Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp wants to sign Bayer Leverkusen striker Stefan Kiessling, 31. (Express - in German)
The German coach quickly set about overhauling his squad when he took over at Borussia Dortmund in 2008 but insists change isn’t required on that scale at Liverpool. “It is a completely different situation,” Klopp said. “They are all Liverpool players here. Decisions that were made in the past were not as bad as maybe some people think. It is not a coincidence they are here. “When I saw the squad – when on my holiday – I thought ‘good job, I can work with this’. “Yes, we have some injuries but players will come back. It’s a good squad. It’s even good for those players who can’t play in this moment to see how we work.” Klopp believes part of the ‘bounce effect’ from his appointment is down to giving a clean slate to all members of the squad. Players demoralised previously now feel energised. “Of course it is like this in a positive way where everyone says it’s a new chance and all the players feel more important than before,” he said. “That’s normal after they’ve been judged for a few years. Everyone has judged them. “I asked many people at LFC and they told me about him, him and him. I said ‘stop it, I don’t want to hear any more’. “I said I didn’t want to hear about my players any more. I wanted to watch and start learning about them. “They are all nice guys with big skills with big passion - all that we need and now we can work together. “That’s all I want to do and not think of anything different. “Everything is so bam, bam, bam.... next game, next game, next game. I enjoy all the games we have but I enjoy it more when we win.”
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is set to several loan players, including Coventry winger Ryan Kent, 18, for an assessment before the international break. (Coventry Telegraph
lol, but I think this is actually modified footage of Stones against Sunderland, when Defoe scores just before half time
Company? Its like new-phone realease night in an Apple store in the physio room. I heard FSG are planning to buy Goodison park to turn it into a hospital ward for our players.
To be fair, he's hardly been injured over past 2-3 years. Not sure if it's £15m or €15m - but if the later, could be worth a punt.
Didnt think he'd been exactly pulling up trees back in Brazil though. Played in Italy and Brazil, 2 leagues which are slow paced. Can't see adapting to the prem consideinf he's not quick anymore either after his knee injuries.
I posted a link the other day on a potentially superb player - no feedback from you guys yet, and on Thursday he continued his rich vein of form!!!
