when you are changing a system so much, especially to a pressing one it takes time
the only real thing Poch was able to do with Spurs his first 6 months was improve their fitness a ton, which led to a lot of late winners
Even for this season there's not a lot of change in bringing players in (Alderwield, Alli, and Dier are the only new consistent starters), but so many players who looked really bad in his system last year know their role much better now and are having excellent seasons (Walker, Dembele, and Lamela being the 3 biggest improvements)
Plus the ability to offload all the players who you figure out just won't work
That's what Klopp will be doing the rest of the year, figure out who he can work with and start fitting them in roles for next year. Then in the summer bring in those 2-4 new players who you want to fit in and go from there
Striker definitely
someone to play behind the striker with Coutinho/Firminho
a CM
1 or 2 CBs
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