Liverpool’s Klavan backs perfect Klopp methods

Liverpool’s rise to the Premier League summit can be put down to Jurgen Klopp’s perfect training methods, according to Estonian defender Ragnar Klavan.

Dejan Lovren and Joel Matip have been impressive in central defence for the Reds so far this season, meaning game time for Klavan has been limited.

But the 31-year-old believes Klopp is encouraging excellence throughout the squad and ensures that those who are not first-choice are always ready to step in and fill a gap.

“Dejan and Joel are both really good centre-halves and at this level there is not much difference when you analyse if one is better with another,” the 31-year-old said.

“Everybody at Liverpool is at the highest level and we are being coached by perfect coaching staff to play the way we want to play. It makes it a lot easier for everyone to jump into the team no matter which position you are talking about.

(Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)

“Sometimes it is effortless the way players slot in here. They can play so well straight away and this is because of how we do things in training.

“Even if you are not going to be in the starting XI one week, you will still get the same coaching, the same ideas, and work on the same movements.

“The amount of games we have in a season, even without being in Europe this year, is a lot and at some points you play every two or three days here.

“So I think for the team it is really good to have a fluid system that means players can easily come in and out when the manager needs them to.”