Klopp is good at getting average joes to perform far better than what they are worth to be fair.
Other than Naby Keita and possibly Fabinho, their Midfield is basically nothing more than Workhorses that Klopp did a good job in giving them a useful role in being water carriers to their front three. There only elite CB they have is VVD and he's done a lot of the carrying in the Backline in terms of defending with Allisson being one of the best GK's in the world.
Liverpool is a team that has some brilliant players but also a team that is full of players that aren't the most talented yet Klopp does a good job in getting the most out of those said players.
before you still would not be confident even with messi against a team like liverpool in the semi.
but this isn't hype. messi is really that good to continue to carry this team nearly 100% of the time against any opposition.
because no matter what you do he keeps getting central and passing either out to left or out to right or just shoot him self from central.
even if teams got 4-5 players, he keeps the ball too close for anyone to stop him.
HOWEVER IVE NOTICED ONE BIG CHANGE HOW OPPOSITION ARE TREATING HIM
The bigger clubs are not pulling his shirt everytime he gets through past the first challenge. Madrid would just stop him from running, and they would get maybe 6 players doing this so they get a yellow each. They thought it was worthwhile doing this.
This is italian style defending. If Liverpool really want to stop Barcelona all they have ot do it keep Messi held and keep conceding fouls.
It would be impossible for Messi to enjoy, and baring freekicks This is liverpool best bet. I wonder if they clever enough to notice this.
YOu can't do what ahley young and phil jones did and even smalling at the nou camp.
Ronaldo knew this when Messi did the 3-2 goal, he was screaming for Marcelo to chop him down.
Messi has 4-5 big moments in a game where he can decide the match through an assist or goal and if you hold him back in those 4-5 moments you end up like a Chelsea style result.
This was kill the semi-final as a game to watch. I just wonder if LIverpool will be dirty. IF so i just wish Barca players keep calling for the cards.