LIVERPOOL MANAGER Jurgen Klopp believes a top-four finish in the Premier League should be considered a successful season for the club.
Klopp’s side sit third in the table with 13 games remaining, although fifth-placed Tottenham – their opponents Sunday – are just two points adrift.
With Manchester City well clear at the top, Liverpool’s only chance of winning a trophy this campaign shapes as the Champions League, in which they face Porto in the last 16.
Klopp said if his team managed a top-four finish, that should be enough for their season to be considered a success.
“When you start a season you can dream of something and you have to make a realistic target as well,” the German said.
“I think being champion is probably the dream – not only at Liverpool but especially at Liverpool – but because of the season City is playing that is quite difficult.
“If you cannot be first then I would prefer to be second but if you are second, third or fourth at the end of the season all three positions are good and similarly difficult to reach.
“Everybody thinks Arsenal are away but they are not. If there is one matchday when one of us loses and Arsenal win then they are five points [behind] and off they go. Tottenham is in the group with all of us for the Champions League positions at the moment so for sure it [a top-four finish] would be a success.”
LIverpool take on Tottenham on Sunday in what is a crucial clash of top-four hopefuls.
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Top 4 is nailed on. I think they could be dangerous in Champions League. Take anyone back to Anfield and under the light’s it’s a special place. That record 6th European cup might be just around the corner. Just maybe. Salah for rhe Balon D’or ?
@England’s Envy: coutinho a far bigger loss than I thought he would be. Should’ve at least tried to get keita to come in January, wont get anywhere with emre can holding the middle.
@England’s Envy: breathtakingly moronic, you are the exact reason why people invariably take pleasure from Liverpool’s constant failures . One trophy , the most minor one in 10 years and never won a premier league in 28 years . Yet you still come out with this inane stupid tripe . You are not a big club but a small club with a big history of a purple patch when yku achieved much success . Much the same as Chelsea and the rest. An irrelevance in terms of the ptemier league . Whats really gobsmacking is that you say these things on the back of 2 defeats in e matches …..
@Joe O’riordan: Listen I’m not sure if you are just not a nice person or genuinely eaten up with the fact that Liverpool have more than twice the trophies United have in Europe. It’s only my opionion kid. Settle down. I’m giving you benfit of doubt. Anymore anger or childish remarks and ill mute you with pleasure. Liverpool are in pole position to finish ahead of United for how many seasons now. Come on. Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
@Jack: Definitly agree. Was really expecting someone in. Even someone like Lanzini who is not cup tied. Great player. Lallana injured too often. Someone who can unlock the defence.
@England’s Envy: why would you think i am a Manchester United fan ? Actually i am a Chelsea fan. But on the subject of the two clubs Manchester United dwarf Liverpool. As do chelsea and Manchester city. There is no comparison between these super clubs and a club that has to consistently sell its best players. Big clubs dont do that on such a consistent basis as Liverpool do. Last chelsea player was arjen robben in 2007 while i do not ever recall man utd ever having a player desperately wanting to leave the club as torres suarez and coutinho did. Even the blessed stevie g was desperate to join chelsea in 2004 . Liverpool are a feeder club to the higher ranked clubs. Thats how it is ….kid
@Joe O’riordan: Ronaldo.
@Joe O’riordan: Diego Costa
@Sean Dilligan: Séan that’s 10 years ago and he had won everything that was possible both personally and with the Club
@Joe O’riordan: you ok hun?
@Joe O’riordan: Poor Joe
@Jason Brosnahan: chelseas choice . Conte told him he wasnt part of his plans . Well publicised. Chelsea decided , vompletely different .
@England’s Envy: hard for you to listen to logic . Go back to your make believe world of next year being your year.
@funkytown: ooh a play on the old chelsea rangers thing with the hun remark . Liverpool have a really dark side to their support with the club long recognised as being pro unionist and anti irish prior to the 70s . Everton were the irishmans club in the city .
@Joe O’riordan: chelsea super club?? Haha stop the lights
@England’s Envy: You must be horsing into the shrooms today lad.
@Joe O’riordan: That must of being 2 other DOCKER unions helping each other you uneducated fool. Liverpool and Dublin are like Ham and Cheese you poor poor child. The joirnal need to bring out a ID age system. You are obvioisly about 14
If its top four or a trophy of any kind Id pick the trophy. If I’m an owner of the Club their objactive is CL football. Somebody suggested the Winner of the two cups should go to CL and the top two. Needs to be looked at. To have 5 teams from one country in the CL is also a farce.
@Ciarán: You’d prefer to win the FA or Carabao cup over getting top 4? When regular Champions league football is our only real chance of progressing to a stage where we can challenge for Prem league and Champions league? Yes in the short term cups are more realistic but if you ever want to see Liverpool winning major trophies again then you should really have a look at your priorities.
@Coner Willis: Growing up I remember how special it was to win a cup, Dont remember celebrating Top four And CL football.
@Coner Willis: beggars cant be choosers
@Ciarán: So you’d prefer the temprary thrill of winning the Fa cup over having the opportunity to win premier league or champions league? Winning a cup would be great but without top four liverpool havn’t a hope of returning to being an elite club. Sure don’t we all rip the piss out of Arsenal for winning Fa cup but never threatening to win anything more.
@Ciarán: if you want to attract the top players, you need to be playing champions league football.
@Coner Willis: Well im sure you are familiar that you can win The PL without winning the CL or been in the CL.
@Ciarán: I am very familiar with the sheer unlikelihood of winning the prem that way. To be honest its a losing attitude to be content with winning the fa cup and coming 7th every year. Liverpool are a much bigger club than that and their fans should aspire for more.
@Ciarán: Times have changed and money has taken over.
@kellser1977: klopp has spent 380 million. No success equals failure .
@Joe O’riordan: How and where has Klopp spent 380 million? Are you including Dortmund? He has spent £221,300,000 plus the Keita deal when he arrives but, and this is a big but, he has sold £255,500,000. This is not including Keita because he arrives in July. So Klopp hasn’t spent 380 million like you said, he has actually made a profit in the transfer market.
@CorkMurphy: so claiming credit for someone elses signing? Spent 300 million and worse than brendan Rodgers!
@Coner Willis: If you win the FA cup and qualify for the CL thats a good season, Why not aim to do well in Cup competitions and try to get into the top four, The aim of every Club is to not finish outside top four that is a loser attitude.
The Pool will have a fight to prize the fourth place trophy from Arsenal’s hands.
@Niccolo Saccho: Not content with talking shiite on the journal no?
What’s this?
Looper Saturday?
@Niccolo Saccho: prise is the word
Transfer fees are like house prices in the boom, everyone knew the houses weren’t worth what people were asking but if you wanted the house that badly, then you coughed up the money.