Jurgen Klopp has a really special ability to bring out the best of every player he manages, regardless of their background or the moment they are going through, Klopp could even bring Mario Balotelli back to his best self if he wanted to make the effort. But talking more about a real professional unlike Balotelli is, Spanish full-back Alberto Moreno arrived in Liverpool with Brendan Rodgers as the main manager and it took him a while to get used to the culture and the new country.
After Rodgers left Jurge Klopp arrived and saw the huge potential that Moreno really has, that potential that Rodgers saw but wasn't able to tap into. The German manager has absolutely no problem in finding the right notes with Moreno, and now we have arguably one of the best full-backs in English football today thanks to Jurgen's capacity to recover any player. Moreno is very grateful with the coach, but he believes that despite being at his best level right now, he can still improve.
Going over the process of adaptation, Moreno told reporters how difficult is was at first when he arrived during the media conference before facing Villarreal: "It was hard at first with Brendan. He didn't seem to count on me much. I trained, I was 100 per cent and didn't play much, but that's now in the past. Working with Mr. Klopp, he's put his trust in me and now I'm in one of my best moments as a footballer."
About the upcoming match today, Moreno said: "I don't like labelling ourselves as favorites. The four teams in the semi-finals are evenly favorites. Reaching these stages has been very difficult. I don't like seeing ourselves as favorites. From now on, anyone can win matches. Of course tomorrow we'll give our best in order to get the win."
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