Soccer Saturday reaction to Jurgen Klopp joining Liverpool

[@fergalconnolly129]

“Origi needs to be a miracle worker”, some things are just meant to be aren’t they 😢

[@shanedoherty4698]

He was saying klopp needs to be a miracle worker

[@1995davidg]

Makes you think

[@ROCPHOTOS]

Tbf divock origi is a miracle worker

[@LeontiusInvictus]

is right

[@georgefcht]

How right Phil Thompson was

[@Dbusdriver71]

Except for Emilyn Hughes there is no one I trust more as a defender the Phil Thompson.

[@matthewdoyle3877]

@@Dbusdriver71 1 Prem title whatever

[@shredder9536]

​@matthewdoyle3877 every major trophy won going up against an oil state that cheats. Name another manager that could do that

[@deanlowdon8381]

@@matthewdoyle3877Not bad seeing as they’ve had to compete with the cheating Saudi team…

[@Sc25515]

Yeah after thirty years of managers trying ​@@matthewdoyle3877

[@secla_SC]

9 years later and Phil Thompson was proven right. He was a sensational appointment.

[@MartinHiggins1972]

@secla_SC And Klopp!

[@duncankowable]

"Liverpool in danger of becoming the new Spurs" Fast forward to 2024, Spurs is still Spurs, and Liverpool has won everything since then.

[@Swan94y]

Except a proper premier league

[@TheAtp21]

@@Swan94yDo explain….

[@Swan94y]

@@TheAtp21 they havent won a proper prem, not hard to understand

[@Jporter196]

even before then Liverpool had won 3 trophies in 2001 a champions league fa cups and everything else

[@Swan94y]

@@Jporter196 but then went on to not win any trophies for 20years

[@rohithraman6488]

Benteke, Danny Ings, Sturridge. A mouth watering set of forwards! However little did Jeff know that he would be right about Origi being a miracle worker

[@Woze4419]

Ings was a handful of a player at the time tho

[@shanedoherty4698]

He was saying klopp needs to be a miracle worker

[@rohithraman6488]

@@shanedoherty4698 yeah fair enough and he was

[@rohithraman6488]

@@Woze4419 oh yeah true. He was really good in the 19-20 season for southampton as well

[@arvindhmani06]

@@shanedoherty4698 Probably yeah, but either way he was right ;)

[@Basman59]

Back when Soccer Saturday on Sky was worth watching - proper footballers talking with knowledge. As for Klopp, Thommo who knows a thing or two spot on. Miss those days and will miss Klopp so very much!

[@arjs44]

As a Man Utd fan the next 4 years from this became history. He has been sensational for Liverpool and there greatest manager of the Premier League era. An absolute legend

[@memphisdaniels3218]

I misread that as 'the greatest...' at first and was like this guys no United fan 😂

[@SteRDLK]

What does being a Man Utd fan have to do this this?

[@harshawardhankulkarni1733]

These lot are giggling, Phil Thompson was spot on! What an appointment he was for Liverpool!

[@ctrl-shift-run8681]

Thommo was pretty spot on. Looks obvious now in hindsight.

[@JayIgnition]

Miss these days. Proper Soccer Saturday this.

[@Kentish9494]

Was thinking exactly the same

[@NTL578]

Chemistry.

[@ZaandamGrayson21]

Soccer AM and then Soccer Saturday…absolute golden age of Sky.

[@pjoseph5950]

Definitely 👍

[@georgef822]

That Liverpool squad that he inherited was terrible as well 😂

[@Jon14141]

damn

[@alexmeechan9701]

Depressing to me that 2015 was seen as a long time ago now. Good times.

[@dejivjf]

I feel even more depressed at the thought of the World Cup in Brazil being 10 years ago when it felt like yesterday …

[@matthewdoyle3877]

@@dejivjfthat’s life

[@allanmckeown8417]

Phil was bang on there.

[@sean_dub01]

The current sky sports panel doesn’t compare to this

[@84Victorious]

Thank God

[@KINGMONKEY1989]

No. Its is complete mess these days.

[@abstraqtphilosophy7357]

​@@footballpredictions-g2yExactly, and I loved them.

[@danielfitzpatrick4778]

@@KINGMONKEY1989box ticking is all they care about

[@joec2104]

How fitting Klopps first game was a half 12 kick off after international duty😂

[@eclectica1]

Something he never got used to.

[@r.d1571]

The majority of his games were 12:30 kickoffs to satisfy the Asian market. Liverpool has a huge following over there.

[@drhenrywaltonjonesjr]

‘Capital One Cup’ instantly ages this clip. 😂

[@duncankowable]

aptly, Klopp's last trophy with liverpool

[@willflo3277]

I wish people would just stick to simple League Cup

[@prometheustv6558]

His first final with liverpool

[@katamattyon]

And by God did he walk the walk

[@jackballjohnson3468]

Amazing to see this, how much has changed - the squad, the club, the supporters, the city. Jurgen changed everything for the better. Milner and Origi in the starting 11, amazing.

[@ingolf82]

that "be quiet" from Thomson was great.

[@scsutton1]

Ah, the glory days. Bring them back. Now.

[@kennypope4111]

They all laugh at Thommo, Let’s play a game shall we…? It’s called “medals on the table”

[@SteRDLK]

One league in 9 years. Same as Leicester

[@AnexWoahClips]

@@SteRDLK How many PL titles does your team have in the last 9 years?

[@SteRDLK]

@@AnexWoahClips My team has never been close to the Prem but that's a complete non sequitur

[@AnexWoahClips]

@@SteRDLK Why you bringing it up at all then? Obviously its very hard to win even one so doing that and being really close to winning 2 more is a job well done.

[@SteRDLK]

@@AnexWoahClips You've personally won absolutely no Premier Leagues so why are you talking?

[@user-ki6ui9jj1p]

Soccer Saturday before they ruined it

[@djayr1soulfulhouse838]

Klopp went and did everything he said he’d do

[@blooter6360]

There were all laughing !! How right phil was

[@LoCoAde87]

Having watched his Dormtund extensively, I had little doubt we would end up at Liverpool (something that was laughed at at the time!) and he'd bring the silverware back to Anfield as Tweets of mine back then prove. But on this, you could see in this game, against Spurs, how much of a pressing monster Liverpool had become compared to the damp squib of Liverpool in the last season and a bit under Rodgers. Lallana was a man possessed out there that day. Liverpool soon after this went away to Chelsea and City, beat them in B2B weeks. I am not saying Klopp was the only one to get a tune immediately, but just look at the squad that day at WHL. Reaching a League Cup and Europa League Final, all without a pre-season, too, was super underrated even back then. Unlike other managers, Liverpool went step by step up the progression ladder until they won the league. There was no weird jump all of a sudden out of nowhere. Every step made sense. I'll be forever grateful to Jurgen Klopp for not just the past 9 years but 16 total. I followed Dortmund for a few reasons, but he stumbled into my life in 2009, thanks to Setanta Sports showing Bundesliga football. He was always special. He responates with me (and many others) because he cares for more than just football, unlike other men who may have won more than him. Liverpool fans get called passion merchants and all that, but I have no issue with being deemed that. It matters. On and off the pitch. I can say some new age fans in recent years could learn about the off the pitch stuff. We aren't Chelsea, for example, nor would I ever want to be. Jurgen Klopp is.. was our modern day Shankly. He made us smile. He made my life better being such a constant. He deserves his rest and to enjoy a less stressful life. And maybe in time, the German NT will top off his wonderful managerial career. Edit - someone deleted a reply to me, but saying I am being a hindsight merchant would be the case for many, if you want my Twitter I can link it showing how long I have been Tweeting about Klopp and Dortmind alone lol.

[@prometheustv6558]

Tbf chelsea we’re dogshit that season but going away to city and winning 4-1 was big. Too bad he couldn’t beat them in the final

[@welshlad6427]

I think he will do pretty well

[@danielgadsby4167]

Thomo saw it coming from the get go. He had the knowledge, playing under 2 of the best managers ever.

[@damienkearns3654]

State of that Liverpool team. Can (then) and Coutinho (then) would get into today's team... NOBODY else even close.

[@richardboyce4635]

Milner was on the sheet...

[@Chzydawg]

Origi was fantastic at the start, often overlooked because of his memelord status. He really could have been a top striker, but there was a very serious injury that put him out for an extended period, and ultimately was written out of the plans. Emre Can was good, Coutinho was amazing, Milner was always up there, Hendo was the perfect Klopp midfielder, did his job and was happy with it, aside from that a very very average team.

[@TheScavGuy]

well charlie under klopp we did get our soul back :) he will be missed

[@squidley1000]

Phil was on point 🤷🏾‍♂️💯💯💯

[@rafayasfi]

I miss this panel. Would make my weekends as a young kid who couldn’t watch the footy live and always keep up the scores on soccer Saturday. A big shame when they got the sack for no valid reason

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

The people in charge of these TV networks are out of touch with reality. They tell viewers what to want instead of listening to viewers. The majority of people were fine with the old panel

[@neilbahalnegen]

The first guy who spoke, what a prediction, he said it first, Liverpool did a Coup.

[@clarkkent983]

Thats Phil Thomson, a Liverpool legend

[@Scott791]

A proper set of pundits. Talking with experience instead of ticking boxes.

[@graz4792]

A football man just knows Thommo was spot on

[@jamalrobinson2159]

Pep could NEVER do what Klopp did with the players klopp had… NO chance

[@SteRDLK]

What, finish 8th?

[@richardelson3261]

0:25 "Be quiet" tell 'em Phil.

[@permverse6668]

merson saying that team was capable of top 4 is hilarious

[@Timothy_Dalton33]

They finished 8th or 9th didn't they?

[@chrisveerasawmy2507]

Phil was spot on. The legend in Jürgen Klopp. YNWA

[@LAKKISS1]

The sensation of all sensations the normal one Jurgen Klopp!😊

[@vkd3562]

everybody laughed at him. who's laughing now

[@bryanbelshaw7725]

Tbf Charlie was correct. They did identify Virgil to help fix the defence. The Coutinho money went a long way and he did stamp his personality all over the club.

[@andrewbyrne4503]

I think Phil had the last laugh 😂

[@CeemPlay]

The glory days. Was never the same after the 2020 outbreak

[@BecuaseTheInternet1080]

The next season 21-22 they won both domestic cups, lost PL by one point a UCl final 1-0 they were clearly the better team in. Only last two seasons they’ve not been as good

[@adithwes6467]

​@@BecuaseTheInternet1080Yeah, everyone really hyped liverpool to win the quadruple, and even in the final day city was losing 2-0 to villa before gundogan happened.

[@classicsportclassictiyl8547]

@@adithwes6467 but even at 2-0 down City were still top because Liverpool took a while to break Wolves down

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

Even though post covid has seen a decline, I think the real decline started post 9/11. It's usually always at the start or end of the decade something happens to alter the course

[@VoiceOfThe]

You see how they’ve aged.. Scary how time flies!

[@of_doom_and_steel477]

If anything, Merson looked older here than he does now.

[@Jim90117]

Phil Thompson knew from the start

[@andrewcrossan28]

When you look at that team and where he’s got them too, it’s fairly remarkable

[@gazzyb5427]

Just looking at spurs vs Liverpool teams across the bottom, when spurs actually had a decent team and that Liverpool side were so poor how it changed after klopp.

[@Graziak5]

Back when soccer Saturday was actually watchable. A shame to see what it’s become

[@Free.Speech.]

Does anyone know how Klopp got on?

[@pjoseph5950]

Yeah he won the league ONCE!

[@Sc25515]

​@@pjoseph5950and the European Cup. And the FA Cup. And the league cup. And the rest.

[@alistairsmith5389]

⁠@@Sc25515And over 90 points three times. And finished second by 1 point twice. And 3 champion league finals. And a europa league final. And all done on a sell to buy model, and against Lance Armstrong FC who we all know now have been cheating since 2008. I think it’s remarkable what he managed to achieve under the circumstances!

[@SteRDLK]

@@Sc25515 So he won twice as much as Leicester

[@airza]

You tell em, Thommo!

[@ericthekop9624]

Love him. 😍😍

[@YTBRSosyalEmre]

3:21 Rangers was in 2nd division of Scotland.

[@linusbroadbent2763]

They shouldn’t even exist.

[@HHHBFResurrected]

It's weird to think anyone would've had doubts about this appointment. I suppose it was a risk in the sense Rodgers was doing alright, but Klopp was clearly elite even back then. He wasn't some underappreciated gem in 2015, he was in most people's top 10 managers in the world among coaches like Pep, Mourinho, Ancelotti, Allegri, Heynckes, Conte, Low, Mancini, etc... He was every hipsters choice too (perhaps where the doubters came from). The whole gegenpressing/heavy metal football concept was the trend of the time & he was the face of it.

[@jaal3635]

When the line up had a personality

[@hanhansolo]

Back when soccer Saturday was good

[@lemontree4422]

1:20 luton's in league 2

[@memphisdaniels3218]

No, Luton is in London. They are in League 2 in this clip.

[@AndyForrister]

Bring this back, please!!!

[@ynwa9785]

Did mat ever miss a pen sure he never in real game scored amazing goals love respect to Phil

[@PonchusMcMuffin]

Back when they all wore suits

[@craigsb92]

Somehow makes this look it’s older than 2015

[@gigglemaniarunninwild2207]

Why was the production quality better then than it is now? Nowadays just a bland blue screen in the background

[@Ollyp1203]

When this was broadcast, Luton were in league 2! 😮

[@thomaskennedy8475]

Bring the boys back!

[@cheahhhh]

The good old day's, when Soccer Saturday was actually worth watching and King Klopp was just starting out.

[@lfcspectre4335]

The Normal One

[@kimothemo]

I don't know, Jeff!

[@makaveli9236]

Merson looking like Ray Winston nowadays 😂😂

[@helgelorenz7187]

Bury 4th in League One - those were the days

[@elmexingles]

Because you cheated and then went bust. What a Shame 😭

[@nickgreen105]

When Soccer Saturday was good.

[@1963frankd]

Jeff showing himself up there

[@hartshapedvid]

in my head I don't remember Poch being at Spurs before Klopp was at Liverpool 😯 Poch at Spurs feels fairly recent to me and Klopp feels like he's been at Liverpool for ages. Looked it up an Poch was at Spurs 10 years ago 👴

[@Red-Revolution708]

Thompson was right. He’s Liverpool through and through.

[@MrGrantyb2]

Let’s hope the same can be said of Slot.

[@JohnnyPillay777]

This aged well. Them laughing ..

[@wayneclark8161]

And the rest is History ❤️

[@JustRifff]

This aged really well 😅

[@Manamohan-mp7nn]

This format on sky was easily the best on a saturday morning.

[@SteRDLK]

It started at midday?

[@Stevececil777]

I bet they ate humble pie now 🤣.

[@Trenchfood]

Phil Thompson's nose is not just impressively handsome... it's clairvoyant. I think his nostrils may exist in the future.

[@mcchannel1736]

Who's here after he's gone 😢

[@NTL578]

Everyone.. it was released 2 days ago.

[@danielkeay2463]

Just shows what he had to deal with when he came in

[@jamesadeshiyan6438]

Proved them all wrong not laughing now

[@CeemPlay]

Dortmund style of play

[@FormulaProg]

Bring the boys back.

[@merseydave1]

What Liverpool supporters did not recognize is this ... Jurgen Klopp walked away from every football team/club he ever managed !!!.

[@BenTheNormal1]

If only they had monitored the other teams spending

[@liamh3710]

God that Liverpool team back then was absolute dross. Klopp turned them into regular title contenders

[@PH-mo2ez]

And the rest is history well said thomo 👏

[@BurningTheHeavens]

"It's bad enough not having Benteke or Danny Ings". Lol.

[@gav2302]

Good job for his own sake that klopp didn’t have “the first say and the last say” on transfers after the story about the club opting for salah over klopp wanting Julian brandt

[@Muddy-bootsx2]

Brilliant Geoff 😂

[@deanmcveigh7803]

Goat Soccer Saturday Days

[@dman9152]

soccer Saturday when it was worth watching

[@Kevla74]

If not for 115 city, Klopp would of had a dynasty

[@jayp123]

Makes you realise how terrible they were back then if they were compared to spurs

[@siddharthjuyal65]

All of them should publicly apologise to Phil Thompson.

[@kyleglazebrook1230]

Le Tiss, Stelling & co laughing- they really never did know what they were talking about.

[@footballpredictions-g2y]

Jesus, look at that crappy lineup. No wonder it took Klopp 4,5 years to win the title.

[@Queinty]

It was crap. But how many managers do oooh, I dunno, say... Watford go through in 5 minutes. Look what happens when you give a guy a few transfer windows.

[@Luke.H19]

How do you know they said lol

[@16268t]

And look what happened 🔴✨🏆🥇🏆🥇🏆✨😃