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Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

Press conference: Jurgen Klopp on social media boycott, Old Trafford visit & van Dijk, Henderson, Gomez & Matip update

Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

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News, Soccer, Sports, Sports News

4.4979 Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2021

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Jurgen Klopp has given the latest update on the fitness of Virgil van Dijk, Jordan Henderson, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip ahead of the visit to Manchester United. Speaking to the media, Klopp revealed all four are back out running, but remain someway from full training with the rest of the squad. The German also spoke about the club taking part in the social media blackout and the importance of the cause before speaking about the trip to Old Trafford. With the Reds in much need of points in their battle for a top four finish Klopp was asked whether or not now is an ideal time to be taking on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side. Enjoy.Watch and subscribe to our Blood Red videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloodRedLiverpoolFCSign up for our Liverpool FC newsletters: https://data.reachplc.com/210734476470860Join our Blood Red podcast group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1656599847979758/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is the Blood Red Podcast from the Liverpool Echo, giving you the inside track on all the big talking points from Anfield.

0:08.0

First of all, Yeogan, obviously football is making an important stand this weekend with the boycott of social media.

0:14.8

Can you give us an idea of the impact online hate and abuse has on the football club?

0:20.1

Maybe at the time you or your staff have to devote to the fallout of this kind of abuse and also the impact that you see it having on the individuals targeted.

0:31.0

So I think I said before I'm not the most experienced person with social media things

0:39.0

but of course we had cases where players faced some weird things on social media.

0:51.0

And yes, I had some talks as well with the boys then didn't happen too

0:56.3

often actually because we are pretty we have a pretty good setup for that we have

1:01.3

smarter people than me better people who know better about the issues

1:07.9

could show up and all these kind of things so it's just that the world of a football players anyway a pretty public world and it can ask players from the past what kind of life they had around football games and how much joy

1:27.9

they had around that has all disappeared that cannot have many more for a lot of

1:32.3

reasons and one of them is social media.

1:36.0

But anyway, it gets used by a lot of people on this planet.

1:40.0

And so it's an important, it's a very important thing to do and I support obviously the boy

1:46.4

called the club support the boycote and I'm happy that we all together set a sign

1:51.6

because things in this department for sure need to change and we

1:57.2

cannot influence all of it but as much power as we have as a unit or as a

2:03.0

as a unit or as a society we should try to use in this moment and I hope I really hope it has an impact

2:11.0

with regard to the football this weekend, how necessary do you feel it is to your chances of finishing in the top

2:18.1

for to finally win at all Trafford as a Liverpool manager?

2:21.3

I have. as a Liverpool manager? More than 100%.

2:25.0

So, and even if, then nothing, if the others all win, then nothing changed really for us.

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