Current unbeaten run for Liverpool stretches to 14 games, the club has closed the gap with league leaders Manchester City, the new signing Luis Diaz has adapted quickly to the team and the Premier League…to cut the story short, life is good at Liverpool at the moment. And just like that, a whole new story emerged just before the West Ham game, and it’s about coach Jurgen Klopp and his long time plan to quit after 2024. And the only person to blame for this is coach Jurgen Klopp himself.🏟️ 360 Games✅ 223 Wins❌ 63 Losses⚽ 751 Goals 🥅 356 Conceded🔥 @TakuMina0116 scored @LFC’s 750th and 751st goal of Jurgen Klopp’s reign. pic.twitter.com/kGG47uGjY3— SPORF (@Sporf) March 3, 2022 The Reds manager’s contract expires in 2024 and when speaking to ITV Sport, the German suggested he had not made a decision about his future with regards to potentially leaving Anfield at the end of his deal. But, he soon realized what he has said and knew what it will spark new rumors, so when speaking at his pre-match press conference ahead of Liverpool ‘s clash with West Ham, Klopp insisted his plans on Merseyside remain unchanged.”The plan is still the same. I realised when I gave the answer, I thought, “Oh god!” but I couldn’t get it back. I was just not in the situation. The plan is still the same. Nothing changed really and when I decide, or if I decide to leave, maybe I get the sack in ’23, who knows? But if I decide in ’24 that I will stop, it has nothing to do with the quality of the squad. It’s not “My god, I have to manage them,” or “My god, better to stop than be managing them. If I have the energy levels for it is important. I love what I do but there must be something else out there in the world apart form always thinking about very well-skilled, good looking, fantastically nice players! But I really don’t think about it” said the German, leaving the door slight open for another final extension between 2024.Klopp gives credit to ’Neuro11’ company for Carabao Cup trophyBut his main concern right now is West Ham. David Moyes team was the one which made a surprising 3-2 win in London. After that match, the Reds lost only one out of 15 games, but Klopp still remembers that duel, because two of those goals came from corners. That 3-2 win at the London Stadium came on the back of two goals that were headed in from corners by Michail Antonio and Kurt Zouma either side of a strike from Pablo Fornals.”We are not famous for having struggled with defending set-pieces. You don’t think too much about it in training – you do it still in training. But when we lost the ball against West Ham, our counter pressing was not the highest level and then we conceded that cheap ball to Bowen and here the counter attack goes. So we have the physical basis to defend set pieces most of the time – sometimes we are slightly shorter than the opponents – but usually, we have the physicality and we have the organisation to do it. Then it is about concentration levels in these moments very much. And that day we had a slight problem with that. I don’t think we had it after that game too often but that doesn’t mean anything for tomorrow. So thank you for reminding me. I will tell the boys again today that we have something to improve” said Klopp to the journalists.📺 Jurgen Klopp on his and the clubs future:”I could book last minute – let me say it like this – that’s not the problem. The plan is in the moment to carry on until 2024. The things will be good, will be fine, even whenever it will be after I leave.” 🔴 pic.twitter.com/LkzmppcMQP— Anfield Watch (@AnfieldWatch) March 4, 2022 Thiago Alcantara and Joel Matip will miss Liverpool’s Premier League encounter with West Ham United, while Curtis Jones and Naby Keita will be assessed before the match. Roberto Firmino is close to regaining full fitness, but with other forwards in such a fine form, the Brazilian will probably remain out of this game.PREMIER LEAGUE – ROUND 28Saturday15:30: (1.87) Leicester (3.60) Leeds (4.20)18:00: (2.45) Aston Villa (3.30) Southampton (2.95)18:00: (7.50) Burnley (4.10) Chelsea (1.48)18:00: (2.70) Newcastle (3.05) Brighton (2.80)18:00: (2.90) Norwich (3.05) Brentford (2.60)18:00: (2.35) Wolverhampton (2.95) Crystal Palace (3.50)20:30: (1.32) Liverpool (5.50) West Ham (9.00)Sunday17:00: (6.00) Watford (3.80) Arsenal (1.60)19:30: (1.40) Man.City (4.50) Man.Utd. (8.50)Monday23:00: (1.65) Tottenham (3.80) Everton (5.50)**odds are subject to change
