NEIL ATKINSON was on top of the tower.
Possibly on top of the world. And he was joined sky high by Mike Girling, Craig Rimmer and John Gibbons.
They have more Jürgen Klopp talk than you can imagine, every aspect of his appointment is addressed. The talk moves from ambition to FSG, from players to atmosphere.
Klopp has everyone excited. Time to enjoy…
best og jamie pollock man city https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAc8JooS3MY
Love your enthusiasm for Klopp. It’s infectious and I cannot wait for Saturday. Just want it here now!
Great shout from Mike about no more hiding places and if you wanna run with Jurgens gang you gotta pull your socks up,
Great to hear excitement coming through on the pods again.
Ronnie whelan 1990. Old Trafford in 2-1 win. 30 yard chip over Bruce. Genius.
The only Liverpool own goal that actually made me laugh (due to the ridiculous nature of it) was Riise away at Southampton.. Still can’t believe it. Never laughed at the Chelsea one though. I’m still vexed about it.
I can laugh at these though…
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TrZOZlGtN0c
I seem to remember Bale’s head being hit really hard by a ball and rebounding into the goal. Can’t even remember if it was an OG but it was hilarious
Great show. Nice to hear more from TAW weigh in on Klopp, Nevin speaking well as always. Exciting times ahead, how quick things can change.
Girling
Oops, sos
Girling was great there. The ‘bringing teams down to our level’ is a fascinating one. Coming from someone else it might sound a bit Hodgson and managing expectation but I totally get what he means. It’s the ‘…and killing them’ bit where you know he knows exactly what it takes. Liverpool being more than the sum of its parts and playing the big games on our terms. That’s making the game mad week in and week out because Suarez, Sturridge and Sterling will overwhelm you eventually if we make it end to end. It’s grinding every team we faced out the cup in 2001. it’s going to the Nou Camp with a plan and doing a number on the European champions with Messi in Arbeloa’s back pocket. Christ, it’s the entirety of the 2005 run.
What I watched of Dortmund (mostly the televised games against Arsenal and City), they looked like a pain in the arse to play against; constantly pestering after the ball and making life really uncomfortable for you. Rodgers spoke about footballing deaths and the longest 90 minutes of an opposition player’s life talking about keeping possession but the goals we’d gift wrap eventually left teams coming to Anfield with far too much hope. Once West Ham come and stick 3 past you without reply you’re prior clean sheets mean nothing and any aura you had is finished.
We’ve got a team of lads who are fit as fiddles and enough of them can really play when they get going. I want mancs and bluenoses genuinely concerned we might actually be getting our shit together. Basically, I’m looking forward to us doing everyone else’s head in again and not our own because there was a moment during a “who are ya?!” chant against Carlisle when I hated everything and everyone and just a couple of weeks later I feel as though we’re actually making a fist of trying to be great again.
For me Jürgen Klopp did more than just choose Liverpool. He came immediately and stood before the Owners, a huge media gaggle, the fans, and managers and fans of opposing clubs (because they were surely paying close attention) and said to the world “Liverpool is the best job in world football right now.” I was worried about the celebrity rock-star hype, but his complete authenticity knocked that straight in the head, dead.
I don’t think there’s any worry about pressure on Klopp. I think he’ll be who he is no matter what. Rather, the pressure is on the fans to stop moaning and constantly focusing on the money, the motives of the Owners, the transfer committee, the end of the season instead of the next game coming up, what other clubs think about us — in short, about everything besides the actual football. Jürgen strode in and in 10 seconds he dismissed all that. When are we going to follow his lead? #BELIEVE
Loving the ‘he’s not the messiah, but he might be’