Jurgen Klopp has plenty of pressure at Liverpool but should get all the time he needs to turn things around.The problem that Jurgen Klopp has is that when he was finding his feet at Borussia Dortmund, he was doing so under a relatively small amount of pressure. The club had enormous crowds and a relatively recent glorious history, but three years earlier they had been on the brink of bankruptcy, and in the season before he took over they finished three places above the relegation zone. It wasn't exactly a managerial apprenticeship in some obscure backwater, but it's fair to say expectations were lower and he was allowed to bring in, and carefully develop, players such as Mats Hummels, Mario Gotze and Robert Lewandowski.
With Liverpool, there is an expectation from some quarters of immediate success. The fevered nature of the Premier League and football on Merseyside demands results. But in reality he probably has a bit more time and leeway than first appears. Success for Klopp this season would be a better finish than last term under Brendan Rodgers, and since they are only six points off fourth place with 28 games remaining, such an achievement doesn't look out of the question. He will need time, but the balance between patience and myriad demands might be just right for him in his early days at Anfield.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was left purring at the performance of
Cesc Fabregas in Monday's win over Burnley, calling him a
"maestro".
Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas will miss Spain's Euro 2016 qualifier
against Belarus and friendly with Germany with a hamstring injury.
