Jurgen Klopp's first Liverpool match

So how did the first match of Jurgen Klopp in charge of Liverpool for the first time fared for him.


Liverpool against Tottenham has been a high scoring games in recent past but here it was a different scenario. Here was a manager in Jurgen Klopp who has just come in after the season had already begun, barely getting time to know his players due to the international friendlies and not have enough time to take more than 3 training sessions to get his idea across the team.


Liverpool are going through one of their worst injury crisis in recent past with several first team key players missing. The likes of club captain Jordan Henderson, Daniel Sturridge, Christian Benteke, Roberto Fermino, Danny Ings and Joe Gomez all missing out due to various injuries did not help Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool football club.


Match Preview
Liverpool started the match brightly with high pressing and pace as Jurgen Klopp describes it as full throttle Football. They dominated the ball for the first 15 mins and had several chances to score. Liverpool's best chance early on came from a corner which Divock Origi headed for the goal only to see his powerful header hit the post and then cleared off the line.


After that initial period of domination by Liverpool, Tottenham came into the match and had a few goal scoring opportunities of their own only to be denied by the brilliant saves by Simon Mignolet. The first half ended with the score line being 0-0.


In the second period again Tottenham were more adventurous and Mignolet again saved Liverpool by a brilliant save from Harry Kane to deny Tottenham the lead. Emre Can had been the best player of Liverpool in the match with his running and pressing had a good shot nearly end of the match which went inches wide of the post. The final score was 0-0 which was a fair result as both teams were even and had good opportunities to win the match.

Jurgen Klopp: Welcome to Liverpool

Jurgen Klopp

Former Borussia Dortmund Manager Jurgen Klopp has agreed to sign a three years contract with Liverpool and replace Brendan Rodgers as their new Manager. He will be officially unveiled in a press conference on Friday 10 am BST.

Being the manager of such a hugely popular team with a fan base of millions around the globe can some time overwhelm people but here is a man who thrives on such challenges.

Never before in recent history of Liverpool a managerial appointment has brought such an excitement among the fans but then again in recent history Liverpool never had a manager of world class qualities. But in Jurgen Klopp they are getting a manager who has tons of Managerial experience of the highest quality.

The fans are going to love him as he shares the same passion and love for the game as most of us fans feels. In one of his famous Quotes he had told that tactics is very much important but emotion makes the difference. He understands the passion of the fans and he always had a wonderful relationship with the fans wherever he had coached previously.

He is like a perfect match for Liverpool, almost like a match made in heaven and I hope he gets Liverpool to their former heights of glory.    

Contenders for Manager at Liverpool F.C.

At this time Liverpool is looking at Jurgen Klopp and Carlo Ancelotti to replace Brendan Rodgers at Liverpool.


As per some media reports talks have already begun with Jurgen Klopp's representatives and its just a matter of days that he would be announced as the Liverpool Manager. He fits the bill as well as being a young Manager with lots of passion for the game and for the supporters.


Carlo Ancelotti on the other hand is hugely experienced contender as he has managed some of the top clubs such as AC Milan, Real Madrid and Chelsea. Both are world class managers but I would prefer Jurgen Klopp to be the new manager at this time as lots of work need to be done to mold the squad to play like a team and Jurgen Klopp has the passion and enthusiasm to do that.

Liverpool Sack Brendan Rodgers

There's the Breaking News coming on now that Liverpool have sacked manager Brendan Rodgers after the run of recent poor results. He have been told by chief executive Ian Iyre that his contract have been terminated from immediate effect. Brendan Rodgers joined Liverpool in 2012 and famously took Liverpool to second place in 2014. He is the only Liverpool Manager since 1950 not to win a silwerware in 3 years term. The search for a new Manager have already begun.

Philippe Coutinho: The little Magician

Philippe Coutinho started his playing career with his native Brazilian club Vasco Da Gama and quickly made a name for himself. He started attracting interest from many European clubs and by the time he was 18 he was signed by Italian giants Inter Milan.


He arrived at Milan with lots of potential but being at such a young age that too from a different Continent all together made him to struggle initially with his form. He was quickly loaned out to Spanish Club Espanyol for some game time and Experience at a European club. After returning back to Milan he found it difficult to hold down a regular place in the first team squad.


Liverpool got a bid accepted for Coutinho in 2013 and they brought him to Liverpool F.C. His skills and his vision very quickly mesmerized the Liverpool fans and they got excited with his dribbling. He showed his class in the season of 2013-14 where Liverpool finished 2nd in the season and he came out as one of the best player's in the English league.


The next season was even better for Philippe Coutinho on a personal level. His skills, passing abilities,through balls and dribbling abilities gave him the title of Little Magician among the Liverpool fans. He was also voted as the best Liverpool player for the season of 2014-15. His vision and his playing style have made him one of the best player's in European Football and and only at the age of 23 he has become a hot property being pursued by the best clubs in the world.

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Arsenal vs Liverpool: Match Preview

Liverpool will play against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Monday night football.

Liverpool have won both of their previous games of this season and have collected the maximum points from them. Both of the games against Stoke City and Bournemouth have been won by the scoreline of one nil. Liverpool skipper Jordan Henderson is doubtful for this match with a foot problem. It would be a massive setback for Liverpool without their talismanic midfielder. Emre Can is expected to take his place in the midfield and Liverpool are also expected to recall Lucas Leiva for the match either to start alongside Millner and Can in midfield or to support from the bench. Brendan Rodgers is also considering giving first start to Roberto Fermino and if that is true then either Adam Lallana or Jordan Ibe will have to make way for him. Daniel Sturridge, Joe Allen and Joe Flanaggan are definitely out of this match due to injuries.

Arsenal suffered a shock defeat against West Ham United in their first match of this campaign at Emirates but won the second match against Crystal Palace to have 3 points after 2 games in this campaign. Arsenal had won this fixture against Liverpool last season by 4-1. Arsenal will be without Jack Wishere but apart from that they do not have any other injury concerns. Arsenal are going to give start to Alexis Sanchez who was today compared by Arsene Wenger to be as good as Luis Suarez.

This is a very important fixture for both the teams for gaining a psychological advantage on the other in the race for the top four spot and Champions League football for next season.


What the Managers have to say.


Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger: "If you want to have a successful season you want to be strong at home. Normally we are strong at home. This is an opportunity to show that.
"Your confidence is linked with your last result and at Crystal Palace we responded well. From that we should have enough confidence to go into the game positively against Liverpool.
"This is a very important game where the result will of course be vital. It's not a result that will decide our title chances but in our heads we know it's very important."


Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers: "There's a real focus in our group this season, a real toughness, mentally.
"We know that we've got that ability to scrap and fight as well as play good football. If we can go there and perform like we think we can and keep to our game-plan we're confident we can get a result.
"If you assess Arsenal's last 10 games they've lost at home, the teams that have won have averaged four shots on target, with 43% possession. It tells you that you can go there and you don't need to dominate the ball, but you can dominate the space."
 

The rise of Jordan Henderson from a flop to Liverpool Skipper

When Liverpool bought Jordan Henderson in the summer of 2011 as a 21 year old from Sunderland for £20m, a lot was expected of him. He was deemed to be the next big thing for England. The then manager Kenny Dalglish even compared him to be like Steven Gerrard, that he is gonna eventually take his place in the team. But very quickly it was proving to be otherwise. He used to work very hard for the team as a workhorse but there was nothing more than that to his game. Even Kenny Dalglish was not sure about his best position and tried him at different positions mainly in the central midfield or in the right flank but with very little contributions.

Eventually Kenny Dalglish was sacked as Liverpool Manager in 2012 and was replaced by Brendan Rodgers. Brendan Rodgers initially wanted to bring in Clint Dempsey from Fulham to boost his attack and sell Jordan Henderson to Fulham as a swap deal. Henderson was baffled by this and refused to go to Fulham and eventually that deal did not materialise as Dempsey chose to go to Tottenham Hotspurs instead. Jordan Henderson got very little games that year and mostly warmed the bench in Liverpool dugout.

In 2013-14 season he started brightly playing in all of the initial games for Liverpool alongside Steven Gerrard. He was kind of a rejuvenation for Liverpool and his watershed moment came in the match against Tottenham Hotspurs at White Hart Lane in December 2013 when in the absence of the injured Gerrard he took control of the midfield and Liverpool won the match with 5 goals to nil with Henderson scoring once and assisting another. That was the game where he really came out of the shadows of the great Gerrard and started stamping his own mark in the following matches. His impact was so much that Liverpool were very close to be crowned the Premier League Champions and when he was suspended for the last three matches of the season Liverpool's title challenge fell apart and eventually they were 2nd in the season.


The following season he started to exert more and more influence in the games with his all round box to box displays from the heart of Liverpool midfield. With Gerrard less involved in games mostly due to injuries, Henderson stepped forward to take the mantle on himself to be the skipper of the team temporarily. Liverpool had a very difficult season with Luis Suarez gone and Daniel Sturridge mostly injured but it was Henderson who started inspiring Liverpool just as Gerrard did for all these years. And after the end of the season when Gerrard took the decision of finding new challenges in MLS it was a very easy decision for Brendan Rodgers to handover the responsibility to lead the side to a bright future and glory to Jordan Henderson, the man who was deemed to replace Gerrard all those years back.

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