Liverpoool manager Juergen Klopp is not bothered about what others think of the club and says what the team think of themselves is the only opinion that matters. Liverpool's fluid and fast football has taken them to the top of the Premier League table, inviting praise from opposition managers. "It's not a big value for us what other teams think about us. The main thing is that we actually think about ourselves," Klopp told Goal.com. Led by the trio of Sadio Mane, Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino, Liverpool have scored 40 goals in 14 games across competitions, including 30 from 11 league matches. "I know about the problems we could have in the future, and we need to stay in the race. It's not about celebrating each time like 'my God, that was so fantastic'," the German said. "It's a kind of sign and confidence we need to have that we celebrate it in the moment, then we accept this is normal - this is our quality and what we expect." "We have big expectations on ourselves and I'm not pessimistic, but I don't like to make these positive assessments all the time."
Liverpool travel to the St. Mary's Stadium on Saturday to face Southampton as the league resumes after the international break.Juergen Klopp has given Liverpool's players a winning mentality while boosting their self-belief, according to Brazil playmaker Philippe Coutinho. The five-times European champions have surged to the top of the Premier League with 26 points from 11 matches and return to action after the international break with a trip to 10th-placed Southampton on Saturday. "The winning mentality, the coach has brought this. He emphasises it a lot," Coutinho was quoted as saying on the club website (www.liverpoolfc.com) on Tuesday. "He gives confidence to the players. I think today we believe more in our own potential and that has made us better on the field."
Former Borussia Dortmund coach Klopp took over at Anfield in October 2015 after Brendan Rodgers was sacked. The fiery German was twice a Bundesliga champion with Dortmund and steered the club to the 2013 Champions League final. "Since he has arrived the work that he implemented is his ideas," Coutinho said. "We train and practise the game according to the opponent but he always asks for the same thing, hard work with a lot of dedication. "It's a team that puts a lot of pressure on the opponent and that is what he asks us to do," Coutinho added. Liverpool have won the top-flight title 18 times, behind Manchester United (20) in the all-time list, but it is 26 years since they last achieved the feat.
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