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to ensure sustained success
“The club gave us a fantastic
opportunity to bring in outstanding
players, to keep outstanding players. My
job is to make sure we perform on the
pitch,” said Klopp after the raft of
contract renewals.
Liverpool's German manager Jurgen Klopp
celebrates their victory on the pitch after the
English Premier League football match between
Liverpool and Crystal Palace at Anfield in
Liverpool(AFP)
Updated: Jan 29, 2019 08:46 IST
By AFP, Liverpool
Liverpool are working to ensure this
season’s Premier League title push is
not a one-off as they lay the
foundations for continued success after
struggling in recent years to sustain a
challenge.
Within 20 months of running a
Manchester United side containing
Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney
close in 2008/09, the core of the side
built by Rafa Benitez had been
dismantled by the departures of Xabi
Alonso, Javier Mascherano and
Fernando Torres.
Five years ago, after the goals of Luis
Suarez propelled Liverpool to the verge
of the title, the Uruguayan packed his
bags for Barcelona at the end of the
season.
Just a year ago Philippe Coutinho forced
his way out of Anfield to join Suarez in
Catalonia.
After receiving a £142 million ($187
million) transfer fee for the Brazilian,
Liverpool bought goalkeeper Alisson
Becker and dominant defender Virgil
van Dijk. Now they are investing heavily
in keeping together the squad they have
assembled.
Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and
Sadio Mane were joined by promising
full-backs Andy Robertson and Trent
Alexander-Arnold recently in signing
extended deals, with eight players in
total agreeing new contracts to 2023 or
beyond in the past eight months.
“The club gave us a fantastic
opportunity to bring in outstanding
players, to keep outstanding players. My
job is to make sure we perform on the
pitch,” said Klopp after the raft of
contract renewals.
“Where will we be in two or three
years? I have no idea but the age group
is good. This season will not finish our
development.
“It doesn’t look like we’ll lose any key
player (and) we build a new training
ground, another step in the future.”
According to The Times, the contract
renewals will cost the club a total of up
to £200 million extra.
“We want to write our names alongside
the many great ones in the story of this
club,” said Mane when penning his deal
that runs until 2023. “Hopefully it’s the
beginning of something special.”
- Liverpool break -
Klopp’s league leaders, who host
Leicester on Wednesday, have a four-
point cushion over Manchester City at
the top of the Premier League but their
lead could be whittled down to a
solitary point by the time they kick off,
with Manchester City in action 24 hours
earlier at Newcastle.
Liverpool’s early FA Cup exit has given
Klopp’s men the bonus of extra rest and
rehabilitation after a gruelling festive
schedule and before returning to
Champions League action next month.
They have made the most of their break
since January 19 to jet off to Dubai for a
warm weather training camp.
“It’s the best time in the year if you
have a week like that and can train,”
said Klopp. “We used these four days
for that and that worked out pretty well.
Of course, we have to see in the end
what we can take from it.”
The break has also eased an injury
crisis in defence with Dejan Lovren fit
to return, while Alexander-Arnold is
also nearing a comeback