Klopp’s one Kell of a guy
CAOIMHIN KELLEHER says he wants to give Jurgen Klopp “the send off he deserves” - by adding another couple of trophies to his glittering Anfield roll of honour this season.
Klopp has announced his decision to leave Liverpool at the end of the season and already he has led the Reds to League Cup glory.
Eliminated from the FA Cup, they’re still in Premier League and Europa League contention.
And Kelleher would love to show his gratitude to the man who gave him his first-team breakthrough by delivering in those competitions.
“There is that extra one percent that we want to go on and give him a send-off he deserves,” said the Ireland goalkeeper.
“But I think from the start of the season we’ve had the objective to try to win trophies this year.
Trophies
“We know how good we are as a squad, so I think that’s remained the same really. We just want to keep doing well, take it game by game and hopefully those trophies will come.”
Kelleher arrived at Anfield just a few months before Klopp and he described what it was like to progress through the ranks under the guidance of the German.
“I think he’s always been one just to tell you to always keep your confidence and things like that,” said the Corkman.
“I think whatever happens, sometimes you might not have a good game or you might not be feeling the best about your game, but he’s always been a positive figure for me and always instils such confidence in me that I’ve always kept that belief in myself.
“He’s really given me a lot of belief just to keep my confidence all the time and believe in how good of a player I am.”