Jurgen Klopp insists the quadruple hopes will be dashed if they start thinking too far ahead as Liverpool prepares to meet Everton at Anfield on Sunday.
And the head of the “reds” says that the lively second half of the campaign is due to the pressure they were subjected to in the first period, when they fell behind the leader Manchester City by 11 points at the beginning of the year.
Liverpool have lost just four Premier League points in 2022 – in a draw away from home against Chelsea and Man City – won 11 of their 13 games to recapture the title race with champions Pep Guardiola, and the Reds are also looking forward to the FA Cup final on May 14, as well as the Champions League semi-final with Villarreal over the next two weeks.
After winning the record-breaking ninth Wembley League Cup at the end of February, Klopp’s men are still struggling to replace the board this season, but the Reds boss says neither he nor his players are ahead of themselves.
“We don’t want four trophies because that would mean we think about four trophies, but we really don’t,” Klopp said. “It simply came to our notice then. Not that we are now planning the Champions League final, for example.
“We think about Everton and then we know we have a short period, not much time to think about Villarreal and we don’t take a second step before the first.
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“The fact that we have this kind of record is because we needed it and I don’t think we could ever afford to lose points. We came under pressure and then we had to do it.
“The boys did it and I didn’t need the last few seasons to prove it, I believe in this band more than I can say, but it’s never been easy and that’s the only thing we have to remember.
“It’s not going to be easy this year, but the only way I know is to do it step by step and match by match. That’s what works for us in the past and that’s what we’re trying again. That’s all.”
Klopp’s Reds entertained Frank Lampard’s Blues in a game that could have huge consequences at both ends of the Premier League table on Sunday afternoon. As Liverpool hope to usurp City and grab their 20th league title, their local rivals are fighting for their safety in the league.
Klopp is talking about the work Lampard is doing in both Derby County and Chelsea before arriving at Goodison Park in late January and expects a tough look at his own title aspirations in the 240th meeting between the two clubs.
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He added: “I’ve never had a world-class career manager, so I don’t know how that would feel. I’ve never had a situation like that, so I have no idea. But Frank, I really thought he did a brilliant job at the Derby and I really liked what he did at Chelsea.
“So yes, in the end, because Chelsea is a club where you can be close to success and still too far away, so they change things and Thomas stepped in and did an amazing job since he arrived, but the way Chelsea play (under Lampard), I could really see what they want.
“It was obviously very good for his first job in Derby. So the situation is completely different when you are struggling to stay in the league and it is a little different when you want to improve the style you play and make it clearer for those. situations.
“And I, unfortunately, have this situation very often in my life, so it’s not the coolest moment, but it’s very satisfying when you get the points and now they have won and ended in a draw in the last two games and will strive to that, that’s clear. “
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