Jurgen Klopp says players must defend except they are Messi or Ronaldo
- Jurgen Klopp believes all the players must defend except they are Ronaldo or Messi
- The 52-year-old manager clinched Champions League title with Liverpool last term
- Klopp is also on the verge of winning Premier League title for the Reds after over three decades
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has insisted that except for Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, every other player must defend.
The German-born tactician helped the Reds clinch their sixth Champions League title last season having gone over ten years without silverware.
Klopp admitted that he is not against any player expressing himself on the pitch, but his players must not allow their greatness get into their heads.
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The 52-year-old former Borussia Dortmund handler told BeIN Sport: "You have to show respect to the team, the more you show me you are more important than the team, then there is the problem.
"Can I solve it in a short time, I'm not sure but I know I can solve it in the long run, then you are not part of the team anymore because that makes no sense.
"I want a self-confidence player and I want a player who can really express himself on the pitch and some time, you have to be selfish, especially striker.
"Go for it, try to score, that is completely fine but at the moment, you misunderstand the situation that you are more important, that will be more problems.
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"Everybody knows that in our team, you have to be self-confident but when it gets into your head.
"As long as you are Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi, you have to be a footballer, as long as you are not Ronaldo or Messi, you have to defend."
Legit.ng earlier reported that Vigil van Dijk seems to be making a giant move towards life after football after the Dutchman made an astonishing revelation into how he managed his wealth, meaning the ace defender is making saves for the dry days.
Van Dijk joined the European champions, Liverpool, in 2018 from Southampton for a then world-record fee for a defender worth £70 million.
He quickly rose to a central figure in Jurgen Klopp's squad, marshaling Liverpool's defence in what has transformed Reds into one of the formidable sides in Europe.
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Source: Legit.ng
