Jürgen Klopp
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So just to make sure that we really know where I want them to end up from a position point of view.
And that happened from time to time.
I mean, we had goals where one crossed, not too many, and the other one finished the situation off.
So it fit...
It did fit his skill set.
That's how it is.
We have other players where it was exactly like that.
They would have had a super career somewhere else as well, but maybe not exactly this kind of career which they could have here because of the way we set the team up, because of the way it all came together.
It would be a lie if I say in 2015, in October, I had a clear vision which kind of team I want to have a year or three later.
No, we had to make signings step by step, getting there, replacing one player with hopefully a better player, stuff like that.
And in the end, when it was clear, this is a really, really good group of players with a great character, with a really good mindset, and then it all came together.
We know that between 18 and 20 maybe, there was a good long time where we looked
like a team that was difficult to beat, and he was a massive part of that.
It was a joy because... Maybe this is the moment we can speak about, we had the Aston Villa game.
The Aston Villa game.
It's really funny because at half-time there was a massive argument in the dressing room.
Sadio and Robbo, playing on the same wing.
And in the game, obviously I'm not sure we can say that, but you use this word constantly.
I come in later, after the players are performing in the dressing room, and you hear, no, you don't say, fuck you to me, you don't say, Sadio.