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Klopp and Pep are totally fine, promise! – The Warm-Up

May 9, 2022

MONDAY’S BIG STORIES

Klopp and Pep are fine

They’re fine! They’re like, totally cool with it. Seriously, water under the bridge, agree to disagree, it’s nothing. Honestly. Can we just move on now?

Premier League

‘I don’t like this kind of football’ – Klopp slates Spurs’ tactics

YESTERDAY AT 09:22

We’re sure Jurgen Klopp isn’t still thinking about the draw that hampered Liverpool’s title bid or Tottenham’s supposed negative football which earned them a point at Anfield on top of the six they collected against Manchester City this season.

Look, even in his own words Klopp has said it’s “fine… whatever… absolutely fine”.

Except, well, he’s anything but fine with it, taking issue with Tottenham’s 36 per cent possession (let’s hope he didn’t see Newcastle’s tally 10 minutes into the second half at City on Sunday…) and stating that “this kind of football” is not for him, featuring “world-class players” who “block all the balls” (how dare they) and deploy “smart” tactics which “makes it not easier for us” – err, isn’t that the point?

But apart from that, he’s all good, who wants the quadruple anyway, and over in Manchester so is Pep Guardiola. He’s like totally not hung up on the Champions League or anything. Seriously, he’s just super buzzed their Premier League lead is now three points with three to go.

Just see for yourself!

See! Fine.

“One week ago, nobody even…everyone in this country supports Liverpool, the media and everyone,” he said, although that wasn’t quite the question.

“Of course, because Liverpool has an incredible history in Europe, not in [the] Premier League, because they’ve only won one in 30 years, but it’s not a problem at all. The situation is what it is.”

No problem at all, says Pep, so that settles that.

Anyway… both interviews were a nice little ‘After Eight’ to the main feast of weekend action, and while City look increasingly likely to beat Liverpool to the title, we can still look forward to a north London derby with extra edge – a place in the Champions League if Arsenal win – on Thursday, and a relegation battle where one points separates three sides.

Maybe that magic 40-point mark won’t be quite the case? Let’s see…

Kerr blimey!

Eight months ago Arsenal Women lay down the gauntlet, beating Chelsea 3-2 on the opening day of the WSL season and then winning their next five games by an aggregate of 20 goals to nil.

It meant Chelsea had some catching up to do, and a shock loss to Reading in December then had them trailing by four points in the 22-game season.

Cue the comeback, an unbeaten one at that, while costly draws for Arsenal – as well as a surprise defeat to now-relegated Birmingham City – saw them lose their grasp on a title that Chelsea would go on to win on the final day yesterday, by just the one point, with manager Emma Hayes calling it “by far and away the best one”.

They did it the hard way, too, overcoming a 2-1 half-time deficit to Manchester United before sealing a 4-2 win. They largely have Sam Kerr to thank, with the FWA Footballer of the Year somehow trumping her equalising goal…

… with an even more stunning second…

“Hallelujah!” Hayes proclaimed, as Golden Boot winner Kerr cut a delirious figure during the title celebrations.

Arsenal, meanwhile, are left picking up the pieces of a near-miss, while their next fortnight – and trophy prospects next season – will be dominated by the choice of Vivianne Miedema, who is yet to decide her future amid reports linking her with Barcelona.

“I really want to win titles,” Miedema told BBC Two yesterday. “This year I haven’t won anything. If I feel like the club is moving in that direction then maybe I [will] stay another year or two years.

“I’m speaking with the club and Jonas [Eidevall]. I will have a couple of weeks holiday and will then make a decision.”

That would be a massive loss, and a sign that the WSL still has some way to go to keep its best players – particularly if the all-conquering Barca come knocking.

IN OTHER NEWS

Hate for Hodgson

Is there a relegation etiquette? Well, there are certainly some expectations, and Roy Hodgson certainly did not meet them on Saturday, opting to applaud the Crystal Palace supporters but skipping the walk over to the Watford fans as “they were a bit too far away” at Selhurst Park.

That, plus the smiles with Wilfried Zaha and some of his other former players, did not entirely go down well with Watford’s supporters… who found it a little distasteful given the little fight their side showed in going down.

To be fair, though. Hodgson was Watford’s third manager of the season and was appointed in January, so despite being paid to care that’s as far as it stretches, really, and given he’s off in the summer he just couldn’t bother caring anyway.

Oh, and pretty funny this chap predicted it all last week!

IN THE CHANNELS

What in the-

RETRO CORNER

Whatever comes of the Todd Boehly era, we’ll just have to wait and find out. In the meantime, it’s 12 years to the day since Chelsea wrapped up their third Premier League title with an emphatic 8-0 win over Wigan.

COMING UP

A relatively quiet night of football but there’s a taste League One play-off second leg as Sunderland take their 1-0 lead to Sheffield Wednesday. There’s also Fiorentina v Roma in Serie A if you fancy.

Champions League

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Sahin über Klopps Rat: “Das war mein Go”

May 8, 2022

Nuri Sahin verlebte mit Antalyaspor ein starkes erstes Halbjahr als Profi-Trainer. Im kicker-Interview spricht er über Trainer, die ihn geprägt haben – wie Jürgen Klopp und Thomas Tuchel.

Legte mit Antalyaspor ein starkes Halbjahr als Trainer hin: Nuri Sahin.

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Als Sahin Antalyaspor im Oktober 2021 übernahm, stand der Klub in der türkischen SüperLig knapp über der Abstiegszone. Danach ging es steil bergauf in die obere Tabellenhälfte. 13 ungeschlagene Auftritte in Folge bedeuteten zuletzt einen Klubrekord.

Bevor Sahin bei Antalyaspor den Wechsel vom Spieler zum Trainer wagte, hatte er auch mit Jürgen Klopp gesprochen, mit dem er bei Borussia Dortmund seine erfolgreichste Zeit als Profi verlebt hatte. Klopp habe ihm gesagt: “‘Nuri, du bist ein guter Mensch. Du wirst das schaffen‘. Das war mein Go”, verrät Sahin im kicker-Interview (Montag), in dem er von seinem früheren Trainer in höchsten Tönen schwärmt.

Was Klopp von allen anderen abhebe, sei seine Menschlichkeit, betont Sahin: “Man kann mit ihm streiten, dann fliegen auch mal Fetzen oder Schimpfwörter. Aber am nächsten Tag kommt er zu dir, nimmt dich in den Arm und alles ist gut. Deshalb ist er so erfolgreich.”

Thomas fand damals so beeindruckende Worte dazu, dass ich aus der Sitzung rauskam und meinte: ‘Ich will Trainer werden.

Nuri Sahin

Dafür, dass Sahin erstmals offen den Wunsch äußerte, Trainer zu werden, sorgte allerdings ein anderer BVB-Trainer, mit dem es nicht immer gut lief für den Mittelfeldspieler: Thomas Tuchel.

Nach einem verlorenen Testspiel bat dieser im Trainingslager einst zur Sitzung: “Thomas war unzufrieden, weil manche von uns dachten, es sei ja nicht so schlimm, weil es nur die Vorbereitung sei. Dann zeigte er uns Szenen von John Terry und Carles Puyol. Nicht aus Pflichtspielen, sondern aus vermeintlich unbedeutenden Tests, damit wir sehen, mit welcher Intensität sie auch in solchen Partien verteidigt haben”, berichtet Sahin. “Thomas fand damals so beeindruckende Worte dazu, dass ich aus der Sitzung rauskam und zu Marcel Schmelzer und Oliver Kirch meinte: ‘Ich will Trainer werden.'”

Im Interview in der kicker-Montagausgabe – hier auch als eMagazine – spricht Nuri Sahin ausführlich über seine ersten Monate als Trainer in Türkei, weitere Trainer, die ihn geprägt haben wie van Marwijk, Terim oder Mourinho, Amateurfußball-Fachsimpelei mit Hans-Joachim Watzke – und seinen großen Traum, eines Tages den BVB zu trainieren.

ski, Matthias Dersch

Sahin über Klopps Rat: “Das war mein Go”

May 8, 2022

Nuri Sahin verlebte mit Antalyaspor ein starkes erstes Halbjahr als Profi-Trainer. Im kicker-Interview spricht er über Trainer, die ihn geprägt haben – wie Jürgen Klopp und Thomas Tuchel.

Legte mit Antalyaspor ein starkes Halbjahr als Trainer hin: Nuri Sahin.

picture alliance / AA

Thomas fand damals so beeindruckende Worte dazu, dass ich aus der Sitzung rauskam und meinte: ‘Ich will Trainer werden.

Nuri Sahin

Dafür, dass Sahin erstmals offen den Wunsch äußerte, Trainer zu werden, sorgte allerdings ein anderer BVB-Trainer, mit dem es nicht immer gut lief für den Mittelfeldspieler: Thomas Tuchel.

ski, Matthias Dersch

'I don't like this kind of football' – Klopp slates Spurs' tactics

May 8, 2022

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp hit out at Spurs’ tactics following the two sides’ 1-1 draw at Anfield that derailed the Reds’ title hopes.

Klopp – who levelled a similar accusation at Atletico Madrid in 2020 – said he “doesn’t like” the style of football Antonio Conte’s men put forward on Saturday night and urged them to contribute more to the spectacle.

He also suggested that the two sides’ respective fixture load played a part in the result, and that – in his view – it highlighted why Liverpool’s push for an unprecedented quadruple this term has historically been so difficult to achieve.

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Klopp, who saw Luis Diaz cancel out Heung-min Son’s second-half opener, said: “I’m sorry I’m the wrong person for that [defensive football], I don’t like this kind of football. But that’s my personal problem.

“I think they [Spurs] are world-class, and I think they should do more for the game. I think the game against us they had 36, 38 per cent possession [35% was the reported figure].

“But it’s my problem. I cannot coach it. So that’s why I cannot do it. So yes, world-class players block all the balls, really difficult. Fine, whatever. fine, absolutely fine. I just can’t.

“I respect everything they do, but it’s not me.

Harry Kane and Son were completely rested, that is why it [the quadruple] is so hard.

“That is why it is so unlikely, there is a reason nobody has done it in this country.

“I would love to sit here and say [Manchester] City will drop points but I can’t see it. I wish I would think differently about it but I can’t see it. But we will see what happens.”

Conte ‘disappointed’ for Spurs missed chance against Liverpool but says ‘result was fair’

Spurs boss Conte revealed he had focussed on his team’s defensive rigour in the lead-up to the game, and hinted that to set up a more expansive team would take time.

He said: “I asked my players to be good defensively and we didn’t concede any chances to Liverpool and conceded a goal with a deflection.

“At the same time I asked our players to play with the ball and we couldn’t, Liverpool pressed as they do in every game. But I think the draw was fair.

“Jurgen has done a fantastic job, in seven years they have won a lot and he has created a monster in a good way. He has to be satisfied. But to do that you need the time.

“In November [when Conte took over] not many people thought Tottenham would be competing for a place in the Champions League.”

Transfers

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Ballon d’Or

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