Liverpool assistant supervisor Pep Lijnders insists the dedication to win trophies is so excessive even 35-year-old James Milner nonetheless desires of silverware.
The veteran midfielder has gained league titles with Manchester Metropolis and Liverpool, along with the Champions League the FA Cup, League Cup, European Tremendous Cup and Membership World Cup however the want nonetheless burns vibrant.
Even a Carabao Cup quarter-final at residence to Leicester – at an inopportune second within the calendar – is one thing which needs to be taken critically.
“It’s important to watch one in all our coaching classes, it should take the greed (for trophies) query away, as a result of they prepare each time as if it’s a last,” mentioned Lijnders.
“If we will make even a easy rondo very aggressive, we do.
“We’ve got a squad filled with personalities, a squad filled with boys who nonetheless dream, say even James Milner is 35 and he nonetheless desires of profitable prizes.
“There is a chance to succeed in a semi-final and we all know this and, after all, if you wish to be a correct Liverpool legend, it is advisable win cups as nicely.
“However we don’t look additional than this recreation.”
Lijnders, as he has executed for the final couple of seasons on this competitors, was standing in for supervisor Jurgen Klopp on the pre-match press convention.
Aside from a six-month spell with NEC in his homeland as he tried to get the membership promoted to the highest tier, the Dutchman has been on the teaching workers at Liverpool since 2014.
Lijnders (proper) has been a key element of Jurgen Klopp’s (left) backroom workers however he plans to develop into a supervisor once more sooner or later (Peter Byrne/PA)
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He does, nevertheless, have longer-term plans to return to administration – though he refused to be drawn on whether or not he desires to succeed Klopp.
“That’s the plan – and Jurgen is aware of this. This isn’t the time to talk about this stuff, as a result of I’ve a contract to 2024,” he added.
“When the time comes I’ll sit down with my administration and I’ll see the choices I’ve, however we’re in the midst of this challenge this lovely challenge and after that, we’ll resolve.”
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