Despite a 12-point advantage, Klopp continued to play down Dortmund's title chances. Future Dortmund captain Marco Reus then saved Gladbach from the same fate with a late goal in a promotion/relegation play-off with Bochum. Something went wrong, please try again later. Another stint in Germany or a return to Brazil could be on the cards, while there have also been reports of interest from Italy and the middle east. The Reds have collected 10 points from their last four Premier League matches and will seek to extend that positive run when they face their rivals this weekend. Klopp's team won 23 and lost only five of their 34 matches, and boasted the best defence with just 22 goals conceded. If Real Madrid see off Liverpool again then Klopp's trophy chances are nil. Ferguson knew exactly the button to press but, in fairness, he also meant it. WebKlopp knows his side will have a difficult task nullifying Rashford - yet he's not United's only potent threat. It is not that if we are in no mans land. Now I have to deal with 33, 34-year-old players and also 16, 17-year-old players in the same squad. United won the first trophy of the season last Sunday when they beat Newcastle in the Carabao Cup final. By that stage though, Klopp & Co. were building up a head of steam themselves. A young, new-look Borussia Dortmund quickly began to bond into an unstoppable Bundesliga team. Watch: Klopp and his Dortmund boys celebrate 2011 online! Mostly, I talked about tactics, he remembered of his pre-match team talk. Firmino joined from Hoffenheim just a few short months before Klopp took over as manager, and has won every trophy going under the manager. The attacker has won three 'Premier League Golden Boots' and one 'Premier League Player of the Season' accolade under Klopp's leadership. But because its you? He is likely to be among the Reds' key players for the next few seasons. Where once they crumbled in the big moments, now they thrive and it is by design. Liverpools biggest ever win at Old Trafford featured their first hat-trick on this ground since Fred Howe scored three in a 5-2 triumph in 1936. The Reds were not the only ones to be denied by marginal offsides, at least, with Chelsea netting three times through Romelu Lukaku and a Kai Havertz brace before seeing the various linesmen waving more checkered flags than the F1 circuit. [, Roberto Firmino, va his agent, Roger Wittman: Ive had my time but its time to go. "We didn't want to limit ourselves by setting a realistic target," Klopp said in 2015. The Brazil international, like many of his team-mates, has struggled this season and that has contributed to some of the Reds' defensive issues as the holding role has become something of a revolving door with different options tried in an attempt to find a solution. It was about who they were as human beings and everything they had overcome in life. Optimism is one of the most precious commodities to be in possession of as a football fan and those who follow the Reds have industrial quantities of the stuff right now. "I explained it once, that I really want to be the friend of a player, but not their best friend. But then came Liverpools trip to Manchester City in late November 2015. It proved to be the crowning glory for a team that Klopp christened mentality monsters, personifying their managers unassailable self-belief, humility and hard work. We can have a close relationship, and the closer you get, the more you have to tell the truth to the boys, because they judge you on that. Dortmund were put to the test on Matchday 10, when two young coaches - nowadays seen as among the best in the world - met in Mainz. After picking up the first winners' medals of the season here in the capital, Klopp has a potentially seminal couple of months ahead of him to ensure that his team is one that will never, ever be forgotten - not just in the annals of club history, but throughout English football at all levels. Firmino made a new role in a new-look Liverpool side his own, using his technical gifts, tireless work rate, selfless attitude and intelligence, on and off the ball, to bring the best out of himself as well as others. There is, then, a very real sadness within the fanbase regarding Firminos impending departure, even if it is understandable given he is out of contract at the end of the season and probably recognises that after eight years on Merseyside and with the club in a state of significant and required renewal, it is the right time to move on. Another top-five finish seemed an obvious target but the opposition seemed stiff it they had loftier goals. WebJurgen Klopp can see the funny side of Liverpools Premier League penalty record, with the Reds going almost a year without one. Yet as he demonstrated with his excellent form prior to the calf injury he sustained in November, scoring nine goals and providing four assists in 25 appearances, he still has much to contribute, something Klopp recognised and wanted to reward with a new contract. Having signed a contract extension that will keep him at the club until 2024, Klopps legend continues to be written. Your login session has expired. Besides that, he has won 11 titles as a coach, five with Borussia He excelled in a 4-1 win for Klopps side, scoring one goal, providing assists for two others and generally tormenting the hosts up until his substitution on 77 minutes. According to Sky Sport in Germany, it was 'very important' for Firmino to inform Klopp of his plans. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Mainz - who stunned the champions 2-1 in Munich on Matchday 6 - led the league by October with a magnificent seven wins from seven games. It was his trophy as a coach. Roared on by their famously passionate fans, however, Klopp's youthful squad would not lose in Dortmund again that year. I said, We have to play without two of the best strikers in the world. The former Southampton forward missed the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar due to a leg injury he suffered a few days before the tournament and only returned to action at the weekend after coming off the bench against Union Berlin. Those words suggest that there is a determination within the squad to transition from a team who scaled the highest peaks only briefly to one that is widely respected as a dynasty. While speaking to the media last October, the former Borussia Dortmund manager praised the veteran midfielder. Both matches ended in scoreless draws, and while the first shootout in February needed the goalkeepers to take kicks it finished 11-10 for the Reds the FA Cup shootout wrapped up at 6-5 in favor of Liverpool. The Brazil international has been a key player for the Merseyside outfit ever since. The Brazil international is set to leave Anfield at the end of the season, bringing his eight-year stint to an end. It turned out to be Man and as this season has gone on the sense has only grown that Liverpool are far less of a force without the Senegalese. As Andrew Robertson put it after that win over Burnley in August 2019: People will say there are better strikers, but what he does is so important to our team. 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Midfielder Sebastian Kehl told Sky in 2019 that Klopp had convinced his team that it was time for them to become German champions. Despite going ahead, they lost out to goals from Luis Gustavo, Bas Dost and Kevin de Bruyne. Elsewhere the 2010/11 campaign was producing some unexpected results. Jurgen Klopp has told reporters who the lucky individual was who went to bed with the Champions League trophy following Liverpool's 2-0 victory over Tottenham. The Reds have struggled to repeat last season's form, though, and are playing catch-up in the top four race ahead of their weekend clash with Erik ten Hag's Man Utd. But I also told them the truth. He eventually moved to Liverpool in 2015 and won the Champions League in Madrid in The Reds boss said: "First of all, its difficult - pretty much impossible - to be happy about something at Man Utd when you are the Liverpool manager for seven-and-a Before a 30-year wait for the league title ended Contents show 1 How long did it take Klopp to win his first Liverpool trophy? They followed that up by knocking West Ham out of By January 2011 and the second half of the season, Borussia Dortmund were well on their way to a first Bundesliga title in nine years. The next best - Tuchel's Mainz, who finished fifth - had let in 17 more. Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. Click here, Be the first one to comment on this story. The new manager twice started Firmino as a No 10 and once, in a win at Stamford Bridge, as a lone forward, and while he did OK his contributions were neither sparkling or potent. Firmino was again deployed centrally but this time as a false nine in a three-man frontline, given the licence to move into dangerous positions inside the area as well as drift across and away from the attacking line, all the while supported by, and supporting, the forwards either side of him. Next up was heartbreak in the Europa League final, as his ever-improving Liverpool side were foiled by the Europa League experts Sevilla. With our sport packages offering BT Sport, the NOW Sky Sports Membership and Prime Video, you won't miss a second of the live action. "My heart was beating like crazy," Klopp recalled many years later of the moment he heard that scoreline. In 2021-22 Klopp picked up his 11th and 12th trophies with the penalty-kick shootout wins over Chelsea in the Carabao Cup and FA Cup finals. If ever there was a sign that this season was different, it came on Matchday 24. With Mainz, he won promotion to the Bundesliga back in 2004, and then won back-to-back Bundesliga titles with Dortmund from 2010-2012. If Real Madrid see off Liverpool again then Klopp's trophy chances are nil. "It was always the same, I was always really close with the boys, wanted to be close with them, and wanted them to feel faith and trust, so I never had to change, or nobody told me to change. Kick off your evenings with the Guardian's take on the world of football. Undeterred, Liverpool promptly returned to the tournament finale the following season, pulling off arguably the most remarkable comeback in Champions League history along the way. His obsession with a dominant Liverpool, when he arrived from Aberdeen in 1986, had been clear.Jamie Carraghers subsequent argument may ring true that it was Liverpool, and not United, who knocked themselves off their perch with poor decisions and were out of contention when Ferguson won his first title in 1993 but so do the words of a United executive more recently. Jul 30, 2022 2:02 PM EDT. Dortmund were beaten at Eintracht Frankfurt in their final game of 2010, but by then they had built up a 10-point lead. This competition started, unashamedly, as the lowest priority when the action got underway way back in September, and while this record-setting triumph now takes them one clear of Manchester City, the club's ninth League Cup may yet be remembered in the wider context of a far, far grander achievement. Have your say in the comments section. Facing off against Madrid in the 2017-18 Champions League final, his side lost out 3-1 on the night as the Spanish side claimed its third straight title. Childhood Dortmund fan Grokreutz was the unlikely hero, as the hard-running midfielder playing for his local club got the first two goals in a 3-1 success. Firminos loss is unlikely to be as notable given his status as an increasingly peripheral member of the squad, in part due to a downturn in his productivity and general effectiveness that essentially started after Liverpool won the Premier League title in 2020. Supporters, however, do not have to be bound by that same mentality - they should dare to dream. The Egypt international has transformed himself among the best players in the world under the guidance of the German manager. "Because Dortmund play as a unit, I like a lot of players," the former Bayern coach told Der Tagesspiegel in April 2011. Keep up with all the Reds news with our FREE daily newsletter. With Australian Mitchell Langerak making his competitive debut in place of the injured Weidenfeller, the visitors fielded the youngest team in their Bundesliga history - with an average age of 22.3 years. Full throttle was what this young side did best, according to Watzke, and they continued to relentlessly reel off wins in the same way they hunted down the ball. From 29th March 2023, FlashSport will not be available. The Reds have proudly won six European Cups more than any other British team. Kagawa got his first Bundesliga goal against the Wolves, and the bargain signing became a firm fan's favourite thanks to his double in the 3-1 derby win at Schalke on Matchday 4. Liverpool have never won the League Cup, FA Cup, the domestic title and European Cup in the same year, but having seen off Chelsea here at Wembley, that gigantic, almost laughably impossible task now stands in front of them, within the grasp of the best collection of footballers in decades on Merseyside. What also followed was a first-ever Premier League title, as Liverpool dominated the 2019-20 season in a brilliant campaign, making for a historic treble of trophies. He has played 346 games under Jurgen Klopp, registering 107 goals and 78 Klopp reached the first cup final of his It was a cruel twist of fate for the Spaniard and his touchline tears revealed all about his disappointment as the two teams were kicking off. Please logout and login again. Hummels - an elegant defender alongside the more robust Subotic - later said that Klopp had introduced both a system that worked and a desire to "give it everything and go the extra yard.". The German said (via The Liverpool Offside): James Milner is currently in the final year of his contract with Liverpool and could seek a move away from the club once his current deal expires. Having returned from three months out last weekend, what role will Sadio Mane play when Bayern visit Stuttgart? WebRT @datchughuy: Took Pep a season and half before he won his first trophy at city Took Klopp 3 seasons before he won his first trophy at Liverpool Took Ten Hag 7 months to win his first trophy at United, CLASS!! "In this year of the first title, he was a locomotive who gave the power to the rest," Watzke told Sky Sports in 2019. 3 Has Klopp won any trophies with Liverpool? With one of the best squads in the world, Liverpool were upset in the final on a lone Vinicius goal despite outshooting the Spanish club 24-4. He [Firmino] will LEAVE Liverpool after 8 years! Bayern Munich, after all, had claimed a league and cup double the season before, and had also reached the UEFA Champions League final in what was Louis van Gaal's first year in charge. Klopp has strengthened his front-line this season, adding Darwin Nunez over the summer and bringing in Cody Gakpo at the start of the January window. Roberto Firmino signed for Liverpool under former manager Brendan Rodgers during the summer transfer window of 2015. That started with the Europa League second leg against Barcelona, then Wembley, followed by an FA Cup tie for a quarter-final place and finishing with travelling to Liverpool. It was a message that was tested over the resulting season as Liverpool were beaten in both the League Cup and Europa League finals, finishing the 2015/16 Premier League season in eighth place. A subsequent top-four finish meant Liverpools return to the Champions League, albeit via the qualifying play-offs, for the following 2017/18 season a campaign which proved to be the coming out party for Klopps Liverpool on the European stage. His great work has earned him high praise from prominent people in soccer. In Luis Diaz, the Reds had the game's outstanding performer, but there was nothing between the sides at the break, despite Klopp's men exerting the most pressure after the first 15 minutes or so. Three reasons to watch Man City vs Newcastle - live on BT Sport! Naby Keita was his replacement as Harvey Elliott shuffled onto the bench. With the League Cup now safely on its way into the Anfield trophy room, complete with red ribbons, the attention now swiftly turns to the FA Cup, Champions League and even the Premier League. Instead he argued they sometimes just need the right manager. And at the back with Hummels and Subotic, there are two players who guarantee that you often keep a clean sheet.". That season marked the first league title won by Liverpool in the Premier League era. That of course is a challenge, but it was never really difficult for me because I never judge people as a group, always individually. Can Niclas Fllkrug give Bremen back-to-back wins on Saturday and end Augsburg's 100 percent home record in 2023? Under his management, the club was transformed from a side languishing in and around the Europa League places to one of the best and most consistent performers in Europe. A friend has to tell you the truth, what they want better, what is right or wrong, but never in a manner that they cannot get up the next morning and do it. He has also won the Premier League's 'Manager of the Year' accolade twice. And you can print that.It has been printed and quoted many, many times since. Despite his successes as a manager, Klopp has had to deal with the heartbreak of losing six finals between 2013 and 2018 and once again to Real Madrid in the 2022 Champions League final. With the like of Mario Gomez, Thomas Mller, Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben in their ranks, the champions had a surplus of attacking talent. "It's one of the most beautiful days," BVB sporting director Michael Zorc, who won the league with Dortmund as a player twice in the 1990s, said afterwards. That is not a statement that is uttered lightly, either. The 53-year-old boasts the best win ratio (60.3%) of any Liverpool manager to have taken charge of more than 50 games, bettering club legends Kenny Dalglish (58.3%), Bob Paisley (57.4%) and Rafa Benitez (55.4%). To be at the unveiling on Friday morning was to be left in no doubt that Liverpool have landed a trophy manager. - imago images bundesliga Jrgen Klopp's first trophy: how Borussia Dortmund won the 2010/11 Bundesliga 2 years ago For the 2010/11 He embraced Ferguson at Wembley last Sunday after winning his first trophy: the Carabao Cup. The Reds secured three more Premier League points at Anfield on Wednesday night as second-half goals from Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah saw off the visitors.