#KloppOut?? You're having a laugh!


Jurgen Klopp. The man you can't help to love. Well, that's unless you are a certain few Liverpool fans... This is gonna get heavy...! And it's probably about time I did a Liverpool blog.

Jurgen Klopp took over from Brendan Rodgers in October 2015 and has since taken Liverpool back to the Champions League. In his first half a season at the club, Klopp lead Liverpool to two cup finals, unfortunately losing both. But progress is clear under Klopp, and all things seem to be moving in the right direction.

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But for some f*cking reason, a bunch of Liverpool fans have decided enough is enough and have called for Jurgen to move on and bring in someone else...yet they're never specific who... I'll come back to that.

Liverpool have had a tough couple of weeks since the international break. They lost 5-0 to City, mainly due to Sadio Mane's red card, and have not won their last three despite being dominant throughout. 

Before the break, Liverpool were being hailed as one of the top sides in the Premier League after smashing Arsenal 4-0 and comfortably beating a very good Hoffenheim side to qualify for the Champions League group stage.

But a couple of weeks later, #KloppOut is trending on twitter, people are saying Liverpool are struggling and Liverpool's season looks in disarray. Give me a break.

Now, despite being a Liverpool fan, there are a lot of Liverpool fans that I dislike. Similarly to being an Arsenal fan now and having to watch Arsenal TV after every defeat, I'm having to deal with reading #KloppOut BS after every little thing that goes wrong. It's as if a lot of Liverpool fans have the shortest memory and anything other than the league is a disappointment. We're not the club we were in the 70s & 80s, that's not possible. We can't have instant success.

It takes time to build a team. You can't win the title over night. Liverpool haven't been successful for a while now, just one trophy since 2006, so it's going to take time for Liverpool to develop back into a consistent team that will challenge at the top of English and European football. Under Klopp, I think we're closer than ever.

The defence isn't great at the moment, I understand that. Even Klopp is coming out now and saying that he is "sick of conceding goals" like the ones conceded against Leicester City in the Carabao Cup last night. He needs to sort it out, but I do hold the players a lot more accountable for those problems than Klopp. It's clear Klopp is training them to defend better, but if players like Klavan are going to get so easily drawn out of position, then it's about bringing a new player in - which he tried to do and failed. 

But overall, give him time, these sorts of things will be ironed out. You can say this is blind faith, but I hold trust in Klopp.

What annoys me most is when I read things saying that we haven't improved under Klopp. Are you f*cking kidding me? Under Rodgers Liverpool were generally poor. One good season doesn't forgive him from the rest, and that was predominantly because he had built a good system around Suarez. Season before and after that miraculous season, Liverpool finished seventh and sixth and didn't look good at all.

Klopp has made Liverpool an attacking force. It's one of the best front fours in the country; Mane, Firmino, Coutinho and now Salah. Oh no, the last two game we've had over 50 shots and scored once. It's two games in a whole season... Wasn't a problem a few weeks ago. We play great football which everyone recognises, and that's something that hasn't been said about Liverpool that much before Klopp came in. I'm proud as a Liverpool fan that we play good, entertaining, attacking football. If it goes on a few more years with no trophy, I'll understand the complaints.

People have spoken about us being a threat for the title, maybe not this season, but in the future. Apart from one season with Suarez, no one has said that about us for years.....! Klopp is the reason pundits believe in us. He brought hope to Liverpool, some people just can't wait for the good times.

Klopp said in his first press conference that in four seasons, he hopes to have won a title with Liverpool. This is really his second season, if you count his first season as more of a half a season and an experimental year. So, after this there are still two more seasons to reach his goal. Let the man work.

Who would you even bring in to replace Klopp? Diego Simone? Don't think so, he seems
pretty content at Athletico Madrid? Carlo Ancelotti? He has expressed an interest in managing Liverpool before, but he would come in the summer AT THE EARLIEST if at all. Other than that, no one. I cannot think of anyone I would rather managing Liverpool FC right now. 

Liverpool is a project at the moment. It's one reason players want to come here. They want to join what they clearly see as a great project lead by a great manager. We're not the finished product. 

Klopp is still a top manager, no matter what you say. He didn't give Dortmund instant success, but in his third and fourth season, he gave them back-to-back titles, holding off Bayern Munich. No one does that by luck. 

I realise that this is a bit long now, and I'm sure my arguments are all over the place. But don't be surprised if you here me on 606 at some point; like this stupid caller...



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