Jurgen Klopp has heaped reward on workable successor Roberto De Zerbi as he admits he loves to watch Brighton underneath the Italian.
The Liverpool boss has yet to beat De Zerbi’s Seagulls in four tries as they prepare to host them at Anfield on Sunday. Klopp is hoping he can stop that run so his side can hold on pace in the Premier League title race.
But the departing Kop boss will be coming up against a supervisor who has been linked to change him this summer season and he admits he’s a fan of his football – even if he couldn’t coach like him. Klopp said: “The way they play. It’s a clearly unique way. I couldn’t coach that. It goes in opposition to my personality!
“But it’s a good watch, very traumatic for the gamers – clear positioning. Hold your position, keep your position, skip at the proper moment. He’s a pinnacle coach, doing in reality well, outstanding interesting to see. That makes it tricky. It’s simply a exceptional way.“Possession-based however even greater structured from a positional factor of view than possibly Manchester City or whatever the place they have a bit extra freedom. Brighton, on their day, can beat any team. But right news: we can do that as well.”
Klopp reckons Liverpool need to deliver some chaos at Anfield to unsettle De Zerbi’s structure. The Brighton boss is believed to be one of a range of names below consideration to take over from the German this summer
Klopp said: “It’s challenging to play towards them. They are super-dominant, and you cannot do that with no training. You can’t just put the line up on the wall and say ‘that’s how we play’. There’s a lot of work behind that, a lot of convincing the players due to the fact he modified a lot“They don’t simply have one way. The philosophy is the same, but the approaches they can advance their recreation is one-of-a-kind and so we have to make certain we are really spot on, create chaos from time to time – in opposition to a clear plan, chaos can be the reply sometimes.
“In other situations we have to be patient, and on the ball we have to be in reality good. And I like a lot that the way we play normally now, recently, makes it challenging for other groups to find a way towards that as well. From a teaching factor of view, it’s an all-in game.
“We want all our information, all our knowledge, and [then] don’t provide that to the players due to the fact in any other case they turn out to be a bit stiff when they have to pass free as well.
