Friday, 26 August 2016

Jürgen Klopp backs Jordan Henderson as Liverpool rebuilding continues

Jürgen Klopp has no doubts about the form of his captain and midfield anchor heading into a telling away match against Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham

Ten months and 55 games into his Liverpool adventure, Jürgen Klopp returns to the place where it all began, White Hart Lane, a game after which the German said there was no need to “sprinkle magic dust” to transform the team he inherited. on Saturday, well into the evolution he is working on, Klopp is pleased with the progress that has been made but is still searching for more improvement, more refinement, more consistency.

“There was a big sign of quality. We have changed things,” he says. “Now there are quality players in defence, in midfield, on the wing and other players who can still improve like Divock [Origi], Phil [Coutinho] can improve, even Roberto [Firmino] can make the next step. Even the English guys can make the next step, Hendo [Jordan Henderson] had a difficult season with injuries and it is the first time he is fit since I’ve been here over a long term. These are all the things I was thinking about. I still think I don’t need magic dust.”

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