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Yeah, that game was shockingly entertaining, nobody expected Germany to hammer Brazil and by such a scoreline. I had many friends and relatives nearly committed suicides after losing so much money betting Brazil to win and Germany to win by 1 goal margin. :p Luckily this ice water seller is not keen in betting so watching WC matches out of support rather than wagers vested interests. No shocks and no shioks ;)

my favourite team is Holland who had been having shit luck all these decades.....:o

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Ah Gong hoped that Mane's situation is not serious . Clyne need another 3 months to recover . :eek: Liverpool better to get another right back for cover .

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Gomez was very impressive against Brazil. He managed to keep Neymar quiet during the match!!! Give credit when due and not be bias. This player has good future provided he can continue his positive form.

Coutinho can leave!!! No point begging that guy to stay when he wants to move. Cannot blame him as Liverpool finds it so difficult to win any titles!!! Every season same childish stories.

YNWA.

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Read the reports, looks like Gomez and Solanke(when he came on) played well against mighty Brazil! Pity Solanke did not score with the best opportunity of the match. This shall do loads for their confidence:cool:

On the flip side, looks like Coutinho had a quiet game. Probably still getting up to speed after his injury lay off?

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KLOPP WAS WANTED BY BOTH MANCHESTER CLUBS AND TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR




Come to Manchester United, we are an adult Disneyworld! Red Devils' bizarre pitch to
Jurgen Klopp - weeks BEFORE the club sacked David Moyes



• Jurgen Klopp was wanted by both Manchester clubs and Tottenham Hotspur

• United's executive vice chairman Ed Woodward flew out to see Klopp

• Woodward told Klopp the United was 'like an adult version of Disneyland'





By Raphael Honigstein For The Mail On Sunday





A new biography of Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp called Bring the Noise reveals fascinating new details of how the Borussia Dortmund boss was wanted by both Manchester clubs and Tottenham Hotspur.




On April 11, 2014 at 10pm, Jurgen Klopp met Hans-Joachim Watzke for a drink at Munich's Park Hilton Hotel and told him that he had made up his mind. He was staying put.

Earlier that day, before the team's departure for an away game at Bayern's Allianz Arena, the Borussia Dortmund coach had still been undecided. He'd received a tempting, hugely lucrative offer from the North-West of England, a chance to take over and revolutionise one of the biggest clubs in the world.

'We first met in my kitchen,' says Dortmund's CEO. 'It was an interesting talk. I think it made a difference because he said to me on the plane that we needed to talk again in the evening.

'I was due to have dinner with my daughter, who lived in Munich, so I could only see him at 10pm. He straightaway said: 'I can't deal with this pressure any more. I've turned them down.'

Not long before, Manchester United executive vice chairman Ed Woodward had flown out to see Klopp in Germany. David Moyes's short tenure at Old Trafford was coming to an end, and Klopp was United's favourite to replace him, to bring back a sense of adventure to the Red Devils' game.

Woodward told Klopp that the Theatre of Dreams was 'like an adult version of Disneyland', a mythical place where, as the nickname suggested, the entertainment was world class and dreams came true.

Klopp wasn't entirely convinced by that sales pitch — he found it a bit 'unsexy', he told a friend — but he didn't dismiss the proposition out of hand either. After almost six years in the job at Dortmund, perhaps the time was ripe for a change of scenery.

Aware of United's interest, Watzke had intended to insist that Klopp honour his contract, which had been extended to 2018 only the preceding autumn. Sensing that the 46‑year-old was quite conflicted, Watzke changed tack and opted for a very risky strategy.

If Klopp wanted to go to Manchester United, he wouldn't stand in his way, he told him, playing on their mutual trust and a connection that had long since crossed from business into friendship. After some deliberation — and the conversation at Watzke's kitchen table — the Borussia Dortmund manager came to the conclusion that his work at the Signal Iduna Park was not yet done.

United, however, felt there was still a possibility of luring him away. When Moyes received his inevitable marching orders on April 22, Klopp was quickly installed as the bookmakers' favourite to succeed the Scot.

Incessant media speculation in the UK prompted the man from Swabia in south-west Germany to release a statement via the Guardian the next day to kill the rumour.

'Man Utd is a great club and I feel very familiar with their wonderful fans,' it read, 'but my commitment to Borussia Dortmund and the people is unbreakable.'

Klopp continued to attract interest from the Premier League, regardless. Six months after he had turned down Woodward, Manchester United's local rivals Manchester City made an approach. Tottenham Hotspur, too, inquired about his services.

Almost exactly a year after Klopp had said no to United, his bond with Dortmund turned out to be breakable after all. He announced he would resign at the end of the 2014–15 season, adding that he didn't intend to take a sabbatical.

In a villa in Bremen's leafy Schwachhausen quarter, the phone started ringing a few weeks into the new Premier League season.

As Brendan Rodgers's time at Anfield came to a slow end, a number of people contacted Klopp's agent, Marc Kosicke, promising to make an introduction to Liverpool.

One, a German football agent, said he knew Kenny Dalglish really well. Kosicke preferred to wait. Eventually, somebody purporting to be Liverpool chief executive Ian Ayre called. Could they have a conversation about Klopp coming to Anfield?

They could, Kosicke replied, but only via a video Skype call. While Ayre hung up, before calling again over the app, Kosicke did a quick image search of the Liverpool official. Just to be sure.

Too many pranksters and time wasters out there.

'Once you've been at Dortmund, where can you go as a coach?' Martin Quast, a friend of Klopp since the early Nineties, asks.

'In Germany, there's only the national team left, everything else would be a step down, even Bayern. Kloppo gets off on emotions, on empathy, on rocking the house, on being a part of something really big. I could only imagine him taking on a club abroad, a club like Liverpool.'

Christian Heidel says Klopp had only one reservation: his English. 'He asked me: 'Should I do it?' I said: 'The spoken word is your weapon. You have to decide if you can get across what's important in English. You need to be sure.'

'And then he said: 'I'll manage it. I'll study now, and I'll get there.' And since he's very intelligent, he got there, very quickly.

'At the time [of LFC's approach], no other club would have stood a chance. He'd always been keen on them, he was excited by the emotional dimension of the job. I don't think he'd have gone to Manchester City or a club like that — even though they really wanted him.'




Klopp: Bring the Noise by Raphael Honigstein is published by Yellow Jersey Press on Thursday, priced £12.99.

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Do not expect any new signings in January 2018 .

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Klopp has been quiet in Jan since he came onboard!

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Mane is back to training.

Lallana, Henderson and Coutinho fit.

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Klopp also went to hospital and already discharged and back to training . Henderson and Lovren should take longer rests and allow others to play . Ah Gong hope that Klopp will continue to use 4 - 4 - 2 . This will be a good time to VVD in action .

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Many Liverpool fans are saying that Henderson and Lovren should be allowed longer time for recovery from their injuries .

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Lallana and Coutinho are back!!! Mane seems OK to play and if can give 60 to 70 minutes it will be great. Throw the young boy Gomez in defence!!!

Klopp must make a good decision on the formation because there is a strong squad available!!! 3 points must be the target and no more sick excuses.

YNWA.

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If Lovren plays then it's game over liao . Ah Gong can only hope that VVD will score an own goal . Ah Gong don't know why Liverpool loves to buy Sotong players ? Luckily Mane was the best buy so far .

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Because both clubs have strong links with each other.
The present Soton manager Maurico Pellegrini was an ex-Liverpool player when they won the CL in Istanbul. Benitez then appointed him to be the 1st team coach which he served for 2 years from 2007-2008. He was a popular figure at Anfield and still has many friends here. Yesterday at the Soton's pre match interview he replied to a question about his links with Liverpool by saying he would love to come back to Anfield again and dun mind to be Klopp's assistant or the 1st team coach again.

Even the Soton's manager wants to come to Liverpool so who can blame the Soton players for wanting to wear Liverpool's colors :D

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Tough game tonight, Southampton also seem to be a bogey team for the Reds.

Just hope we can get those 3 precious points, dont care how its done!

Looking at Klopp's pre-match media conference, looks like he has his mind on Seville next week as well, so dont think Mane and Lallana shall play the whole of this match, if at all. Time for the Ox to really step up to the plate if he is given an opportunity to start/play.