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Jurgen Klopp: 'We have enough reasons to be positive about ourselves'.

'It was a long time ago' - Klopp urges Liverpool fans to forget about Gerrard slip

Sitting two points clear at the top of the league, the Reds are looking to avoid another costly defeat in the run-in.

JURGEN KLOPP HAS told Liverpool fans to forget their failed Premier League title challenge in 2013-14 as they look to beat Manchester City to the crown this year.

The Reds famously saw their chances of becoming champions for the first time since 1990 derailed towards the end of the campaign. 

The defining moment came in late-April when Steven Gerrard slipped in his own half against Chelsea, allowing Demba Ba to stroll through and score for Jose Mourinho’s team while Manchester City went on to win the title with a two-point cushion.

Liverpool host the Blues on Sunday looking to avoid a repeat of that defeat and protect their two-point lead over reigning champions City.

As the campaign nears a crucial stage, Klopp is eager to put the memory of Gerrard’s error behind them, saying the players are feeling positive heading into the last five matches.

“It is not important to talk about what happened [with the Gerrard slip]. It is too long ago,” the German coach told reporters.

“We have enough reasons to be positive about ourselves. For this season it was already different when we came back because of the negative things we experienced ourselves in the last game of last season.

“The boys did really good so far and that is why we are still in the fight for the championship. That has nothing to do with other games and I really hope people don’t come in the stadium and feel that way because we need [the atmosphere] like it was in the Tottenham game.

“Four years ago we were 2-1 down to West Brom at home and lost 2-1 to Crystal Palace and 15,000 people left the stadium because they thought: ‘OK, I want to beat the traffic.’ That is when I said I felt alone. Tottenham was the absolute opposite of that. No one thought: ‘They have bottled it again, it has slipped through their fingers.’ Instead they thought we have to stand up and go for it. That is exactly how it was.

“I don’t know if it was not like this in the last five or 10 years. But it is like this now and that is great. There will be nervy moments, difficulties in the game, but in this moment we all looked ready for dealing with it and that is why I am happy with that.”

The former Borussia Dortmund boss praised the progress his side have made recently, having remained unbeaten since January as they aim to further extend a six-game winning streak.

“If you take a 400m race the runners are all together. After 200m there are a few all together,” he added. “At 300m two are together and in the last 100m you go with all you have. It is the last part of the season and you use all your body, each fibre. That is what we do. We had this a lot in the first part of the season too and it shows the maturity of the boys.”

After Sunday’s encounter at Anfield, Liverpool travel to Portugal to face Porto in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie holding a 2-0 lead from the first leg.

- Omni 

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    Mute Baz Dunne
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    Apr 13th 2019, 1:25 PM

    Never stops being funny though

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    Apr 13th 2019, 1:24 PM

    So going by this klopp never actually mentioned Gerrard by name when talking about the 2013/14 finish here. The 42 have just put (with the gerrard slip) in brackets after one of his quotes. Sensationalist Daily mail type stuff that fishing for 20 eejits to come out with “slippy G” and the likes.

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    Apr 13th 2019, 1:44 PM

    @Seaniecp: sky sports have an article on this. As a football fan its just wrong, the bloke was one of the greatest players to play in england. He was privledge to watch, his disire to win games matched with his ability on the ball should be used as an example to all footballers. Constanly watching overhyped players in todays game.

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    Apr 13th 2019, 1:29 PM

    Skip didn’t cost Liverpool title, not playing for the draw did.

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    Apr 13th 2019, 1:59 PM

    @Virgil Van Rock: that mentality is really going to win premier leagues, another bottle job for the pool tomorrow

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    Apr 13th 2019, 2:06 PM

    @Oisin Kirwan: says the lad who’s side couldn’t get a shot on goal at home the other night

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    Apr 13th 2019, 2:15 PM

    @Oisin Kirwan: he’s not wrong there tbf. Liverpool didn’t need to win that game. But rodgers had them going for the jugular from the off. Against any mourinho team that could back fire which it did. If they had drew that they wouldn’t have drawn against palace I don’t think as they would not of needed the 10 or so goals they were looking for. Slip didn’t help but the tactic were all wrong in that game IMO. It’s different this year as I think they will need to win every game to have a chance.

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    Apr 13th 2019, 2:16 PM

    @sams theman: are your logic on football is differnt to oisins how ? Man utd/ lfc fans just the same to me.

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    Apr 13th 2019, 2:45 PM

    @Derek Trotter: why do you care Del?

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    Apr 13th 2019, 3:17 PM

    @sams theman: care about what ? Very passive aggresive sam…

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    Apr 13th 2019, 1:47 PM

    Slippy G

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    Apr 13th 2019, 2:51 PM

    @Fran Harding: Olé Legend hhahaahahahahah

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    Apr 13th 2019, 1:24 PM

    Different Liverpool team, different Chelsea team. It’ll be a different result. YNWA

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    Apr 13th 2019, 10:09 PM

    @sams theman: it was our second eleven…and we destroyed ye . Also the bulk of Chelsea’s team have won 2 of the last 4 titles . Convinced yet ? It was hilarious, actually hilarious. And tomorrow will be no different.

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    Apr 13th 2019, 10:35 PM

    @Joe O’riordan: nope, not even a little bit convinced joe

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    Apr 14th 2019, 2:25 AM

    @sams theman: dream on. Seconditis beckons.

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    Apr 14th 2019, 8:33 PM

    Howya lads did you see the game today

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    Apr 13th 2019, 1:43 PM

    YNWA = You’ll never win anything

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    Apr 13th 2019, 1:45 PM

    @Sham C: Well done.. hilarious. Couldnt be more childish if you tried.
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    Apr 13th 2019, 1:51 PM

    @seancreaven13: Haha dont cry Sean

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    Apr 13th 2019, 1:58 PM

    @seancreaven13: he did of it all by himself though Sean

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    Apr 13th 2019, 2:25 PM

    @sams theman: Thanks for pointing that out Sam the clown

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    Apr 13th 2019, 11:27 PM

    @Sham C: Don’t cry? Seriously? How many more brilliantly original replies have you got?

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    Apr 14th 2019, 6:18 AM

    @seancreaven13: Grow up Sean acting like a big child

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    Apr 14th 2019, 11:19 AM

    @Sham C: That’s laughable… with your ridiculous childish remarks and replies. I’d ask you to grow up yourself but judging by your contributions here that’s not happening anytime soon.

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    Apr 13th 2019, 3:36 PM

    Liverpool wouldn’t even have been contending for the premiership had it not been for Gerrard’s contribution that year.

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    Mute Fran Harding
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    Apr 13th 2019, 1:45 PM

    Slippy G

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    Apr 13th 2019, 6:59 PM

    Everyone seems to forget that we blew a 3-0 lead at home to Palace shortly afterwards. That’s what effectively finished us off.

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    Apr 13th 2019, 8:32 PM

    @Stephen Keane: was away at palace ste

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    Apr 14th 2019, 12:23 PM

    @Stephen Keane: also had we won that game we still would have finished second. The Chelsea game killed us.

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    Apr 14th 2019, 2:24 AM

    No! It wasn’t and ages like a fine wine unlike manager of da huns!

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