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Jürgen Klopp downplayed the importance of the Liverpool Community Shield match against Manchester City on Sunday, saying it would be "completely crazy" to deduce how the season will be from the Wembley result.
But Klopp also said that Liverpool would need to defend better than in the pre-season to not suffer a "shock" on his confidence.
Speaking in Edinburgh Monday after Napoli's 3-0 defeat at Murrayfield and before his departure for a training camp in France, Klopp pointed out the absence of major players from the first team over past weeks and is pleased to see Alison. , Mo Salah and Roberto Firmino for the first time this season when they meet in Evian.
Naby Keita and Xherdan Shaqiri are back to training after their injury, but Klopp will not have Sadio Maned by next Monday. Mané played in the finals of the Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal 10 days ago.
Only then, four days before the first match of the Premier League against Norwich at Anfield on Friday, Klopp will regain his full crew. This is a situation that adds fuel to his player burn-out argument.
"I do not want to find excuses before playing them. [City]Klopp said: "But we had a completely different pre-season. We played without six players and say that this must be the statement for us would be completely crazy. "
Disconcerted to discover that the Community Shield's overall view is a "curtain-raiser" for the season, Klopp added, "It's a good test of what's out there. [in place]. We have to defend in a good way, because if you do not defend against City, we can get a good shot. "
Liverpool conceded only 22 goals last season, one less than City. It does not provide any fragility.
Klopp twice won the Super Cup in Germany in 2013 and 2014 – every time against Pep Guardiola's Bayern – but he was also caustic about the importance of these matches: "In Germany, I won twice but nobody mentions it. The Super Cup – you win it, everyone knows it; you lose it and some care. "
The reaction at Sunday's end could be similar.
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