Football’s First Defender

Combined with the existing players, Klopp has his own characteristics in the arrangement of the starting list for the next Premier League game.

The goalkeeper is still Belgium's No. 2 goalkeeper Mignolet. Although Klopp found that Mignolet's state was a bit bad this season and often made mistakes when watching the video, but in the case of Liverpool's second goalkeeper who is also embarrassing, Klopp can only choose the taller among the dwarfs. In terms of goal line defensive ability, Mignolet is still top-notch.

On the back line, for the sake of stability, Klopp still chooses the pair of Yang Feng and Skrtel.

This pair of Liverpool's central defenders in the past few seasons will still be used by Klopp this season.

However, before the start of the league on the weekend, Klopp had a personal talk with Skrtel, who was also not stable enough in the new season. Through some lectures, at least Klopp expressed his hope that Skrtel can recover quickly. status, continue to assist Yang Feng, and continue to maintain the expectation of becoming the most awesome central defender in the Premier League.

As for the choice of the two full-backs, after Klopp struggled, he still sent Klein as the right back and Moreno as the left back.

Klein has proved his strength in Southampton, and Klopp appreciates his excellent assist ability and desperation on the defensive end.

As for Moreno, although he is weaker in confrontation ability, his rich game experience is much better than the young Gomez.

Although Klopp has also seen Gomez's great potential, he still doesn't want to backfire. He still wants Gomez, who is under 20 years old, to continue to settle in the first team for a few years and accumulate some experience.

Starting too early can be devastating for a talent at the back, as was the case with Real Madrid's Pavon.

Liverpool's most commonly used 433 formation last season, Klopp does not want to make too many changes.

However, Klopp has made considerable changes in the selection of midfielders.

In Klopp's tactical philosophy, the position of midfielder is actually not very willing to use that kind of pure defensive player.

Therefore, Lucas, a veteran who is purely good at defense, will have very few chances to be reused under Klopp.

He prefers a player who has running ability, can play a role on the defensive end with enthusiasm, and can also make outstanding contributions on the offensive end.

Henderson and Milner are both Klopp's favorite types of players, naturally occupying two seats in the three midfielders.

As for another attacking midfield option, Klopp finally chose Lallana.

His running position and passing ability are what Klopp appreciates most.

When watching the Liverpool video this season, Klopp thought that his predecessor did a very bad job with Lallana's use.

Even though Lallana is an excellent attacking player, playing on the right wing and replacing Sterling is somewhat inappropriate.

It is still this position similar to the front midfielder, which can better display Lallana's characteristics, and it is also the position where Lallana himself is most confident on the offensive end.

For the choice of the three forwards, Sturridge is indeed still in Klopp's plan, but he is still unable to play due to injuries.

In the last game, Firmino's outstanding performance on the front line made Klopp also shine.

In the Bundesliga, Firmino's position is an offensive midfielder, but in the Premier League, which is very different from the Bundesliga, Firmino's performance in the midfield is actually limited in the first few games.

Because the Premier League midfielder pays more attention to confrontation, it obviously needs a technical Brazilian player like Firmino to further adapt.

However, Klopp believes that Firmino's performance on the front line should be worth looking forward to.

His technical ability at the feet made Klopp think of Suarez.

Although he lacks the ruthlessness of Suarez, he can pass the ball, hit the goal, and has excellent stopping skills. In the position of the center forward under the pass control system, Klopp believes that Firmino can try it. one time.

After confirming Firmino's starting position, Klopp also found time after training to have a detailed discussion with Firmino.

After all, it still requires the head coach to work patiently for a player who has already gained some reputation to change his familiar position and some of his playing styles.

If they can't play, the players will not only waste time, but they may even be in the original position, and they will not get enough opportunities.

Fortunately, Klopp's personality charm and Firmino's very challenging spirit made Klopp's tactically changing position change successful this time.

Firmino became Liverpool's starting center forward.

And the left winger will undoubtedly be Coutinho, who ended his red card suspension.

A player like Coutinho is also appreciated by Klopp.

Last season, in addition to Sterling in the Liverpool team, Coutinho was the team's second "thigh".

And everyone can see that Coutinho has maintained growth in these few seasons.

What Klopp most recognized about Rogers was that he defined Coutinho as the absolute core of Liverpool's midfield.

It's just that Klopp believes that Rogers has done too badly in the configuration of other "supporting" players.

Center forward Firmino, left winger Coutinho, and the last right winger position was given to teenager Jordan Iby by Klopp.

In fact, Liverpool's outstanding performance last season has a lot to rely on, that is, there is a Sterling on the right who can increase the speed.

After Sterling left the team, Rogers wanted to use technical players to fill Sterling's vacancy, which obviously limited the team's counterattack impact.

And don't Liverpool have good speed players?

Actually not.

Jordan Ibe is the most suitable player for Sterling in the current Liverpool lineup in Klopp's eyes.

Although in terms of passing skills and offensive timing, the young Jordan Ibe is obviously not as talented as Sterling at the beginning, and he has the patience to persevere in training.

But in terms of speed and explosiveness, although it is not as good as Sterling, it is definitely a good player who breaks through from the side, which has a great effect on improving Liverpool's offensive speed.

At least in Klopp's eyes, a low-profile version of Sterling like Ibi is definitely more suitable for the right winger position than players like Lallana and Firmino.

It is not necessary for Jordan Ibe to play Sterling's strong performance in the game, but as long as he can play a side impact and containment role in the game, it will be an important help for Liverpool's key attack on the left.

On the bench, Klopp has an excellent high center forward like Benteke, which is also a very effective offensive supplement for Liverpool's high-altitude bombing when the situation is unfavorable in the second half.

After some adjustments to the positions of personnel and heart-to-heart talks with the players, the "Red Army" under Klopp's coaching has re-"formed" in this way.