Jürgen Klopp
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And that was the moment when the penny dropped for him.
The next day, training looked completely different.
and I think the next game Alberto Moreno got injured, if I'm right, and that gave him the opportunity to play, and I think we all agree the rest is history.
But Ox says as well in the end he enjoyed it.
Yeah, that's true.
Yeah, yeah.
Attitude, character, work rate, these kind of things you need to have.
So I love talented football players, I do.
But in the end, we play in the Premier League, and in the Premier League you only face talented football players.
So how can you make a difference?
Is it the manager?
Yes, for a little bit.
Tactics here or there, these kind of things.
But the players make all the difference.
And I always wanted this combination of creativity, of being cheeky with the ball and all these kind of things, being direct with the ball, being brave with the ball, but being super aggressive against the ball.
And that was the last...
the area where Robbo had to make the next step.
I'm pretty sure he would say the same.
If he wouldn't have done that, you stay on a specific level.
From that day on, he became for a while definitely the best left-back in the world.