Klopp on Liverpool going top after battling Burnley win
Klopp on Liverpool going top after battling Burnley win
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00:00 Hello. Merry Christmas.
00:03 Is Vinny sitting here always?
00:11 I mean, he has similar long legs as me.
00:29 Jürgen, are you pleased with the manner in which the team got the job done?
00:33 Because it was a difficult circumstance as it sounds.
00:36 Yeah, look, you never know exactly what you can expect with the fourth game in ten days.
00:43 It was really intense, whatever the outside world thinks, it's really intense.
00:49 And coming here and playing the game we played is absolutely exceptional.
00:52 It's exceptional as well that we didn't score more goals.
00:55 Actually, we did, but for different reasons they took it away.
00:59 So we had to wait long, and obviously for a long time we caused Burnley so many problems.
01:09 We played a super game.
01:11 In a really busy period you cannot really expect that, but we did.
01:17 I really liked the game we played, but we should have scored more, that's clear.
01:21 And the game stays open and Burnley has massive chances to score the second post,
01:26 maybe even the first if I'm right,
01:29 a finish where Misch hits the ball.
01:33 I'm pretty sure that was the first chance.
01:35 But in the end we deserved to win that game,
01:40 and then it was the two perfect goalscorers with Darwin and then Diogo.
01:50 We sneaked him somehow on the squad list,
01:53 because he trained only twice and maybe Pablo wanted to give him extra training,
01:57 and he said he can have that in Burnley.
02:00 So he had that tonight and now he can train properly tomorrow,
02:03 and then he will be ready for Newcastle, which is really helpful.
02:07 Yeah, 2-0, no injuries, all good.
02:12 Jürgen, with Jota, how does he change your attack,
02:18 the way he plays and he seems very calm with his finishing as well,
02:23 when he gets in those positions.
02:26 I loved Jota, but he missed chances in the past as well,
02:30 unfortunately like that.
02:32 It's the nature of the thing, we always ask for the players who are not involved,
02:38 and all of a sudden we think they can change the world.
02:41 Diogo is an incredibly important player for us,
02:43 having him change the whole dynamic, that's true.
02:46 But in his life he missed some chances, so the goal he scored today
02:52 is the goal of a boy full of conviction.
02:55 Good technique, obviously, but full of conviction,
02:59 because he had no chance to create any kind of doubt in the last few weeks,
03:03 because he was in rehab.
03:05 And that's why the goal for Darwin was as important.
03:11 Cody scored again, Harvey scored an incredible goal,
03:16 and they just take it away.
03:19 It's really, really tough, but like I said, we won the game and it's all fine.
03:25 Jürgen, I just want to know how frustrated you were at half-time,
03:29 because that game should have been over by half-time.
03:31 Yeah, but I'm also not frustrated, it was clear that we just had to keep going.
03:35 Actually I was really happy with the game we played,
03:38 and then we missed chances.
03:41 I don't know exactly how many finishes we had today,
03:44 but we had over 80 in the last three games, not shots on target but finishes.
03:51 Plus today it's now over 100 in four games, I don't know.
03:58 I like that, we should have been calmer in these moments,
04:02 we should have finished the game much earlier off, that's clear.
04:06 But again, that's not for me to be frustrated,
04:10 because I know how intense that period is,
04:13 and it's all about creating, it's all about getting through it,
04:16 it's all about getting results.
04:18 I know the world is like that, you miss today's chances and then everybody tells you,
04:24 "And you missed in the last game as well."
04:27 Nothing to do with the last game, who cares, it's gone.
04:30 We got a point for it and we go again.
04:34 Today we got three, well deserved, we could have made it easier.
04:38 But as long as I'm at Liverpool, we never did it the easy way,
04:45 so why should we start with that now?
04:47 What's it like to be top of the league?
04:49 Fantastic, I can barely keep my arms down!
04:53 So, 42 points, that's really pleasing, to be honest, that's really cool.
04:59 Because the first part of the season was done and it was absolutely alright what we did.
05:06 Not perfect, but it was alright.
05:09 And it keeps us now, we cannot be more than a point away from the top of the table,
05:17 if Arsenal wins.
05:19 That's in punching distance, let me say it like that.
05:23 How important is Endo for the company?
05:25 I saw the second goal, you gave him a big bear hug, without him that goal doesn't happen.
05:31 I love this game, I have to say.
05:38 It's a bit of a shame how he fell on his feet and now he goes to the Ajax cup,
05:42 but that's how it is, it's fine.
05:44 But what a boy, and what a player.
05:48 Very important, but at least in February, January,
05:53 we have to play more or less without him, but against Newcastle he's still here.
05:56 And then the boys leave, and we have to find another way, and we will,
06:00 but for the moment I'm really happy for him.
06:03 It took him a little bit, that he really showed how good he really is,
06:07 but now we can see that I'm really happy about that.
06:10 Last one, Dennis.
06:12 Hi, Jürgen, and Jure as well, sort of,
06:15 and I've had a really accomplished performance at the back alongside Virgil,
06:19 what were your thoughts on...?
06:21 Really good.
06:23 So, how was that? We have so many games and Jure is a fixed part of this first line-up,
06:31 the amount of games we play, there are line-ups,
06:36 and as long as they are all fit, one will start and the other will not,
06:41 all these kinds of things, so he did really well.
06:44 He's a good footballer, it was really helpful.
06:49 Yeah, I think it helps him a lot to play next to Virg, he can play with Ebou as well,
06:54 but Virg is still a step up in leadership, I would say, so that helps for sure.
06:59 It was a good performance, I liked a lot Joey today,
07:02 just defensively solid and offensively from time to time,
07:06 that's all really good.
07:08 How's Hend? It was a good game, with not-so-good moments,
07:14 but in the end we should have won the game and we did.
07:18 Happy New Year, see you in 2024.
07:21 Thank you, see you.
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