September 21st, the day before Hamburg’s home game against Dortmund.
At the pre-match press conference, Klopp commented on the upcoming league:
"Although it is an away game, we will still attack aggressively."
"This is my style and our team's style. Only victories brought by offense will make me excited."
"Of course I hope and am confident to win this game. This victory can help us bite Bayern, which will allow us to focus more on the Champions League."
"We have won the Bundesliga championship for two consecutive years. Of course I hope to win three consecutive championships, but I am also eager to make a breakthrough in the Champions League."
"After all, the last time Dortmund won the Champions League was way back in 1997..."
Klopp's words are very "upright", which translates to: "We are determined to eat hamburgers, and now we are more concerned about the Champions League games."
This statement is very direct, but it is actually a way to boost the confidence of Dortmund players.
A great man from the Dragon Kingdom once said, strategically, you should despise your opponents, but tactically, you should pay attention to them!
Of course, this also requires him to have a sufficient understanding of his disciples, otherwise it is likely to cause the players to feel proud and complacent, which will be counterproductive in the end.
Klopp also believed that Hamburg had a really good start. Whether it was a three-goal victory over Nuremberg or a 3:1 reverse against Werder Bremen, they all showed their youthful momentum.
"It's just that this momentum didn't seem to last too long." He changed the subject, "They encountered difficulties when facing Frankfurt, which performed better this season."
"Although the offense was still very sharp, they were a little stretched defensively, resulting in three goals and the defeat."
"This shows that Hamburg's young team is still too young. It will only take advantage of the passion to act violently, but it will not last long. This requires mastering the method..."
Klopp also commented on Hamburg’s head coach Pan Yi.
"Judging from Hamburg's first few games, coach Pan Yi is still very good at training offense."
"Sometimes I even have the illusion that I am directing Hamburg's attack..."
"This also proves that his assistant career at AC Milan was very helpful for his growth.
He learned a lot from Alegri's side."
"But after all, he is a non-professional player and is only a 26-year-old head coach. Although he has done a pretty good job, he still needs to continue to learn and improve."
"Both Mourinho and Guardiola admire him? That's their business. In my opinion, without actually coaching a team for a certain period of time and without experiencing the test of a really tough game, it's difficult to turn a genius into a genius."
"It is irresponsible to put such words on a coach."
At the end of the interview, Klopp revealed that he doesn't care too much about what tactics Pan Yi will use in this game.
He will only stand from the perspective of his own team and let Dortmund bring out its own characteristics.
As long as Dortmund can play its iconic pressing attack, then with the strength of a team like Hamburg, it is bound to be unable to withstand the attack of the Hornets!
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Klopp's remarks are completely consistent with his status as the defending Bundesliga champion and a strong team.
In fact, he does have such confidence.
Everyone knows how difficult it is to win a Bundesliga championship with the giant Bayern Munich!
And Klopp did it, twice!
And these two championships were not achieved by grabbing points from weak teams, but by truly grabbing food from the tiger's mouth!
Killing Bayern five times in two seasons is really like making a mooncake with five kernels, which makes Bayern miserable.
Everyone can also see how much progress this team has made after Klopp coached Dortmund.
Many times, they are almost synonymous with invincibility in the Bundesliga, often kicking out some opponents who don't know the heights of the world.
Not to mention other teams, even Bayern once swallowed five eggs in one game!
But there is one person who "doesn't know how high the sky is and how high it is."
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That is Hamburg’s head coach Pan Yi.
He also challenged Dortmund at the pre-match press conference, saying that the team would never be conservative when facing a strong opponent.
"We scored eight goals in three league games, while Klopp's Dortmund only scored six goals. Please tell me, in Germany, is six greater than eight?"
"We are also a team that advocates offense, which you can see in the first three rounds. I can guarantee that in tomorrow's game, I will let Mr. Klopp understand whose offense is sharper!" "Yes, I don't deny that Dortmund is stronger than us. They are the league champions and just defeated Ajax in the Champions League group stage a few days ago."
"But we are never afraid to challenge teams that are stronger than us! We will definitely knock them down at the People's Park Stadium!"
Pan Yi finally said that Hamburg will always stick to its own tactical style and will not compromise or change easily.
The offensive battle with Dortmund will definitely be very exciting, but the final victory will still belong to Hamburg!
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The head coaches of both sides started a verbal exchange before the game, and the German media naturally became excited.
This is much more interesting than the coaches on both sides exchanging pleasantries in business!
Some media also mentioned the spat between Pan Yi and Mourinho before AC Milan faced Real Madrid in the Champions League quarterfinals last season.
At that time, Mourinho was provoked and started a confrontation with Milan, but was calculated to lose.
This time, although on the surface it looks like Pan Yi is repeating his old tricks, it seems to be different.
Because Mourinho's basic tactics are defensive counterattacks, Pan Yi wanted Mourinho to abandon his familiar style of play and instead play against Milan;
But Klopp’s signature is a pressing attack, so how can he be so aggressive?
And more media believe that Hamburg's confrontation with Dortmund is a suicidal behavior and an irrational and motivated behavior by Pan Yi, the young head coach!
"Perhaps after Hamburg lost to Frankfurt, Pan Yi was eager to prove himself again in front of the home fans, so he had to win in the most beautiful way."
"But unfortunately, Hamburg is not AC Milan. They do not have the strength to fight a comprehensive offensive war with Dortmund."
"I'm afraid Pan Yi will pay the price for his youth. If Hamburg suffers two consecutive defeats, doubts are likely to surround this Dragon Country coach again."
"It's not just Hamburg. Any team that wants to play against Dortmund needs to take huge tactical risks! Just look at Bayern in the past two seasons..."
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