Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has urged the fans to be patient in their calls for silverware as he aims to bring trophies at Anfield.
The German has been in charge at Anfield for two-and-a-half years now and, during that term, has failed to land any silverware, losing the League Cup final to Manchester City and Europa League to Sevilla in 2016.
The last time the Reds won a trophy was back in 2012 – a League Cup triumph against Cardiff City. And with no trophy for six years, the fans are growing impatient over the club’s lack of success in recent times.
But Klopp has asked the Liverpool fans to be patient as it could take time for his team to reach the lofty expectations which coincide with the club’s traditions of winning trophies. Even if success has eluded the Reds for half a dozen of years, the German has asked the supporters to stick with the team and think about long-term goals.
“When I came in, I knew about the expectation levels,” Klopp told LFCTV. (h/t the Express)
“I know about the expectation levels but I don’t listen to it every day. If we want to win the league or the FA Cup or the League Cup or Champions League, I want that as well.
“It’s not that they want that more than me. I’ve only been there for two-and-a-half years but I have exactly the same desire to do it.
“Expectations are there. It’s good, it’s normal at a club like Liverpool. It should be like this but it doesn’t make it more likely that it will happen tomorrow. If anybody cannot wait anymore, then I can’t help him in this moment. But I will still try to do it in the long term.”
When asked what makes Liverpool such a special club, our boss admitted:
“It’s the history. If you ask me which time I’d want to go [back to] I would have loved to go to Bill Shankly’s time for a few days, to see how it was and feel how it made the club.
“This whole region is obviously completely football-mad. Having such a fantastic football team that creates dreams and stories – life is all about dreams and stories – I know is so important for all the people in the region. And I know it’s like this all over the world. This club stands for family, hard work and dreams.”
The Champions League remains the only chance of silverware this term for Liverpool after our exits in domestic competitions and with the Premier League all but gone to Manchester City.
After thrashing FC Porto 5-0 in the first-leg of Champions League round of 16 tie, a place in the quarter-finals appears to be already guaranteed for the Reds. How far can we go in the Champions League? It remains to be seen.
