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Jurgen Klopp makes ‘dream come true’ after managing team for first time since Liverpool exit
Jurgen Klopp admitted returning to the touchline at Borussia Dortmund was a ‘dream come true’.
The German, who departed Liverpool after nine years at the club in May, was back in the dugout in Germany on Saturday.
He managed one of the teams during a testimonial for two Borussia Dortmund legends who he used to coach.
Polish duo Lukasz Piszczek and Jakub Blaszczykowski will have their careers celebrated at Signal Iduna Park.
They have both played a huge part in the modern success of Dortmund and were key players for Klopp during his time there.
Piszczek and Blaszczykowski were both part of the Bundesliga-winning teams in 2011 and 2012 under him.
And they also helped Klopp's side reach the Champions League final 11 years ago, in which they lost to rivals Bayern Munich.
As the pair looked to create the best testimonial possible, they contacted their former manager to try and get him involved.
His job as a manager for the game was then announced in August.
“It's a lifelong dream come true”' Klopp said. “I wanted to have that again.
“Just a few months ago, I was given an emotional farewell in Liverpool. Today it was very emotional again.
“Some people might say that today he's like this and tomorrow he'll be like that. I explain it like this: when you have three children, you love them all. And that's the same with my three clubs. I love them all.”
It marks Klopp's first match as a coach since leaving Liverpool and beginning his break after claiming that he was 'running out of energy'.
He also hinted that he could potentially retire from the game when announcing his Reds departure, but it seems after some rest he's happy to get back to some football.
Klopp was in charge of Blaszczykowski's team while former Liverpool and Dortmund player Nuri Sahin featured too.
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Jurgen Klopp admitted returning to the touchline at Borussia Dortmund was a ‘dream come true’.
The German, who departed Liverpool after nine years at the club in May, was back in the dugout in Germany on Saturday.
He managed one of the teams during a testimonial for two Borussia Dortmund legends who he used to coach.
Polish duo Lukasz Piszczek and Jakub Blaszczykowski will have their careers celebrated at Signal Iduna Park.
They have both played a huge part in the modern success of Dortmund and were key players for Klopp during his time there.
Piszczek and Blaszczykowski were both part of the Bundesliga-winning teams in 2011 and 2012 under him.
And they also helped Klopp's side reach the Champions League final 11 years ago, in which they lost to rivals Bayern Munich.
As the pair looked to create the best testimonial possible, they contacted their former manager to try and get him involved.
His job as a manager for the game was then announced in August.
“It's a lifelong dream come true”' Klopp said. “I wanted to have that again.
“Just a few months ago, I was given an emotional farewell in Liverpool. Today it was very emotional again.
“Some people might say that today he's like this and tomorrow he'll be like that. I explain it like this: when you have three children, you love them all. And that's the same with my three clubs. I love them all.”
It marks Klopp's first match as a coach since leaving Liverpool and beginning his break after claiming that he was 'running out of energy'.
He also hinted that he could potentially retire from the game when announcing his Reds departure, but it seems after some rest he's happy to get back to some football.
Klopp was in charge of Blaszczykowski's team while former Liverpool and Dortmund player Nuri Sahin featured too.
Klopp makes 'dream come true' after managing team for first time since Liverpool
Jurgen Klopp admitted returning to the touchline at Borussia Dortmund was a ‘dream come true’. The German, who departed Liverpool after nine years at the club in May, was back in the dugout in Germ…
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'Honeymoon' over as Slot rues Liverpool 'setback'
"A setback" was how Arne Slot described his first defeat as Liverpool manager, while pundit Chris Sutton declared "the honeymoon is over".
Slot had led Liverpool to three wins out of three without conceding since replacing Jurgen Klopp in the summer.
But they were frustrated by Nottingham Forest, who claimed their first win at Anfield since February 1969 thanks to Callum Hudson-Odoi's strike.
It was not a proper smash-and-grab, but Liverpool did have the better chances - and Slot said his team made too many errors.
Liverpool were frustrated by Forest breaking up play in the first half and their best chance came when Luis Diaz struck a post.
One team's unbeaten start was in all the headlines - and the other team's was not. And now one of them, Forest, remain without defeat.
In fact this was Slot's first defeat in 30 games - a run stretching back to Feyenoord's 2-1 Champions League loss at Celtic on 13 December 2023.
"Not to the process, but it is a big setback," said Slot of the Anfield reverse.
"If you lose a home game it’s always a setback, especially if you face a team, we never know, maybe they will go all the way to fight for Champions League places but normally this team is not ending up in the top 10.
"So if you lose a game against them it’s a big disappointment."
The Anfield faithful were clearly frustrated at how the game was panning out and many started to leave the ground before full-time.
Former Celtic striker Sutton, at Anfield for BBC Radio 5 Live, said: "Arne Slot's honeymoon period is over - there's plenty of work to do.
"Arne Slot will have not wanted the international break. His side this afternoon have been out-thought by this Forest team."
In a short post-match news conference, Slot added: "They played a lot of long balls.
"We had a lot of ball possession but only created three or four quite good chances. That’s not enough if you play so much in their half. We lost the ball so many times in simple situations.
"The other team played over our press a lot with a lot of long balls. Too many individual performances in ball possession were not up to the standards that I’m used to from these players."
Liverpool visit AC Milan on Tuesday in their first Champions League league phase game.
Slot has named the same side for the past three matches - but he may well decide it is time for a change.
Nuno 'masterclass' in win
Former Blackburn striker Sutton called it a "masterclass" by Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo.
The manager brought on pacy duo Hudson-Odoi and Anthony Elanga in the second half and they combined for the goal.
"Nottingham Forest were outstanding," said former England captain Alan Shearer on BBC Radio 5 Live.
"The way they defended as a team was magnificent, and this was no fluke. They stopped Liverpool every time they got into the box.
"Then they went and hit them on the break - what a finish from Callum Hudson-Odoi. What a start to the season they've had."
Forest have won two and drawn two of their opening four games.
"We are proud and very happy to win. I know the miles and the distances they put in," Nuno told BBC Match of the Day.
"We had to overrun them, that is the only way at Anfield. Our fans haven't celebrated in Liverpool for so long, so enjoy it."
The last time Forest won at Anfield, it was five months before the first man landed on the moon.
"If you ignore the quality Liverpool have it is a mistake, and we didn't," added a delighted Nuno.
"It’s all about taking your chances at the right moment, and we did."
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"A setback" was how Arne Slot described his first defeat as Liverpool manager, while pundit Chris Sutton declared "the honeymoon is over".
Slot had led Liverpool to three wins out of three without conceding since replacing Jurgen Klopp in the summer.
But they were frustrated by Nottingham Forest, who claimed their first win at Anfield since February 1969 thanks to Callum Hudson-Odoi's strike.
It was not a proper smash-and-grab, but Liverpool did have the better chances - and Slot said his team made too many errors.
Liverpool were frustrated by Forest breaking up play in the first half and their best chance came when Luis Diaz struck a post.
One team's unbeaten start was in all the headlines - and the other team's was not. And now one of them, Forest, remain without defeat.
In fact this was Slot's first defeat in 30 games - a run stretching back to Feyenoord's 2-1 Champions League loss at Celtic on 13 December 2023.
"Not to the process, but it is a big setback," said Slot of the Anfield reverse.
"If you lose a home game it’s always a setback, especially if you face a team, we never know, maybe they will go all the way to fight for Champions League places but normally this team is not ending up in the top 10.
"So if you lose a game against them it’s a big disappointment."
The Anfield faithful were clearly frustrated at how the game was panning out and many started to leave the ground before full-time.
Former Celtic striker Sutton, at Anfield for BBC Radio 5 Live, said: "Arne Slot's honeymoon period is over - there's plenty of work to do.
"Arne Slot will have not wanted the international break. His side this afternoon have been out-thought by this Forest team."
In a short post-match news conference, Slot added: "They played a lot of long balls.
"We had a lot of ball possession but only created three or four quite good chances. That’s not enough if you play so much in their half. We lost the ball so many times in simple situations.
"The other team played over our press a lot with a lot of long balls. Too many individual performances in ball possession were not up to the standards that I’m used to from these players."
Liverpool visit AC Milan on Tuesday in their first Champions League league phase game.
Slot has named the same side for the past three matches - but he may well decide it is time for a change.
Nuno 'masterclass' in win
Former Blackburn striker Sutton called it a "masterclass" by Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo.
The manager brought on pacy duo Hudson-Odoi and Anthony Elanga in the second half and they combined for the goal.
"Nottingham Forest were outstanding," said former England captain Alan Shearer on BBC Radio 5 Live.
"The way they defended as a team was magnificent, and this was no fluke. They stopped Liverpool every time they got into the box.
"Then they went and hit them on the break - what a finish from Callum Hudson-Odoi. What a start to the season they've had."
Forest have won two and drawn two of their opening four games.
"We are proud and very happy to win. I know the miles and the distances they put in," Nuno told BBC Match of the Day.
"We had to overrun them, that is the only way at Anfield. Our fans haven't celebrated in Liverpool for so long, so enjoy it."
The last time Forest won at Anfield, it was five months before the first man landed on the moon.
"If you ignore the quality Liverpool have it is a mistake, and we didn't," added a delighted Nuno.
"It’s all about taking your chances at the right moment, and we did."
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Arne Slot has done something at Liverpool that Jurgen Klopp managed only once in eight full seasons in charge: win the opening three Premier League games without conceding
The former Feyenoord boss had big boots to fill when he replaced Klopp, who won the Champions League and Premier League with the Reds.
Fans were not sure how the team would fare with a new manager, but the early signs are good.
"The most impressive thing is that Slot has come in - understated and cool - and they have slightly changed the way they play as it is not so frantic," says BBC pundit Chris Sutton.
"They were great to watch under Jurgen Klopp but there seems to be greater control."
It appears like Liverpool might have shored up their leaky defence too.
BBC Sport looks at what is different and what has stayed the same.
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The former Feyenoord boss had big boots to fill when he replaced Klopp, who won the Champions League and Premier League with the Reds.
Fans were not sure how the team would fare with a new manager, but the early signs are good.
"The most impressive thing is that Slot has come in - understated and cool - and they have slightly changed the way they play as it is not so frantic," says BBC pundit Chris Sutton.
"They were great to watch under Jurgen Klopp but there seems to be greater control."
It appears like Liverpool might have shored up their leaky defence too.
BBC Sport looks at what is different and what has stayed the same.
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Slot challenges Jones to add consistency to game
Liverpool manager Arne Slot has challenged midfielder Curtis Jones to add consistency to his game because "the best players in the world show up every three days".
Jones has been in impressive form recently, scoring in a league win against Chelsea and providing a brilliant pass in setting up Luis Diaz for a goal in Tuesday's 4-0 win against Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League.
He has again been called up to the England squad for games in November. The uncapped 23-year-old was drafted in as an injury replacement at the last England camp but withdrew because of the birth of his daughter.
"With Curtis maybe it's not me who did it because he became a father and I had nothing to do with that," said Slot.
"You never know if that plays a part or not but, since the moment he became a father, he started putting great performances in.
"He did it in pre-season but then his performances dropped a little bit. Since he became a father, he's outstanding again. It might have to do a bit with that but, in general, I think it has to do with how the team plays."
In the summer, Jones spoke about how Slot's style of play suited him "because I can get on the ball more and be free" after the Dutchman replaced Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool manager.
"He has a lot of quality on the ball," added Slot. "He's never afraid to do something special with it. Sometimes that leads to situations when, in my opinion, he touched that ball a bit too much because sometimes he's a bit too over-confident.
"He combines this with an incredibly hard work-rate and we can trust him in defence. He's quite complete but for him now it's all about consistency. The best players in the world show up every three days."
Liverpool are top of the Premier League table, with a two-point lead over champions Manchester City going into Saturday's game against Aston Villa and, after four wins in four, are also top of the Champions League group in its new format this season.
Slot has guided the Reds to 14 wins in his first 16 games since replacing Slot but insists no-one at the club is getting carried away.
"We are there to do our work and become better players on a daily basis or keep having the same level," he said.
"It's not the first time that this club is where it is at the moment. I think for most of these players it is a normal situation and I don't think they get carried away at all by us being top of the league at the moment.
"They know how small the margins are when it comes to our results and the amount of points we are ahead of the other teams."
He added: "I'm not trying to manage expectations with the squad because we don't talk about expectations.
"The only expectations I have is that they put the same effort in on a daily basis. That's the only thing we focus on."
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Liverpool manager Arne Slot has challenged midfielder Curtis Jones to add consistency to his game because "the best players in the world show up every three days".
Jones has been in impressive form recently, scoring in a league win against Chelsea and providing a brilliant pass in setting up Luis Diaz for a goal in Tuesday's 4-0 win against Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League.
He has again been called up to the England squad for games in November. The uncapped 23-year-old was drafted in as an injury replacement at the last England camp but withdrew because of the birth of his daughter.
"With Curtis maybe it's not me who did it because he became a father and I had nothing to do with that," said Slot.
"You never know if that plays a part or not but, since the moment he became a father, he started putting great performances in.
"He did it in pre-season but then his performances dropped a little bit. Since he became a father, he's outstanding again. It might have to do a bit with that but, in general, I think it has to do with how the team plays."
In the summer, Jones spoke about how Slot's style of play suited him "because I can get on the ball more and be free" after the Dutchman replaced Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool manager.
"He has a lot of quality on the ball," added Slot. "He's never afraid to do something special with it. Sometimes that leads to situations when, in my opinion, he touched that ball a bit too much because sometimes he's a bit too over-confident.
"He combines this with an incredibly hard work-rate and we can trust him in defence. He's quite complete but for him now it's all about consistency. The best players in the world show up every three days."
Liverpool are top of the Premier League table, with a two-point lead over champions Manchester City going into Saturday's game against Aston Villa and, after four wins in four, are also top of the Champions League group in its new format this season.
Slot has guided the Reds to 14 wins in his first 16 games since replacing Slot but insists no-one at the club is getting carried away.
"We are there to do our work and become better players on a daily basis or keep having the same level," he said.
"It's not the first time that this club is where it is at the moment. I think for most of these players it is a normal situation and I don't think they get carried away at all by us being top of the league at the moment.
"They know how small the margins are when it comes to our results and the amount of points we are ahead of the other teams."
He added: "I'm not trying to manage expectations with the squad because we don't talk about expectations.
"The only expectations I have is that they put the same effort in on a daily basis. That's the only thing we focus on."
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‘I don’t talk about favourites’: Arne Slot refuses to get carried away by title talk
Arne Slot has said Liverpool will not get carried away with being tagged title favourites given the fine margins in the Premier League and Manchester City’s track record of reeling in rivals.
Liverpool opened up a five-point lead over City before the international break and have made their best start to a Premier League season since winning the title in 2019-20. Opta now gives Liverpool a 60.3% chance of winning this season’s championship but Slot, whose side visit the bottom club, Southampton, on Sunday, insists recent history shows the reigning champions can never be written off. Arsenal held an eight-point lead over City on 1 April 2023. Liverpool were three points clear of City in April of this year. Pep Guardiola’s team won the title on both occasions.
“I don’t talk about favourites,” Slot said. “It is boring but I just talk about the next game, which is a challenge in itself. In the Premier League the margins are very small. That is true all season. I have followed the league and there was a moment when City were eight points behind Arsenal, so there is no use in getting carried away at all at this moment in time.
“These teams like City, Arsenal and Chelsea, even [Manchester] United and all the others, are able to put together a run of games like we did. So we are not getting carried away at all and looking at it in terms of favourites. The players know what they have to do to win a game, and it’s a lot. If they could give 50% less and still win, maybe we would think we have 50% extra in the tank and not need to give our maximum for results. But we know it has been a close call in many games.”
Slot concedes that Liverpool’s remarkable start – nine wins in 11 league games, 15 wins in 17 matches in all competitions – has helped eradicate any concerns the players might have had over him replacing Jürgen Klopp in the summer.
“It is completely normal they thought that. They didn’t just have nine years with the former manager, they had nine successful years,” he said. “Then you always wonder, ‘Are things going to change?’ In the summer we didn’t bring in that many new players so then it is quite normal, if you look at the teams we are competition with who did bring in players, to think, ‘What is going to happen this season?’ Especially because nearly all of them were on holiday two weeks before the season started.
“That is why it was really helpful we got results from the start and they saw from the start the playing style didn’t change that much. So that combination of things helped.”
Liverpool will be without Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alisson, Diogo Jota and Federico Chiesa at St Mary’s. Of the injured quartet, only Alexander-Arnold has not been ruled out of next week’s Champions League game against Real Madrid.
SOURCE: https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...iverpool-title-premier-league-manchester-city
Arne Slot has said Liverpool will not get carried away with being tagged title favourites given the fine margins in the Premier League and Manchester City’s track record of reeling in rivals.
Liverpool opened up a five-point lead over City before the international break and have made their best start to a Premier League season since winning the title in 2019-20. Opta now gives Liverpool a 60.3% chance of winning this season’s championship but Slot, whose side visit the bottom club, Southampton, on Sunday, insists recent history shows the reigning champions can never be written off. Arsenal held an eight-point lead over City on 1 April 2023. Liverpool were three points clear of City in April of this year. Pep Guardiola’s team won the title on both occasions.
“I don’t talk about favourites,” Slot said. “It is boring but I just talk about the next game, which is a challenge in itself. In the Premier League the margins are very small. That is true all season. I have followed the league and there was a moment when City were eight points behind Arsenal, so there is no use in getting carried away at all at this moment in time.
“These teams like City, Arsenal and Chelsea, even [Manchester] United and all the others, are able to put together a run of games like we did. So we are not getting carried away at all and looking at it in terms of favourites. The players know what they have to do to win a game, and it’s a lot. If they could give 50% less and still win, maybe we would think we have 50% extra in the tank and not need to give our maximum for results. But we know it has been a close call in many games.”
Slot concedes that Liverpool’s remarkable start – nine wins in 11 league games, 15 wins in 17 matches in all competitions – has helped eradicate any concerns the players might have had over him replacing Jürgen Klopp in the summer.
“It is completely normal they thought that. They didn’t just have nine years with the former manager, they had nine successful years,” he said. “Then you always wonder, ‘Are things going to change?’ In the summer we didn’t bring in that many new players so then it is quite normal, if you look at the teams we are competition with who did bring in players, to think, ‘What is going to happen this season?’ Especially because nearly all of them were on holiday two weeks before the season started.
“That is why it was really helpful we got results from the start and they saw from the start the playing style didn’t change that much. So that combination of things helped.”
Liverpool will be without Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alisson, Diogo Jota and Federico Chiesa at St Mary’s. Of the injured quartet, only Alexander-Arnold has not been ruled out of next week’s Champions League game against Real Madrid.
SOURCE: https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...iverpool-title-premier-league-manchester-city
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Arne Slot says his Liverpool players are used to the pressure of having to win as they seek to maintain their advantage at the top of the Premier League
Slot's side are seven points clear at the top going into Saturday's derby at Everton (12:30 GMT).
Liverpool did stretch their lead to nine points by beating Manchester City last Sunday, but that was trimmed on Wednesday as they drew 3-3 at Newcastle while Chelsea and Arsenal, their closest challengers, both won.
Premier League champions City, meanwhile, are nine points behind the Reds after beating Nottingham Forest on Wednesday.
"I think if you play for Liverpool, every day you feel pressure because you play at a big club," head coach Slot said.
"Everybody expects two things from us - that we win and that we play good football.
"That's also the good thing - that these players are used to this being expected from them - so, if we are top of the league, second, third or fourth, people expect us to win and in a certain way. That pressure is always there.
"If you play or work at this level, you like this pressure for the simple reason that players are able to do what is expected of them. It's much harder if you, for example, have to stay above the relegation zone.
"We've got the quality to do what we are doing at the moment - winning games and playing good football. There is always pressure if you are at a club like Liverpool - like it is at Arsenal, Manchester City and Chelsea."
'We have to be aggressive but in a smart way'
The game will be Slot's first derby as Reds boss but is set to be the last in the league at Goodison Park, with Everton planning to move to their new stadium for next season.
Slot has watched back Liverpool's last visit to Goodison in April when, under Jurgen Klopp, they were beaten 2-0 as their title challenge faded.
"I was a bit surprised after half an hour because Liverpool had the ball most of the time but there were 10 fouls by a Liverpool player and only one from Everton," said the Dutchman.
"We have to be aggressive but in a smart way, especially because they are a big threat from set-pieces. If you want to talk about tactics, first you have to match their work-rate."
There have been 23 red cards in the Merseyside derby during the Premier League era, with 16 for Everton and seven for Liverpool.
Slot added: "It's going to be special for everyone. To be part of this game is already special and to be part of the last one at Goodison Park makes it probably even more special.
"It's only a nice experience if the result goes your way and that is what we are focusing on most."
Sources: BBC
Slot's side are seven points clear at the top going into Saturday's derby at Everton (12:30 GMT).
Liverpool did stretch their lead to nine points by beating Manchester City last Sunday, but that was trimmed on Wednesday as they drew 3-3 at Newcastle while Chelsea and Arsenal, their closest challengers, both won.
Premier League champions City, meanwhile, are nine points behind the Reds after beating Nottingham Forest on Wednesday.
"I think if you play for Liverpool, every day you feel pressure because you play at a big club," head coach Slot said.
"Everybody expects two things from us - that we win and that we play good football.
"That's also the good thing - that these players are used to this being expected from them - so, if we are top of the league, second, third or fourth, people expect us to win and in a certain way. That pressure is always there.
"If you play or work at this level, you like this pressure for the simple reason that players are able to do what is expected of them. It's much harder if you, for example, have to stay above the relegation zone.
"We've got the quality to do what we are doing at the moment - winning games and playing good football. There is always pressure if you are at a club like Liverpool - like it is at Arsenal, Manchester City and Chelsea."
'We have to be aggressive but in a smart way'
The game will be Slot's first derby as Reds boss but is set to be the last in the league at Goodison Park, with Everton planning to move to their new stadium for next season.
Slot has watched back Liverpool's last visit to Goodison in April when, under Jurgen Klopp, they were beaten 2-0 as their title challenge faded.
"I was a bit surprised after half an hour because Liverpool had the ball most of the time but there were 10 fouls by a Liverpool player and only one from Everton," said the Dutchman.
"We have to be aggressive but in a smart way, especially because they are a big threat from set-pieces. If you want to talk about tactics, first you have to match their work-rate."
There have been 23 red cards in the Merseyside derby during the Premier League era, with 16 for Everton and seven for Liverpool.
Slot added: "It's going to be special for everyone. To be part of this game is already special and to be part of the last one at Goodison Park makes it probably even more special.
"It's only a nice experience if the result goes your way and that is what we are focusing on most."
Sources: BBC
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