Friday will mark six months since Liverpool appointed Jurgen Klopp but the club find themselves down in ninth in the Premier League table.
Terrence Ross
Raptors Jersey . Even so, the German coach has provided enough glimpses to
give supporters hope for next season, writes Adam Bate… Weve really developed in
the last few months, Jurgen Klopp told Sky Sports. Thats how it is. Our game has
changed.We have a lot of possession. We spend a lot of time in dangerous zones
on the pitch. We create chances. We dont score enough goals and we concede too
many goals, thats the truth. But weve become more and more stable. Given that
Klopp was appointed in October and has since been expected to work with another
managers players, stable is what Liverpool supporters will settle for this
season - as long as it comes with the promise of improvement. There were further
signs of that improvement in Saturdays 1-1 draw against Tottenham at Anfield.Of
course, Mauricio Pochettinos Spurs side are seen as a template for just about
every team in the Premier League right now. Certainly, Liverpool are looking to
adopt a pressing game of their own under Klopp. That much was evident in the
reverse fixture - Klopps first in charge of Liverpool - when the Reds became the
first team to outrun Tottenham this term. Sprint stars Philippe Coutinho, Jordan
Henderson and Adam Lallana each made more than 70 sprints against Tottenham on
Saturday. In running more than 115 kilometres at Anfield on Saturday, Klopps
team have also become the first to manage that feat both home and away this
year. The players produced 600 sprints to Spurs 539 too, but pressing is far
more than mere running. Its an organised and coherent tactic in order to control
the game and disrupt the opponent.Naturally, that requires time on the training
ground - something Klopp has been denied due to the cycle of matches and
recovery that Liverpool have endured. In reaching the final of the Capital One
Cup and playing more games in Europe than any other English team, there have
been a barely believable 18 midweek games for Klopps men since his October
arrival. Philippe Coutinho opened the scoring for Liverpool against Tottenham It
is telling that while Stoke boss Mark Hughes is typical of club managers in
bemoaning the international break and its effect on his players, Klopp welcomed
it. Most of them played only one game so we are something like refreshed, he
said. Usually the international break is not too nice but today its not a
problem. So now we are back and recharged.We saw some evidence of the pressing
against Tottenham - the likes of Philippe Coutinho and Adam Lallana forcing the
visitors into errors in their own half on a regular basis. Unfortunately,
despite Klopps insistence that his players are fresh, they are playing in
patches and struggling to press home the advantage in games. Reds fading?
Liverpool have surrendered 17 points from winning positions this season. Harry
Kanes equaliser means Liverpool have now dropped more points - 17 of them - from
winning positions than any other team in the Premier League. In the previous
game, a 3-2 defeat at Southampton, his side squandered a two-goal lead. Its
clear that this is little more than a work in progress for now.That point is
further highlighted by the fact that Klopp has picked up fewer points from his
22 Premier League games than Rodgers did in his final 22 games at the helm.
Liverpool are a team still failing to take their chances. Only Tottenham and
Manchester City have had as many shots as them this season, and yet they are
only the divisions eighth-highest scorers. Premier League 2015/16 Team Shots
Tottenham 548 Man City 533 Liverpool 481 Arsenal 468 We have to be ruthless and
take chances, Reds midfielder James Milner said afterwards. Were getting the
style the manager wants but we have not got the consistency. Whats helped Klopp
is that the squads best moments have come in big games. They have beaten
Leicester, Manchester City and Manchester United at Anfield since
Christmas.There can be seen as pointers to the potential of Klopps methods. Hes
improved Dejan Lovren and improved Emre Can, said Jamie Carragher. I think hes
improved Lallana too. The ex-Liverpool defender is among those insisting that
Klopp can only be properly judged once hes had a pre-season and a summer
transfer window in which to mould the side. Jurgen Klopp says his Liverpool side
are learning to become winners To be a winner, you have to learn, insisted Klopp
afterwards. You get a few knocks - we have had a few this season - but we are on
the right track. If you only look at results you will say something is wrong,
but there is not a lot wrong, we can build on this.For now, hints and glimpses
are what we are dealing in. If Klopp can get Liverpool to produce some more of
them against the club at which he made his name, Borussia Dortmund, in Thursdays
Europa League quarter-final first-leg, then the current optimism could develop
into something rather more significant than stable next season. Also See:
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Vince Carter
Raptors Jersey . He made that dream a reality Wednesday night. Olt, who
grew up in Branford, Connecticut, attended UConn and made a nearly 2 1-2 hour
trek to Boston a handful of times to watch the Red Sox, belted a two-run homer,
one of four hit by Cubs in a 16-9 rout that completed a three-game interleague
series sweep.
DeMarre
Carroll Jersey . Picard had a goal and two assists to help Canada improve
to 2-0 at the tournament. Seven different players scored for the two-time
defending champions. "Today all four lines played excellent," said head coach
Laura Schuler.
http://www.raptorsproshop.com/tracy-mcgrady-raptors-jersey/ . The Senators return from a lengthy layoff caused by Wednesdays attack on
Parliament Hill to host the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night.Brady-Manning
XVI was over before halftime.While Peyton Manning, by his own estimate, was
stinking up the joint, Tom Brady was throwing for four touchdown passes, leading
the New England Patriots to a 43-21 romp over the Denver Broncos on Sunday.New
England (7-2) won its fifth straight, halting the four-game winning streak for
Denver (6-2) in emphatic fashion. Brady has 18 TD passes and one interception in
those five victories.At the end of the day one person cant do it alone, said
Brady, who made his 200th start; he has won 155 of those, an NFL record. Ive
been a part of so many great teams ... Ive been very privileged to play with
great players and teammates that really work their butts off for each other.
Thats why you string together five wins in a row like weve done.Its a lot of
guys working hard who believe in each other, have confidence in each other and
then when you get your one day a week to go out there, you go out there and you
let it rip. I thought the guys try to do a great job of that.Manning thought it
was an awful performance by the Broncos (6-2), starting with their
quarterback.The quarterback stinks, usually youre not going to win many games,
Manning said,Manning fell to 2-7 at Gillette Stadium and 5-11 overall against
Brady, even though he threw for 438 yards and two touchdowns. He has at least
two TD passes in 14 consecutive games, an NFL record.Julian Edelman returned a
punt 84 yards for a score and also had a 5-yard TD catch as New England took a
27-3 halftime lead and coasted.I just saw a bunch of guys out there blocking
their tails off and, you know, we got in the end zone, so it was a great team
play, Edelman said.On Thursday night, it was New Orleans 28, Carolina 10, with
the Saints (4-4) taking over first place in the NFC South over the Panthers
(3-5-1).On Monday night, Indianapolis (5-3) is at the New York Giants (3-4).Off
this week were Atlanta (2-6), Buffalo (5-3), Chicago (3-5), Detroit (6-2), Green
Bay (5-3), and Tennessee (2-6).STEELERS 43, RAVENS 23At Pittsburgh, Ben
Roethlisberger threw for six scores to set an NFL record for touchdown passes in
consecutive games.A week after passing for a franchise-record six touchdowns
against Indianapolis, Roethlisberger duplicated the feat as Pittsburgh (6-3)
earned its third consecutive win. Roethlisbergers 12 touchdown passes over the
last two games broke the mark of 11 set by Tom Flores for Oakland in 1963 and
matched by New Englands Tom Brady in 2007.This is a heck of a rivalry,
Roethlisberger said. I know fans all around the world love this rivalry and its
special when you come out on top.Antonio Brown caught 10 passes for 138 yards
and a score. Rookie Martavis Bryant hauled in two scoring receptions and has
five touchdowns in three games. Joe Flacco passed for 303 yards with two
touchdowns and an interception, but the Ravens (5-4) were undone by a sloppy
second quarter.CARDINALS 28, COWBOYS 17The Cardinals (7-1), who have sole
possession of the best record in the NFC for the first time since 1974, won
their fourth straight. They have beaten all five conference opponents.NFL
rushing leader DeMarco Murrays record streak of eight 100-yard games to start
the season for Dallas (6-3) ended against a defence that didnt allow a back over
the century mark for the 18th consecutive time. He had 79 yards on 19
carries.Arizonas Andre Ellington outgained Murray on the ground with 95 yards
and added another 39 receiving.You know we always want to outrush the opponent,
Ellington said. Its a credit to our defence for shutting him down and giving me
a chance to get out there on the field and get more carries and get more
yards.Carson Palmer had three touchdown passes after an early interception the
host Cowboys returned for a score, and the Dallas offence struggled without the
injured Tony Romo (back).EAGLES 31, TEXANS 21At Houston, Mark Sanchez threw for
202 yards and two touchdowns.After starter Nick Foles injured his left shoulder
late in the first quarter, Sanchez saw his first action since 2012 with the
Jets. He also threw two interceptions.The Eagles (6-2) led by three when Jeremy
Maclin grabbed a low throw from Sanchez for an 8-yard touchdown catch to clinch
it. Maclin finished with two touchdowns and 158 yards receiving and LeSean McCoy
had 117 yards rushing.Ryan Fitzzpatrick threw for 203 yards with two touchdowns
and an interception for Houston (4-5).
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10With 2 seconds remaining, Colin Kaepernick fumbled at the goal line. James
Laurinaitis recovered for the visiting Rams (3-5), who sacked the San Francisco
quarterback eight times.I just went to kind of meet him head to head down there
and as Im going down, I just see the ball sitting there, Laurinaitis
Laurinaitis.Greg Zuerlein kicked a go-ahead 39-yard field goal for the Rams with
5:25 left. San Francisco (4-4) got the ball back at its 12 with 3:11 remaining
before Kaepernicks bobble.SEAHAWKS 30, RAIDERS 24At Seattle, the Seahawks (5-3)
rode Marshawn Lynchs for two first-half touchdowns. Bruce Irvin tipped and
intercepted Derek Carrs pass and returned it 35 yards for another score as
Oakland (0-8) remained the leagues only winless team. The Raiders have lost 14
straight dating to last season.After a tumultuous previous month, the Seahawks
won their second straight behind a strong first half, three field goals from
Steven Hauschka and a defence that made Carr look like a rookie much of the
afternoon.DOLPHINS 37, CHARGERS 0Ryan Tannehill threw for 288 yards and three
scores, and Miami forced four turnovers.Tannehill went 24 for 34 and threw
touchdown passes to Charles Clay, Rishard Matthews and Jarvis Landry. San Diegos
Philip Rivers threw three interceptions, two to Brent Grimes, and was sacked
three times.The Dolphins (5-3) earned their third consecutive victory. The
Chargers (5-4) lost their third game in a row and remain winless in South
Florida since January 1982. San Diego was shut out for the first time since
1999, and the Dolphins earned their first shutout since 2006.BENGALS 33, JAGUARS
23At Cincinnati, rookie Jeremy Hill ran for a career-high 154 yards and a pair
of touchdowns, including a 60-yarder in the fourth quarter.Andy Dalton threw two
touchdown passes, one to A.J. Green in the star receivers return from a toe
injury, but also had a pair of interceptions that kept it close.The Jaguars
(1-8) turned Daltons second interception into Denard Robinsons 5-yard touchdown
run, cutting it to 26-23. Hill broke his 60-yard touchdown run on Cincinnatis
next play from scrimmage.Rookie Blake Bortles, who leads the NFL in
interceptions, helped the Bengals (5-2-1) seal it by throwing a pick to George
Iloka in the end zone. Bortles threw two touchdown passes to Allen Hurns.CHIEFS
24, JETS 10At Kansas City, Alex Smith threw for 199 yards and two touchdowns,
Jamaal Charles ran for another score and the Chiefs sent New York (1-8) to its
eighth straight loss.Tight ends Travis Kelce and Anthony Fasano each caught
touchdown passes, and the Chiefs (5-3) won their third straight and fifth in six
games.Making his first start with the Jets, Michael Vick was 21 of 27 for 196
yards and a touchdown. He briefly left in the fourth quarter after taking a
massive hit from the Chiefs Josh Mauga and walking unsteadily off the field, but
eventually returned.VIKINGS 29, REDSKINS 26At Minneapolis, rookie Teddy
Bridgewater outplayed Robert Griffin III down the stretch after a rough start,
and Matt Asiata ran for three scores.Bridgewater completed 26 of 42 passes for
268 yards for the Vikings (4-5), who sacked Griffin five times in his return to
the lineup from an ankle injury.Griffin went 18 for 28 for 251 yards, one
touchdown and one interception for the Redskins (3-6), who lost three leads
despite 92 yards and two touchdowns rushing by Alfred Morris and 120 yards
receiving from DeSean Jackson.It was a rough day for the Redskins, starting with
a crash between their two buses on the way to the stadium.BROWNS 22, BUCCANEERS
17At Cleveland, Brian Hoyer threw a 34-yard TD pass to Taylor Gabriel with 8:59
remaining.Cleveland was trailing 17-16 when Hoyer completed his second TD pass.
Hoyer finished 21 of 34 for 300 yards, two TDs and two interceptions. He
improved to 8-3 as Clevelands starter.The Browns (5-3) have their best record at
the midway point since 2007, when they won 10 and barely missed the
playoffs.Mike Glennon threw a pair of 24-yard TDs passes to rookie Mike Evans
for the Buccaneers (1-7), who have lost four in a row and five this season by
six points or less.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and
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