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Liverpool news: Jurgen Klopp’s pre-Roma team-talk revealed by Rio Ferdinand
JURGEN KLOPP’s team-talk will be simple ahead of Liverpool’s Champions League semi-final second-leg clash with Roma tomorrow.
Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool take on Roma in the Champions League semi-final second leg on Wednesday
That is according to BT Sport pundit and former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand.
Liverpool are 5-2 up heading into the second leg in Roma.
The Reds are overwhelming favourites heading into the match, even though they conceded two late away goals at Anfield last week.
But Roma have previous in coming back from three goals down in the competition this year.
That is the team talk for him. Show them the videos of the Barcelona players going there and getting thrown out of the competition
They trailed Barcelona 4-1 after the quarter-final first-leg at the Nou Camp but beat the La Liga giants 3-0 at home to qualify.
Ferdinand says Klopp must warn his players of that game but cannot see Liverpool collapsing like Barcelona did.
“He doesn’t even need to do a team talk really,” Ferdinand said.
“That is the team talk for him. Show them the videos of the Barcelona players going there and getting thrown out of the competition.
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Ferdinand says Jurgen Klopp must warn his Liverpool players of Roma's win over Barcelona
“Complacency, not approaching the game in the right manner.
“But I must say, in this game, Roma still could have gone out.
“They gave up chances and that’s what I think this Liverpool team have got to cling onto.
“I think Virgil van Dijk is a huge addition to this team and I don’t think he’ll get bullied the way (Gerard) Pique gets bullied by Edin Dzeko, and that’s their main threat.”
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