Jürgen Klopp has refueled and is thrilled with the possibilities that lie ahead. With Liverpool set to take the next step in their pre-season preparations this weekend.
Liverpool will fly to Bangkok on Saturday evening for the first game in the ASEAN Tour that will include a duration in Singapore. and games against Manchester United and Crystal Palace.
Initial work in recent days at the AXA Training Center this week aims to reinforce the squad with players who have yet to return to the squad for later trips.
In his first in-depth interview with Klopp in the summer He talked about returning to work. The team’s plans for the upcoming week. memorable route and the latest announcements of new contract news for Mohamed Salah, James Milner and Joe Gomez.
This is all talk…
Last year, it was a long season. Are you pleased and are you feeling rejuvenated from the rest from the Champions League final until now??
Of course, I’m happy when the season is over. Not really in terms of the way it ended. But still happy that we can go on vacation. We’ve been on vacation long enough. I’m more than refueling, absolutely, it’s great, happy to be back. everything is very good
You talk about how it’s not being on the path anyone wants with the season ending in Paris. Not just with the results but with that night too Which is incredibly difficult for many football fans.
I’ve only met a few lucky people. all i have found including my family Both faced difficulties outside the field. I think it was clear that it was a huge mismanagement. Whoever was in charge wasn’t prepared for that. My family texted before the game saying ‘We’re on the pitch, good luck’ and all that stuff. We had a little party. My wife is not ready to party. Because I’m still tired of everything around me, I think that’s all that happened there. make it possible that The smallest problem we had that night I mean, we lost the final. Unbelievable? After the Champions League final game Obviously, it was truly difficult. I’m not outside But a lot of people told me the truth. And they all talk a lot the same way, so I know what’s going on.
It was a big change in every pre-season with different players. different faces And you came back without some players like Sadio., Divock, Taki who without them The Wall of Champions won’t be as many as they used to…
Absolutely, we are very grateful to the boys. It was wonderful, very difficult. with their participation All in a slightly different way.
Diff was here before me. And then went out on loan and all that stuff, but it’s been incredibly successful here. Even when I don’t let him play often. I’ve often said it was my fault. And a little more is the fault of the quality in the team. But he is definitely a Liverpool legend. When you miss Divock You can’t avoid smiling. Because so many great moments happen because of him. Absolutely excellent Like a header in a Newcastle away game, many goals against Everton. Champions League final truly excellent We wish him good luck That’s what I said to him when I hugged him after the last Premier League game. When he said goodbye, I said, ‘Wherever you go I know how long to be successful And I wish you good luck in your life. because you deserve it.’
Sadio, what can we say about Sadio, hey? What footballer is this? World-class footballer Together he and I built him as a No.9 player last season. which he played brilliantly I like the way it’s happening now. Because it was perfectly clear, we know, he told us, his agent told us they wanted to leave. They want new challenges, find a new club (it) is never an easy negotiation. It’s all good until we talk about money. But that really worked out hugely, so too, the Liverpool legend. One of the greatest Premier League players of all time. I would like to say with the number of goals he scored. He’s also a wonderful person, so really happy for him now that he’s at the club he wants. He himself was grateful for everything we did. And we are thankful as well. Now he’s at another club.
And Taki hasn’t been here for a long time. But it also influences what we’ve done. Grab a big trophy here. We became champions together. when he came in winter And then we won the football cup in the country together. which we will not win without him That’s 100% true, that’s what it is. For him as well, Monaco is a good club. he will play there He will have a great career from here. He will always be welcomed 100% when he comes back. Fantastic person.
Mo Salah has signed a new contract. You always seem calm with it. And you have the right to be like that…
I know it will happen It was always clear that Mo wanted to stay. That’s always the message. I talked to him and it was always clear. ‘I want to stay’ but it’s an important contract The difference has to be decided and that’s what it takes. We cannot always fulfill the expectations of the outside world. That’s the end of the contract. next year it will end So it has to be solved now. Things need time, but we’ve had enough experience to deal with these things, obviously. He’s very happy right now. that he could extend his period here. we are very happy world-class footballer imagine You have to sign with Mo now. He’s in another club And you need players with the numbers he’s built over the years. it is absolutely impossible But we have him and he wants to stay. that’s very good news
On the good news and the new signings of James Milner and Joe Gomez, with…
marvelous wonderful miracle That’s how you build a team. Millie is incredibly important to us. Those who still don’t know or don’t believe it must read Pep Lijnders’ new book, which will be released in early August. I think so It’s like a love letter to James Milner, it deserves it, to be honest, and Joe is truly a world-class defender, no doubt. He believed in this project. He believed in himself. And he wants to be a player of Liverpool FC. And we also want the team to stay for sure. I know what people are saying now is, ‘But you have him, you have him, you have him.’ We need quality. And we have the quality and Joe Gomez when he plays. It’s great for us. And he will be a great player for us.
That says a lot about the atmosphere in which it was created. that he would like to play more in the last season But he hasn’t given up yet and he says he wants to be a good teammate…
Last year we had three centre-halves coming back from a long injury, the whole thing that can be explained is it’s not that easy, Virgil is obviously someone we don’t have to argue about at all. He started at a high level. Joel was the first to come in and was able to train the longest. And we don’t have to argue about his quality. He was there, Ibu, a newcomer and also has a long term injury. However, up to that point and wanted to find a little bit of his space in the team,[he]was involved from the start but was new and had to adjust. a few things Joey needs a little longer and that’s the way it sometimes is. And then we need a little more action and[had]a little injury again. It’s not a big deal, but a little. which is normal after a long absence That brought him to that point for a while. But I think we all know how good he is. in the second half of the season as I said He is a world-class defender. no doubt
The start of the season was a little faster. And it will have a break for the World Cup. Has that changed anything you do with your players in pre-season??
No, our pre-season for some people is long enough. For some it is not enough, so we have to extend again from pre-season to part of the season. We can’t change that. because we have limited time I’ve been in the industry for over 20 years in the same position and we know how much we have to do in pre-season to build the foundations of the whole season. We have two different teams now. if you want but from November onwards Because we have one group that has played the longest season ever. And if you get to the final or the semi-final at the World Cup it’s crazy, crazy, crazy and we have a good group of players to rest in November. but until then Everyone must do the same Players who will go to the World Cup Obviously you have to fit in there too. from that point of view it’s a good time I want to say that We’ll see how we can deal with it after that. but until then it should be okay
In pre-season nothing really has changed. We have a trip to Asia. which we look forward to Because we haven’t been there in a very long time. on the other side I hope we can practice. We know what time of year it is, so I don’t think we can get through it without rain. But hopefully Zhao can really train. We tried everything to prepare well. The field attendant is ready there. Trying to prepare everything. In the end, we need a little more luck as well.
The two games were both important and unimportant, so we cannot play against United and say it was a friendly match. It’s not a friendly match. But it’s a pre-season game. And we have to wait and see who we will use during that time. People returning from national service now They fly with us tomorrow or in part. We will meet directly there. from that moment on they will practice But two days later we will play games so we will see if we can give them 10 or 15 minutes or whatever. And then for the Crystal Palace game, maybe a little more. And then we’ll be back, there are five days here and to Austria, from Austria it goes straight to the Community Shield game and a week later. We’ll start the season, so it’s tough.
that’s what i mean We have to extend the duration of it to fight in the regular season. We play against Fulham on Saturday. And then we play the following Monday, so it’s a long week that we can use to train, and then again[we play]on Monday, I think, so it’s a time when we have to train. during the season We couldn’t train, we played every three days and then we recovered. But that’s when we really try to create a foundation for the rest of the season.