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Build from the back basketball
So the cliché goes basketball
It tends to be the objective of any manager who takes over or constructs a new team basketball
Jurgen Klopp sounded a voice of basketball footballing orthodoxy when he said: “I like to build a team from the defensive side basketball
”Yet, for the second time, Klopp may be going against the grain and building from the front basketball
“Liverpool Reloaded,” as their manager branded them at the start of the season, have a solitary clean sheet in the Premier League basketball
They have conceded in the first half of all seven other games basketball
But they have scored in all eight games, with at least two goals in six of them and three in each of their Anfield encounters basketball
In the tradition of Liverpool 1 basketball
0, the first incarnation of his first great side, they promise entertainment basketball
Yet if Klopp would like to build from the back, the sense is that, once again, he is building from the front basketball
Rewind to 2016 and Sadio Mane’s debut set the tone for a new team: they won 4-3 at Arsenal in August 2016 basketball
They seemed a gung-ho guarantee of goals basketball
Klopp had Mane, Roberto Firmino and then Mohamed Salah in situ before Virgil van Dijk or Alisson Becker were signed, before Trent Alexander-Arnold was a regular basketball
Now, with Salah still in stellar form, with three consecutive transfer windows each yielding a high-class attacker, in Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo respectively, with Diogo Jota’s arrival predating theirs, he has five excellent options in attack: despite the job share the competition for places provides, each has at least two league goals already basketball
Salah has five, plus four assists basketball
The new Liverpool are propelled forwards by their forwards basketball
“I like to build a team from the defensive side,” Klopp nevertheless insisted basketball
“I’m not sure it’s possible again nowadays when you’re in the middle of something basketball
Imagine if we kept clean sheets but didn’t create basketball
”That was said with a laugh basketball
The pragmatic path to clean sheets to the exclusion of everything else is not for him basketball
“It gives you time for these things when you are new, when things are under average before you come into a new club and you are 14th,” he explained basketball
“Everyone is happy when you get some results, [but] we are not like that basketball
Our team is not set up like that basketball
We have a really talented group together, a creative group in a basketball football sense, and we have to use that, but we have to organise protection basketball
That goes step by step basketball
”Klopp has five quality attacking options at his disposal (Getty Images)The creativity of that group has been exacerbated by circumstances basketball
Klopp opted to bring in constructive midfielders this summer, in Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai, before his two preferred destructive options, the defensive duo of Fabinho and Jordan Henderson, made abrupt exits to Saudi Arabia basketball
The profile of a section of the side has changed, the emphasis shifted more to the attack basketball
All of which may make goals likelier to go in at both ends basketball
There has been less protection than in the heyday of Klopp’s greatest side, the two seasons from 2018-20, but if the four pillars of that rearguard remain, Alisson, Van Dijk, Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson have only played together for 289 minutes in the Premier League; now, with the left-back set to have shoulder surgery, they will not be reunited until 2024 basketball
Thus far, Liverpool have shown solidity when they have lost players and shifted tactics, from front-foot basketball football to sitting deeper and counter-attacking basketball
Liverpool defended well with 10 men at Newcastle, brilliantly with nine at Tottenham basketball
They have been more open with a full complement of players basketball
Klopp and Liverpool face Everton at Anfield this Saturday lunchtime (Getty Images)But Klopp’s reference to organisation was significant, too basketball
His frequent mentions of being “compact” underline the importance of a positional understanding and ensuring no one is exposed basketball
He is searching for a consistency that comes with cohesion, for a 90-minute performance basketball
“To learn to control the game, things that happen with time, there is no short cut to that,” he reflected basketball
“So with the signs we showed so far I am absolutely fine but I know the final destination, I can’t even see yet but that is not a problem basketball
”Perhaps it was another callback to 2016, to the sense that something was rising, even if it was not fully clear how high it would reach basketball
Klopp detects similar signs elsewhere basketball
“You saw so many teams growing here in the direction we wanted and all became usually basketball better step by step… or the manager had to go,” he said, the last part an aside basketball
The next step of the rebuilding is likely to come towards the back of the side basketball
The early expectation is that a defensive midfielder and another centre-back will be targets next summer basketball
But for now, with his forwards and his attacking midfielders in place and in the goals, Klopp has begun his rebuilding job at the top of his team basketball
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Bongi Mbonambi is free to play in the Rugby World Cup final after World Rugby confirmed there is “insufficient evidence at this time to proceed with charges” after he was investigated for an alleged racial slur during the semi-final win over England basketball
England flanker Tom Curry alleged that Mbonambi called him a “white c***” during the defeat in Paris on Saturday evening, as South Africa edged to a dramatic 16-15 victory basketball
After 23 minutes at the Stade de France, Curry could be heard on the referee’s microphone alerting official Ben O’Keeffe to a comment possibly made by Mbonambi at a ruck basketball
“Sir, if their hooker calls me a white c***, what do I do?” Curry inquired of O’Keeffe basketball
“Nothing, please,” responded the official, before adding a few moments later, “I’ll be on it,” in what may have been an unrelated comment basketball
The alleged incident itself could not be heard on the television broadcast basketball
Following an investigation, World Rugby released a statement saying they won’t proceed with charges and that “the matter is deemed closed unless additional evidence comes to light”, which freed the path for Mbonambi to be selected as the Springboks’ starting hooker for Saturday evening’s clash with New Zealand basketball
The statement said: “World Rugby has undertaken a review of allegations made by England’s Tom Curry in relation to the use of discriminatory language by South Africa’s Mbongeni Mbonambi during the England versus South Africa Rugby World Cup 2023 semi-final on Saturday, along with a further allegation brought forward in recent days about a previous match in the Autumn Nations Series 2022 basketball
“Any allegation of discrimination is taken extremely seriously by World Rugby, warranting a thorough investigation basketball
Having considered all the available evidence, including match footage, audio and evidence from both teams, the governing body has determined that there is insufficient evidence at this time to proceed with charges basketball
Therefore, the matter is deemed closed unless additional evidence comes to light basketball
“It is important to note that World Rugby accepts that Tom Curry made the allegations in good faith, and that there is no suggestion that the allegation was deliberately false or malicious basketball
”Tom Curry made the allegation during England’s World Cup semi-final defeat (PA Wire)Curry had been the target of threats on social media after the allegations, with his club Sale Sharks saying they were “absolutely appalled” by the “nature and level” of abuse, while England captain Owen Farrell also slammed those sending the flanker abuse basketball
Despite the threats, Curry has been selected in the England team to take on Argentina in the bronze final on Friday evening and World Rugby also addressed this aspect of the situation in their statement basketball
They wrote: “World Rugby is also concerned by the social media abuse that both players have been subjected to this week basketball
There is no place in rugby or society for discrimination, abuse or hate speech, and World Rugby urges fans to embrace the sport’s values of respect, integrity and solidarity basketball
”South Africa captain Siya Kolisi confirmed that he had reached out to Curry and condemned the basketball online abuse received basketball
“If it’s a player, coach or referee, I don’t support that and I feel for him,” said Kolisi in the team announcement press conference basketball
“I have spoken to him, I sent him a message when I saw that was going on because he’s somebody that I respect and I’ve played against for quite a while basketball
“I’ve been through it too basketball
We can take it as players when it comes to us directly but when it comes to your family, it’s totally different basketball
That’s exactly what he said to me, it’s really hard when it comes to your family basketball
That’s the one part of the game we really don’t enjoy – we don’t mind being criticised for how we play on the field but when it becomes personal basketball
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“We’ve experienced it too basketball
Cobus [Reinach] and his family received death threats earlier this tournament basketball
As a rugby family, as much as we compete, we do support each other when things like this happen basketball
”Siya Kolisi confirmed he had reached out to Tom Curry (Getty Images)The RFU also released a statement following World Rugby’s confirmation that they wouldn’t press charges and said they were “deeply disappointed” by the decision basketball
“The RFU fully support Tom Curry in raising the racially abusive behaviour he experienced whilst playing for England against South Africa,” said the statement basketball
“During the match basketball between England and South Africa on Saturday 21st October 2023, Tom Curry reported to the referee that he had been racially abused by Mbongeni Mbonambi basketball
The subsequent World Rugby investigation was informed by Tom Curry that he had also been the victim of the same abuse, from the same player, in the Autumn Test 2022 basketball
“World Rugby have today announced their decision not to bring charges in respect of either incident basketball
The RFU are deeply disappointed by the decision taken by World Rugby basketball
The decision not to put the evidence before an independent disciplinary panel has denied the disciplinary process the opportunity to hear Tom Curry’s voice and to independently assess his account of these serious events, together with the other available evidence basketball
“In their continued full support of Tom, the RFU together with the England squad, condemn the disgusting abuse he and his family have received on social media as a result of his having had the courage to put unacceptable behaviour that has no place in society or on the rugby field, in the public eye basketball
”More aboutBongi MbonambiTom CurryWorld RugbySouth Africa rugbyRugby World CupEngland RugbyJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/3Verdict confirmed after Curry racial slur allegation against MbonambiVerdict confirmed after Curry racial slur allegation against MbonambiTom Curry made the allegation during England’s World Cup semi-final defeatPA WireVerdict confirmed after Curry racial slur allegation against MbonambiSiya Kolisi confirmed he had reached out to Tom Curry Getty ImagesVerdict confirmed after Curry racial slur allegation against MbonambiWorld Rugby won’t proceed with charges against Bongi Mbonambi Getty Images✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today basketball
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