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Klopp's "brain works differently" - Liverpool assistant boss Pep Lijnders

Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders feels that Jurgen Klopp's ability to adapt and his pursu...



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Klopp's "brain works differently" - Liverpool assistant boss Pep Lijnders

Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders feels that Jurgen Klopp's ability to adapt and his pursuit of excellent has been key in their pursuit of the Premier League title.

The Reds are 25-points clear at the summit of the table and need just two more wins when the league resumes in order to be crowned champions for the first time in 30-years.

"The departments, how they evolved over the last four or five years, they all search for perfection knowing that perfection doesn't exist," Lijnders told Liverpool's official website.

"See how our pitches are prepared each day by our ground staff...these things make us consistent.

"Each department is searching for and has the ambition and passion. I believe that only comes first from your leader and second, that it's trust and everybody wants to give one per cent more, so the team is better prepared for the next game."

Lijnders also believes Klopp's ability to constantly make things fresh has sheilded the squad and management team from complacency:

"He is very intelligent. His brain works differently to many others, that's for sure. Each day he surprises me - and we worked how long together? Four and a half or five years. He changes perception in five minutes," added Lijnders.

"We really feel that we are a team. We prepare together, we plan together, we act together, we coach together.

"I'm responsible for the training process, Peter Krawietz is really responsible for the analysis of the opposition and analysis of our team.

"All the ideas Jurgen has and the way he wants to set up and be competitive in each game, we just try to support him in the best way possible.

"Three brains can do much more than one brain, if the three brains think in a common way and have the same messages and same passion and same dedication.

"That's the secret if you are working with a team, that everybody wants the same and understands the way we want to play and the way we want to develop on the training pitch."

 

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