Klopp had described AFCON as a little tournament while bemoaning that some of his best players, including Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, will be unavailable for a few weeks in January while they play in the cup.
But Dembele's shoes have proved too big to fill and Spurs may be forced to cut their losses in the near future.
He knows how to assess danger and he takes good decisions on the pitch. He is good at knowing which threat he needs to neutralise as a priority at any given time.
In the meantime he said the performances of some of the current players were simply not anywhere near the required standard and argued the group lack the togetherness to make up for their shortcomings.
The Brazil international was the jewel in the crown of a £90 million ($122m) winter spending spree on Tyneside, with Eddie Howe's side beating out the north London outfit to the ex-Lyon man's signature.
Jurgen Klopp said that assistant manager Peter Krawietz could not find a single instance of Liverpool playing as he wanted in the first half.
It [Ronaldo's signing] was a short-term fix, for the fans, for the share price. But he has still scored the goals, Keane told Monday Night Football.
A while ago, a friend asked the Warm-Up the following question: if we'd been a professional footballer, and over our career we'd scored precisely one goal, what kind of goal would we like to have scored? At the time we couldn't decide between something brilliant like Maradona's second goal against England and something funny like Maradona's first goal against England, but looking back, both answers were wrong. The correct answer was something like this …
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This is not getting worked on in training and if it is, the players aren't taking any notice. Wednesday's comeback win over Atalanta demonstrated United's enduring powers of recovery and highlighted Ronaldo's unrivalled ability to produce match-winning moments.
He said he then went to speak to Mr Stendel in his technical area because the league had given managers a strong warning that they could face large fines if they did not control their coaching staff at pitchside.
Against the Czech Republic in October, Ramsey was head and shoulders the best player on the pitch which drew comments from Page such as: It's just a pleasure to watch Aaron Ramsey play. Some may have forgotten just what Ramsey can do at the top level.
Bukayo Saka was outstanding for Arsenal and he got the reward his performance deserved when he sealed the win from the spot in added time after he was hauled down by Azpilicueta.
Rumours of a move to Manchester City were fuelled throughout the summer and it was a slow start scoring wise - he didn't score his first Premier League goal until October 17 against Burnley.
This followed on from a successful spell at Manchester City, where he won his first two Premier League titles, alongside the FA Cup and the League Cup.
We reacted to the goal we conceded, we've been able to play good and improve from our previous international break that was a disruption to get back into the rhythm.
There was more drama still to come, though, as Wilkinson struck again from a corner in the fifth minute of added time to snatch a point.
I think there are many reasons attached to that, says Arteta. First of all, the understanding of what we want is clearer.
Russia will be at home to Poland in their play-off semi-final with the winners hosting Sweden or the Czech Republic in another final.
“This is the reason I told him I was not fit to play today [Saturday]. But I will always be happy to represent Cameroon. It was just difficult.”
John Terry left the stadium on crutches. I left a hole in his foot and then I signed my shirt to him after the game...and a few weeks later I sent it to him and asked for my stud back.
Since the first leg, Real have become Spanish champions, beating Espanyol 4-0 at home on Saturday to clinch a 35th La Liga title.
Demarai Gray's poor pass let in Jordan Ayew who found Conor Gallagher to sweep home his fifth Premier League goal since joining from Chelsea on loan at the start of the season.
The 23-year-old, who has won 20 caps for his country so far, made his senior Wales debut in November 2018 and is a probable starter in Baku.
The actor and comedian, a co-owner of the MLS franchise, staged a demonstration of his shot-stopping skills during the club's pre-season.
Reflecting on another frustrating game for Brighton, Sky Sports' Jamie Redknapp said: There was talk at the start of the season that Brighton needed a striker, a killer in the box.
She laid the equaliser on a plate for Miedema with a pinpoint free-kick to the back post that the Dutch striker had only to poke in for her eighth WSL goal of the season and 15th in total.
It's difficult for me to sit here and talk because the target is very clear. It's important our actions speak much louder than words.
Everton striker Richarlison has defended Rafa Benitez over his decision to substitute the Brazilian during
I am 22 but I don't feel like a youngster. I have experience of playing at European level and hope I will continue to improve as a player.
He left Monaco at the age of 21 having played just four first-team games and there was little widespread expectation on him when he arrived at Brest in the summer of 2020. His background work, though, clearly did the trick.
France international defender Zouma has sparked uproar over his actions revealed on social media, with family pets taken away from him by the RSPCA, and there have been calls for his contract to be ripped up in east London.
See you soon, Culers. In April, he led his side to the Qatari domestic league title with the team unbeaten.
Celtic were cruising at the break against an Aberdeen side that failed to test Joe Hart in a flat first-half showing, but the second-half whistle sparked a manic final 45 minutes.
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It was a mistake and UEFA even recognised that fact, but it didn’t help me. I had already received my punishment.
Duking it out with Algeria for top spot are likely to be the Ivory Coast who remain a tough proposition despite something of a drop off since the ‘Golden Generation’ of years gone by.
Crouch said she believed fans would welcome the reforms, but remain nervous that this commitment will be delayed or watered down by the vested and conflicted interests in the game which have resisted the much-needed reform for so long.
And he will freshen up the striking department because we're obviously losing Lyndon and Ryan Christie for the first game.
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Germany crushed Liechtenstein 9-0 in their World Cup qualifier on Thursday as Hansi Flick recorded the best start for a Germany coach with his sixth win from six games in charge.
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Tuchel also hit out at referee Mike Dean for denying Chelsea a 100% penalty and also a possible goal for Mason Mount during the frustrating draw.
