Spurs have a pitiful recent record at Liverpool.
Why?
Because their teams have been far less efficient than they are now.
Tonight’s match will be different, regardless of who wins.
Jurgen Klopp is a hugely enthusiastic & infectious football lover who’s been very impressed by what Mauricio Pochettino’s been doing.
This morning I saw Klopp say, “It’s exceptional, it’s unbelievable, how strong they are.”
This follows on neatly from my theme after Berlin, that Engerland should rigorously practice the Pochettino style in training.
Clearly, England don’t have the experience or tactical know-how to play a defensive game, so they have to play an energy game to beat Russia on June 11.
Spurs play Klopp’s kind of game: fast, slick attacking football, very dynamic, a bit untidy at times but working fiercely to win the ball back and attack again ASAP.
This game that could go either way or end up as a 2-2 draw.
Coutinho, Kane and Dele Alli are the best players on view but it doesn’t have to be one of them who scores the winner.
Pochettino is starting Son, a very energetic competitor.
Both managers think this game will be really fiesty, a battle.
But I hope nobody gets sent off.