking side.
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Klopp applauding the Sheffield Utd fans as he leaves. He said he did not know much about the club before coming here. Showed respect they deserve as he left.
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Can't beat the romance of the FA Cup when you see plucky underdogs grab their (potentially) once in a lifetime opportunities... 😉
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Anyone know when the period of national mourning for Liverpool winning a big football match ends? 😂😂😂
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There are two types of defeat. Those that show how far a team has to go & those that show how far they have come. LFC’s first league defeat of season undoubtedly falls into category two.
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Liverpool have contacted Bayern Munich about signing Thiago Alcantara.
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Things are going so well at LFC the club has just guaranteed Champions League participation for next season & hardly anyone seems to have noticed!
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LFC have rejected bid of 100m euros for Coutinho from Barca. Barca have been told (again) he’s not for sale. LFC consider the matter closed…
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"And ten years later they won the title with seven games to spare and people were taking the piss they didn't get 100 points!"
"Really?"
"Yes, really."
"Wow, that Twitter sounds really shit."
"Yep."
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Klopp: "Alisson told me that when he was a kid and his club won it, he went completely mad. if we win I know Liverpool fans will celebrate like crazy, and other people will say, ‘who cares’. Do not worry what other people think.”
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Klopp on Guardiola' comments
“I couldn’t really believe it to be honest & then I saw it. I am not sure if Pep spoke in that moment about Sadio or the team - both is not too nice. I am not too sure if I want to put oil on the fire. And I promise not to mention tactical fouls..."
Jurgen Klopp hits back at Pep Guardiola 'cheating' Liverpool jibes and turns on Man City 'tactical fouls' |
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Liverpool expect to complete the £36 million signing of RB Leipzig centre-half Ibrahima Konate in the next 48 hours after agreeing personal terms with the player and his representatives.
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Klopp: “I feel a bit sorry for Shrewsbury because after the game everyone spoke about what I said and not the great performance of Shrewsbury.”
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Klopp: “Easily the most special trophy I ever won. It is an overwhelming feeling."
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Klopp on ballon d'Or: “The decisions are made by journalists, right? I see it slightly different. Lionel Messi is probably best player I have seen in my life. But the last season I can not remember a more impressive season by a defender ever (than Virgil Van Dijk)”
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Virgil Van Dijk: “Liverpool is my team and Anfield is my home. I love playing for this club. We want to do it.”
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Klopp: on Xmas period “We play two games in 48 hours, there will be injuries and then some Dutch guy (on Twitter) will say things.”
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Klopp: “Sadio is not a diver. I am not in the mood to talk about Man City."
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Klopp is currently standing just 30 yards from Van Dijk. SOMEBODY FILE AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT TO PREMIER LEAGUE QUICK!!!!!!!
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Look, I know some think I'm too positive these days but come on. This is some LFC team now. Bayern were terrified from minute one of 1st leg. Apart from 20 mins end of first half - given the arena - that was as good as anything in Europe by LFC in many years.
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Why this runners-up season won’t be like 2009 or 2014.
1. Klopp won’t fall out with/sell best players, buy 2019 version of Aquilani & blow budget on a full-back.
2. Barca can’t get LFC’s best players this time so 2019 equivalent of Balotelli won’t come.
3. EVERYTHING IS DIFFERENT
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E̶i̶g̶h̶t̶ ̶S̶e̶v̶e̶n̶ ̶S̶i̶x̶ ̶F̶i̶v̶e̶ ̶F̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶T̶h̶r̶e̶e̶ Two more to go.
E̶i̶g̶h̶t̶ ̶S̶e̶v̶e̶n̶ ̶S̶i̶x̶ ̶F̶i̶v̶e̶ ̶F̶o̶u̶r̶ Three more to go.
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LIVERPOOL SCORE AT ANFIELD... THIS IS NOT A DRILL...
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Someone said to me this morning, "How can you think about football on day like this?"
And the answer is if this city did not have football, & music, & arts, & creativity & all the passion that comes with all that, what would we have on a day like this?
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Jota should not have been sent off according to Premier League's Independent Key Match Incidents Panel. I mean… well….
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Didn’t see much of LFC game, but having ill-advisedly dipped a toe in social media acid, it appears they lost 1-1 to Arsenal.
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Jordan Henderson: “Someone is sitting at a keyboard making up rumours. I like the one (fake) about Robbo and Ali having a fight, though!”
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You can see how much it means to the players now. The only fans who think this means nothing are those of the clubs who are not here.
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Hope it came across on the TV how magnificent Jordan Henderson was in that match. Not that it should be a surprise anymore, of course.
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Eden Hazard & Mo Salah have just become the most underrated footballers in English history.
PFA Premier League Team of the Year 2019: Paul Pogba picked in all-star XI... but no Mohamed Salah or Eden Hazard
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Excellent news for LFC. Teenager Rhian Brewster has agreed terms on his first professional deal. Ends uncertainty around his future. Will sign imminently, expect deal to be until 2023.
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Guardiola: “For 20 minutes it was like Tsunami. In this stadium it is not easy.”
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LFC have appealed for Curtis Jones’ red card v Tottenham to be overturned*
*Hopefully no members of the review panel are currently otherwise engaged on a gig in the UAE.
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Klopp: "If the people wanted a lift today & feel it is a lift then they are welcome. I feel same. It's same strange feeling after what happened y'day, which was tough to take. It's how it is. Now we have to see how that'll go on in all parts of life."
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Andy Robertson planning on mesmerising opposition managers with his 100m sprints per minute at Anfield for the next five years. He is close to signing a NEW DEAL until 2024. Will be done very soon.
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Klopp reckons LFC's second is one of the best goals he has ever seen because of the technical brilliance of his full-backs and the finish...
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̶E̶i̶g̶h̶t̶ ̶S̶e̶v̶e̶n̶ Six more to go.
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Alisson asked whether LFC want Premier League or Champions League.
“We choose both.”
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Mourinho: “I am still tired looking at Robertson. He makes 100 sprints per minute. Absolutely incredible.”
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Klopp: “We are making jokes. We should sign Thiago in January!”
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LFC are to sign Wolves striker Diogo Jota for £45 million (£41m + £4m add-ons). 5 year deal.
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On the basis of start of second half, Conor Bradley is probably Liverpool’s player of the year. Extraordinary inspirational performance to turn this game.
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Why doesn’t everyone just wear a f*ckin mask? What is wrong with people?
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