Klopp on Liverpool's 2-1 first leg cup win v Fulham
Klopp on Liverpool's 2-1 first leg cup win v Fulham
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00:00 [SIGHS]
00:02 Ready, go on.
00:15 Jürgen, what is the case with powers of the corporate?
00:18 Yeah, this mentality, but why you create mentality sometimes and sometimes not,
00:27 we spoke about that, to turn a game around first and foremost you need quality.
00:33 To turn a game around you obviously need belief.
00:37 The main thing, and it would sum it up, everything beyond that is mentality.
00:41 We had this season where we had to overcome...
00:46 ..real difficulties very early in the season,
00:53 and nobody knew how we would react on that,
00:55 you cannot plan it, you cannot train it, you just watch it.
00:58 And the boys did it against Bournemouth at home, against Newcastle away,
01:03 so many moments. Tottenham is a top example, unfortunately, without a result.
01:09 [LAUGHS]
01:11 So, in a situation we are in, with a lot of players not in,
01:21 we don't go for excuses or stuff like this, but it's obvious, you have to change.
01:27 That's not the problem, the players are not there,
01:30 it's the patterns that develop over weeks or months,
01:33 they are not there, so that's more the problem.
01:37 In the first half we were super dominant, without outcome, no finishes,
01:43 we played around the formation, we stuck on the wing,
01:49 when we found the other player, once we crossed,
01:53 it was behind the goal, the next ball got blocked,
01:55 so there was no fluidity, nothing.
01:58 You have to get through half-and-half like this because you see it,
02:03 but it's really difficult to get any influence from the outside,
02:08 because you just tell one, and do it as silent,
02:13 you tell somebody in the ear and he gives the information,
02:17 "What's the name of that game?"
02:19 If I tell something to Tony and he tells it to you,
02:21 what's the name of that game?
02:23 - Chinese Whispers. - Ah, what is it?
02:25 - Chinese Whispers. - Chinese Whispers.
02:27 And in the end the outcome is not great, right?
02:30 That's a funny part of it, and that's a little bit how it could be in football,
02:33 I tell one, he tells the next, he tells the next,
02:35 and then you don't see anything anymore.
02:37 So you try to get through it with little adjustments,
02:39 and unfortunately we were 1-0 down at half-time, that's not cool,
02:43 but it can obviously happen.
02:45 And again, we had to adjust at half-time,
02:48 and it was not that much a problem because little things help,
02:53 but immediately we started to play better football,
02:55 but immediately our protection was not well organised anymore,
02:59 and they had the counter-attacks, so we had to adjust that as well,
03:02 did that, scored the goals, won the game, and all good. For now.
03:07 Also, you talked about it here before you came in,
03:11 30 goal involvements this season from substitutions you've made,
03:16 that's 12 more than the next best. What do you put that down to?
03:19 The boys.
03:21 If we have more players available, usually...
03:27 I hope you know, we love the kids, but you have to bring them in the right moment,
03:36 or when you have to take risks or whatever, that's how it is,
03:39 it must be the right moment.
03:41 But when we have all available and the quality we can bring on,
03:45 it's pretty good, I have to say.
03:48 But of course, at the moment they are not available,
03:50 but the boys who came on have real quality, obviously, already,
03:53 the others will have that properly in the future.
03:56 And that's the reason for it, you see that.
04:01 I don't know how to explain the Darwin situation,
04:05 I'm so happy about our crowd, how they take it,
04:08 I'm so happy about Darwin's reaction, how he takes it,
04:11 but you cannot be more unlucky than he was in the finishing situation.
04:14 It's just impossible. He does absolutely everything right,
04:17 and then he still sets up the other goal.
04:23 I think that's really special to do that again.
04:28 For Mo in the other game, probably West Ham,
04:32 and today for Kody, super special.
04:35 The impact they had was obviously really big,
04:38 but before that we found our feet already.
04:41 What a save from Leno?
04:43 I didn't see it back, for me it was a clear goal,
04:46 and I was not in it, so I cannot believe how that happened.
04:48 Leno is a good goalie.
04:50 How do you feel about the state of play?
04:53 Obviously it's still tight.
04:55 Yeah, it's not over yet, surprisingly.
04:58 I didn't expect to have a result tonight where I can say, "Yeah, we can book the hotel."
05:03 That was clear.
05:06 Fulham, Marco was probably here before me,
05:09 will not be overly happy tonight, but knows they are still in.
05:12 They caused us real problems, they will cause us more problems.
05:17 Hopefully we will be better from the start,
05:21 but we will see that it's a few days and a game between now and then.
05:26 Other things are more important for tonight,
05:30 we couldn't do really more than win the game.
05:33 With the whole story of the game I am absolutely happy with the result.
05:39 He plays outstanding, I have to say it.
05:57 So many things I really love about the game.
06:01 The first year was a year to adapt, he scored here and there,
06:05 but now the contribution in all games.
06:07 He would have started tonight, but he had cramps in the last game,
06:10 so three days later you don't start a player.
06:12 The boys don't start or not start because they score or not score.
06:15 My belief and trust in them is, as long as they behave properly, endless,
06:22 because they just deserve it, the effort they put in.
06:25 The break that you can bring, Cody and Darwin from the bench,
06:29 that's a proper change.
06:32 And we changed on top of that system and formation and set-up.
06:37 As I said, all of a sudden the high press was not organised anymore,
06:41 the problems there, try to fix that from outside,
06:44 then all of a sudden protection wasn't, because we changed a couple of things.
06:47 But the offensive situations were much better,
06:52 and it's good, and he's a big part of that.
06:58 I'm completely happy. I told him before the game already,
07:15 I was waiting for that moment, that we can give him the opportunity.
07:18 I was really waiting for it, because when he got injured in pre-season,
07:21 my opinion about him was already here and then,
07:25 he was out for a pretty long time, a top boy.
07:29 Today was pretty intense for him, somebody has to drive him home hopefully,
07:35 because he's really sitting in the dressing room and doesn't look great.
07:38 He gave his absolute everything, and it's just so nice to see.
07:43 And the next one sitting outside on a bench already, that's really cool.
07:49 He could show how good he already is, and of course so much more to come.
07:56 And the first goal, things like this happen,
08:01 but if you're a defender there will always be an involvement in a goal somehow.
08:06 It's all about how quick you can get into the game again,
08:11 and I didn't see any kind of reaction, I liked it a lot.
08:14 My English is not good enough to put that in words.
08:21 LAUGHTER
08:24 Yeah.
08:25 - Yeah, thank you. - Thank you.
08:28 LAUGHTER
08:29 APPLAUSE
08:30 Thank you.
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