Pep Lijnders: Intensity: Inside Liverpool FC

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They can make a difference tonight, we need everyone on the top of their toes,” Lijnders wrote in his message. Chelsea 2-0 Blackburn:Benoit Badiashile and Raheem Sterling score in either half as Pochettino's Blues. Gareth Southgate’s use of a player with 14 starts for England has long been a bewilderment to the Liverpool management team but Lijnders is convinced the defender will only improve this season. Pete [Peter Krawietz] is responsible for the analysis and prepares everything in regards to videos which are shown to the players. It is only my opinion but, if you see the game in an attacking way, he gave that position such a creative boost over the last few years.

I mean, all opposition managers can just read this book and discover Liverpool’s trade secret, their special sauce, and construct a plan to curb its intensity. Personally I learnt a lot while others it seems didn't which I suspect maybe because some folks think they know all there is to know about 'the beautiful game'. THE NOTEBOOK: Sean Longstaff takes the armband on a milestone appearance, Newcastle's back-up full backs. He also questioned why Klopp's assistant was allowed to release such a book while still working at the club. Together we decide what kind of aspects we want to develop for the team and then I create the exercises.You’ll read all about the decisions, the training, the tactics, the team-talks and how Jürgen motivates and leads this team, players, and staff like no-one else can as we had an incredible season, winning two trophies and going close in two more.

In his own engaging and inspiring style, Lijnders takes readers behind the scenes at Anfield, the AXA Training Centre, the team hotel, on the pitch, in the dugout and back in the dressing room, all away from the media glare. For example, in training a rule can be that a goal counts only when all the players have crossed the halfway line. Lijnders strongly believes in the power of role models and says the manager and captains reflect the identity of the club. Particularly the banter between players and the last chapter about the end of the season and the amazing parade.

There are a lot of cliches and repetition about football which might be alright when speaking to your players but not in a book that's supposed to give new and exciting insights. They start the exercise with the idea to keep the ball, but in the event of losing it they have to be directly on top of things. He believes, though, that “75 % of the opponents we’ve played against so far in the Premier League changed something in their formation beforehand”. This is understandable but it feels like some weeks Pep realised that he didn't have any notes so he summed up the week's result.