Jurgen Klopp Quotes

I love watching game tape. I can do it all day long and enjoy every minute of it.

We watch so much film, calling up pitch by pitch, count by count in order to spot tendencies. Technology is a big part of how I get ready for a game. What's funny is a lot of the NFL guys say they study the 'Madden' game; that's how they learn to read offenses and defenses.

Watching tape is key. I basically watch every game. It's the only way to break down your opponents.

Every team has a play style, in my opinion. The video speaks for itself; that's what we always pay attention to.

I break down the tape like I'm a quality-control coach, just like I was with the Packers in 1992. I break it down by hand, every play.

I like to study everything: the way to be dangerous when you are attacking; what the players should do when you don't have the ball; where they should be. The tactics you tell the players to follow come from all this study.

Football is made up of episodes.

I learned a lot from Arsene Wenger, especially his tactical systems and how to plan things game to game, week to week and month to month.

Louis van Gaal is a good coach. We have a lot of team meetings, and he analyses much - other teams, our own players at training, a lot. Everywhere he has been, he was successful.

Everyone wants to score goals - that's the point of football - but you have to look at the whole situation in detail.

Football is a chess game to me. If you move your pawn against my bishop, I'll counter that move to beat you. Football is the same way. I study so much film that I know exactly what teams are going to do. I love knowing what a offense is going to run and stuffing that play.

England are numerically outnumbered in the midfield.

In boxing, there's no more secrets today. Technology is such that you know everything about everyone.

I spend most of my time looking at game film.

We are very conscious of our poor record against the SANZAR nations. We've simply not done well enough against New Zealand or South Africa.

Watching game film motivates me a lot. It shows me what I need to work on and determines the specific workouts I do.

You're frustrated when things aren't going right. When you're out there, you have your piece of it, your view. It isn't until usually the next day when you're watching the film that you get to put all the pieces together: 'Oh, this is what happened on that play'; 'This is why I did that.' You don't totally know that game day.

You can learn a lot from Pep Guardiola. From pre-season to the match itself. He has a vision of the game that is impressive.

Eddie Howe was the most tactical manager I have worked under.

I think, generally speaking as a player, when I hear the word 'scout,' it's usually, 'The Seattle Storm are playing the L.A. Sparks tomorrow; the assistant coaches are scouting the L.A. Sparks.' And then they come to us and give a scouting report on the players and the team.

When you play Argentina and Messi, there are several ways to limit his impact, at least.

In England and Germany, perhaps, there is more of a focus on the physical side of the game, in breaking down the opposition's play, especially against the lower placed sides.

I do catch NFL games every now and again, and it doesn't remind me of anything that I watch when breaking down opponents or watching college games on TV. It's completely different.

When we talk about Arsene Wenger, I like the fact that he focuses 80 percent about the style of play he wants for his team and not taking so much consideration into the other team.

Iceland won't change. No matter who they play, they're 4-4-2.