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Jurgen Klopp Says Celebrating Early EPL Success Will See Liverpool Stars Dropped
- Updated: November 23, 2016
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has urged his players not to get too carried away with the Reds’ position in the Premier League table and will even resort to dropping players if he feels they’re becoming complacent.
According to James Pearce of the Liverpool Echo, Klopp is trying to manage expectations and keep his players’ feet on the ground:
If somebody is a character and wants to celebrate position one in November then he will not play in December anymore because I see it pretty quick.
These things usually don’t happen. The players are here in this situation because their character is really good. It is a long way to get here. It is not like they are surprised about success whether it is individual or as a team.
The German also explained he had not seen such a mentality in his players as of yet: “It is not too difficult. Nothing has happened until now. It is better to be in the No. 1 place one time than never in your life, but it is not really important in this moment. They know this already. Stay cool, play football and see what happens.”
Liverpool were replaced at the top of the table at the …
