In response to the question, Klopp said: "Not so, Haaland will not go to Van Dijk every time, there is another defender in the penalty area, and he will most likely choose the second defender at the time."which is a sign that Haaland will target Cameroon defender Joel Matip, who is less fast and experienced than Van Dyck.
Klopp added: "Holland unbelievable. He is a complete beast. It is not possible to just watch Haaland, if we assign players to watch him closely, it will open up the field for other world players on the field to score and do whatever they want.".
Klopp added: "Haaland is the best striker in the world right now, and I will make sure he doesn’t get too many balls from the midfielders".
He again rejected the idea of closely monitoring Haaland during the meeting, because it opens the spaces for other players, and stressed the need to cut the balls before they reach Haaland.
Thus, Klopp revealed that his defense will depend on precise positioning, as he tries to narrow the spaces between the middle and the defense, so that the midfielders cannot find "pass lanes" Haaland easily.
Liverpool faces Manchester City in the summit English Premier LeagueOn Sunday evening, at a summit that comes at a bad time for Liverpool, who are sitting in the tenth place in the league.
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The German coach was asked about his plan to stop the Norwegian striker, during a match Liverpool And Manchester City on Sunday, although it will allocate the veteran Dutch defender Virgil Van Dyck to observe Haaland.
Klopp said in response to the question: “It is not the case, Haaland will not go towards Van Dijk every time, there is another defender in the penalty area, and he will most likely choose the second defender at the time,” an indication that Haaland will target Cameroonian defender Joel Matip, who is less fast and experienced than Van Dyck.
Klopp added:Holland unbelievable. He is a complete beast. It is not possible to just watch Haaland, if we appoint players to watch him closely, it will open the way for other world players on the field to score and do whatever they want.”
Klopp added: “Haaland is the best striker in the world at the moment, and I will be careful not to receive many balls from the midfielders.”
He again rejected the idea of closely monitoring Haaland during the meeting, because it opens the spaces for other players, and stressed the need to cut the balls before they reach Haaland.
Thus, Klopp revealed that his defense will depend on precise positioning, and trying to narrow the spaces between the middle and the defense, so that the midfielders cannot easily find “passing lanes” for Haaland.
Liverpool faces Manchester City in the summit English Premier LeagueOn Sunday evening, at a summit that comes at a bad time for Liverpool, who are sitting in the tenth place in the league.