Klopp wary of Spurs' 'crazy speed' and understanding in attack

Record ID: 1671637

  • Title: Klopp wary of Spurs' 'crazy speed' and understanding in attack
  • Date: 6th May 2022
  • Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (MAY 5, 2022) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR MANAGER, ANTONIO CONTE, SAYING: "For sure we know, we know that in this moment it's very difficult to play against Liverpool because they are in really good form." WHITE FLASH (SOUNDBITE) (English) TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR MANAGER, ANTONIO CONTE, SAYING: "We've prepared the game very well and I think we need to be very good without the ball, to be good defensively and… but if we want to win and… we have to be very good with the ball and I said this to my players. We need to play a good game and to be brave when we have the ball. Don't be scared for all the pressure and to find the solution because I think that we improved a lot and we can go there and to play and try to get three points." WHITE FLASH (SOUNDBITE) (English) TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR MANAGER, ANTONIO CONTE, SAYING: "Juergen Klopp is doing a fantastic job with this team and it's not easy, especially for an English team to arrive at the end of the season with the possibility to stay in the race for all the competitions that you compete. Yeah, I think that it's incredible because you can see Liverpool's players; they run a lot, the fact they have not many injuries and they're doing a fantastic job in this moment. For sure, their enthusiasm is not 100%, it's 200% and you don't feel the fatigue when you arrive at this point. WHITE FLASH (SOUNDBITE) (English) TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR MANAGER, ANTONIO CONTE, SAYING: "We are in the race for a place in the Champions League and we have to try to find the point…. to get points in every game. Also in this game, you have to play against one of the best teams in the world away. But, we are preparing very well this game like usual."
  • Embargoed: 20th May 2022 15:17
  • Keywords: Antonio Conte Juergen Klopp Jurgen Klopp Klopp Liverpool Premier League Tottenham Hotspur
  • Location: LIVERPOOL AND LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
  • City: LIVERPOOL AND LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
  • Country: UK
  • Topics: Europe,Soccer,Sport
  • Reuters ID: LVA003617706052022RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Tottenham Hotspur's well-drilled attack will present Liverpool's defence with their biggest challenge for a long time when they face off in the Premier League over the weekend, the Merseyside club's manager Juergen Klopp said on Friday (May 6).
    Klopp said he expects Antonio Conte's Spurs to sit back as they have some of the "best counter-attacking players in the world", especially when they play away from home.
    Champions League finalists Liverpool trail league leaders Manchester City by a point with four games left.
    When asked if Pep Guardiola's side would be more determined than ever to not let the league title slip having been knocked out of Europe by Real Madrid, Klopp said: "Yes, it was a massive blow... really harsh.
    "Nights like this are not cool, next morning is not enjoyable, but now they will be ready for Newcastle (United) on Sunday."
    Real Madrid beat Liverpool in the 2018 final, and Klopp said he had wanted to face the Spanish side again the following season to get over that defeat.
    In the end, they won the competition in 2019 by beating Spurs in the final.
    Tottenham manager Antonio Conte knows his team face a stiff challenge at Anfield on Sunday.
    "For sure we know, we know that in this moment it's very difficult to play against Liverpool because they are in really good form," the Italian said
    "We need to play a good game and to be brave when we have the ball. Don't be scared for all the pressure and to find the solution because I think that we improved a lot and we can go there and to play and try to get three points."
    Spurs are currently fifth in the Premier League, two points behind Arsenal in the final Champions League place
    "We are in the race for a place in the Champions League and we have to try to find the point…. to get points in every game. Also in this game, you have to play against one of the best teams in the world away. But, we are preparing very well this game like usual," said Conte.
    (Production: Natalie Thomas, Tim Hart, Andy Ragg)
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