LIVERPOOL BOSS JURGEN Klopp says that the movie Creed was his ‘first impression of Goodison Park.’
The Reds take on local rivals Everton in the Merseyside derby on Monday, with Klopp taking his players to a stadium that he first saw on the big screen.
Some crowd shots for the film were filmed at Goodison Park in early 2015, with fan reaction during Everton’s clash with West Brom being used in the finished movie.
Klopp claims that the latest film in the Rocky franchise was where he first saw Goodison Park, but admitted he will not be using any quotes from the film as motivation for Liverpool’s players ahead of Monday’s big game.
“I watched the movie Creed – my first impression of Goodison Park,” the Liverpool manager told reporters.
“I once used Rocky 4 in one of my team talks but stopped when I realised that hardly anyone in the room had watched it!
“Yesterday I had the honour to be part of the Xmas party for the Chapel St staff. Afterwards I watched Creed.”
The former Borussia Dortmund manager hopes that his players’ performance can silence the home crowd at Goodison, stating the importance of beating their city rivals.
“It’s very, very, very, very big. Everyone knows about the derby. It’s pretty special,” Klopp continued.
“It will be a real battle between two good teams. Motivation will be clear. We will fill each space they give us in the stand.
“It’s our job to keep the home fans quiet.”
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Huge game for Liverpool. A win would put us in a very good position at Christmas, especially if (by some miracle) Palace could knick a result off Chelsea. Important to string a few wins together now after the dip in form.
Two brilliant clubs. Two great sets of fans. Best derby in premier league
Used to be called the friendly derby. Some families are split down the middle. I’ve been to the Merseyside derby and while it’s tense during the game I’ve never seen or heard any malice afterwards.
I remember Jamie Carragher on Sky last year saying there was one sure way to know if a Liverpool fan was a Scouse Liverpool fan, or an OOT Liverpool fan.
Ask them the biggest game of the year. That will answer your question in a heartbeat. Scousers say the derby, OOT’s say the United game……. That and the silly accent :)
Looking forward to this one. I am calling a 1-1 draw with Lukaku to score first
Lets do this :)
Every toffee knows who ‘the game’ is against no matter where they are from.
Accross the City? Ever at a game in Liverpool, they are beside each other
Stanley Park separates the two stadiums. Very close
@John Reese: yes, they are so close. Amzing to see big supported teams that close.
Everton looks a nice city. Might visit there one day.