Klopp’s Liverpool stint
Jurgen Klopp took the reins at Liverpool back in October of 2015, shortly after parting ways with Borussia Dortmund.
The German inherited a squad that, at the time, wasn’t exactly viewed as being of ‘top-four’ caliber.
However, after several years of investment, Klopp has managed to turn the Reds into one of the most formidable sides in not only England, but all of Europe.
Liverpool missed out on their first-ever Premier League title by a single point last year, though Klopp nevertheless guided his side to a 6th Championship League title with a victory over Tottenham.
Then, in 2019/20, Klopp and co. finally ended Liverpool’s 30-year wait for domestic glory.
The Merseyside outfit notched a club-record 99 points in the Premier League, the second-highest total in the history of the competition, to secure the English top-flight crown.
The Reds have since kicked off the current season in typically entertaining fashion, with a 4-3 victory over Leeds at Anfield.
Klopp’s plans for life after Liverpool
And though Klopp doesn’t appear to be keen to leave Anfield anytime soon, he has recently been discussing his plans for life after Liverpool
Klopp signed a new deal back in December, that tied him down until 2024.
Now, when asked where he sees himself in four years, the German stated that if he doesn’t sign a new deal with the Merseysiders, he will take at least a year off before taking a new job:
“A lot of people ask me this question. I have never heard someone ask Pep Guardiola about that but his contract ends next year.
“I’ve got four years left which feels like an eternity in football. A lot can happen during this time. I would assume that in four years I will think about whether to renew or not.
“If I don’t renew, I’ll go on holiday. When I leave Liverpool, I won’t take a new job the next day. That’s for sure. I will take a one-year break after Liverpool.”
Quotes via Goal.
Tsimikas returns to training
In other Liverpool-related news, they have been handed something of a boost on the personnel front.
Konstantinos Tsimikas is, to this point, Liverpool’s only summer addition. However, the left-back did not feature at all in the Reds’ season opener vs Leeds.
The reason for this looked to be because he had tested positive for Covid-19 earlier in September.
Now, though, ahead of Liverpool’s upcoming clash with Chelsea, Tsimikas has been pictured in training on Wednesday afternoon:
Tsimikas returns to Liverpool training ahead of visit to Chelsea
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— standardsport (@standardsport) September 16, 2020
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Premier League table
# | Team | MP | D | P |
1 | Arsenal FC | 1 | 3 | 3 |
2 | Leicester City FC | 1 | 3 | 3 |
3 | Chelsea FC | 1 | 2 | 3 |
4 | Newcastle United FC | 1 | 2 | 3 |
5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 1 | 2 | 3 |
6 | Liverpool FC | 1 | 1 | 3 |
7 | Crystal Palace FC | 1 | 1 | 3 |
8 | Everton FC | 1 | 1 | 3 |
9 | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Burnley FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | Manchester City FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Manchester United FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | Leeds United | 1 | -1 | 0 |
14 | Southampton FC | 1 | -1 | 0 |
15 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 1 | -1 | 0 |
16 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | -2 | 0 |
17 | Sheffield United FC | 1 | -2 | 0 |
18 | West Ham United FC | 1 | -2 | 0 |
19 | Fulham FC | 1 | -3 | 0 |
20 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | -3 | 0 |
Player | Team | Goals |
---|---|---|
Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 3 |
Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 2 |
James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 1 |
Jorginho | Chelsea FC | 1 |
Hendrick, Jeff | Newcastle United FC | 1 |
Trossard, Leandro | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 |
van Dijk, Virgil | Liverpool FC | 1 |
Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 1 |
Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace FC | 1 |
Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick | Arsenal FC | 1 |
Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 1 |
Klich, Mateusz | Leeds United | 1 |
Saiss, Romain | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 1 |
Jimenez, Raul | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 1 |
Zouma, Kurt | Chelsea FC | 1 |
Magalhaes, Gabriel | Arsenal FC | 1 |
Harrison, Jack | Leeds United | 1 |
Calvert-Lewin, Dominic | Everton FC | 1 |
Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 1 |
Castagne, Timothy | Leicester City FC | 1 |
Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
---|---|---|---|
Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick | Arsenal FC | 0 | 1 |
Lamptey, Tariq | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 0 | 1 |
Firmino, Roberto | Liverpool FC | 0 | 1 |
Marcal, Fernando | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 0 | 1 |
Fredericks, Ryan | West Ham United FC | 0 | 1 |
Egan, John | Sheffield United FC | 0 | 1 |
Cairney, Tom | Fulham FC | 0 | 1 |
Yarmolenko, Andriy | West Ham United FC | 0 | 1 |
McCarthy, James | Crystal Palace FC | 0 | 1 |
Hector, Michael | Fulham FC | 0 | 1 |
Schlupp, Jeffrey | Crystal Palace FC | 0 | 1 |
Hojbjerg, Pierre | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 0 | 1 |
Justin, James Michael | Leicester City FC | 0 | 1 |
Walker-Peters, Kyle | Southampton FC | 0 | 1 |
McBurnie, Oliver | Sheffield United FC | 0 | 1 |
Ajayi, Semi | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 1 |
Manquillo, Javi | Newcastle United FC | 0 | 1 |
Bellerin, Hector | Arsenal FC | 0 | 1 |
Hayden, Isaac | Newcastle United FC | 0 | 1 |
Player | Team | Assists |
---|---|---|
Willian | Arsenal FC | 2 |
James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 1 |
Jorginho | Chelsea FC | 1 |
Hendrick, Jeff | Newcastle United FC | 1 |
Praet, Dennis | Leicester City FC | 1 |
Costa, Helder | Leeds United | 1 |
Digne, Lucas | Everton FC | 1 |
Townsend, Andros | Crystal Palace FC | 1 |
Lamptey, Tariq | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 |
Neto, Pedro | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 1 |
Phillips, Kalvin | Leeds United | 1 |
Robertson, Andrew | Liverpool FC | 1 |
Podence, Daniel | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 1 |
Almiron, Miguel | Newcastle United FC | 1 |
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