Last term, Jurgen Klopp had a problem. Attempts to evolve his Liverpool team from a chaotic, explosive, high-pressing side that literally used the metaphysical concept of ‘just tackling in their half’ as a playmaker were falling flat.
The German wanted a Liverpool team who could better dictate the tempo of a game. Or, to translate that, he wished to feel like he was driving a sportscar that had an accelerator and a brake, rather than an accelerator and a big
