His future boss Jürgen Klopp has already left his mark on RB Leipzig coach Marco Rose as a player. "We had situations in Mainz where we felt hopeless. Kloppo came in the next day and gave us the feeling that we wanted to play the next game straight away," said Rose. "Believing in yourself, never giving up, those were important attributes I learned from Kloppo - alongside good defending."
Klopp will start as global head of soccer at Red Bull after his time out on January 1 and will therefore also be responsible for Leipzig. Under the cult coach, RB soccer is to become the brand it once was under Ralf Rangnick.
Reckoning for the knockout phase
In the new Champions League format, both Leipzig and Salzburg are still without a point after two games. "Losing is never good. We could have earned a point or two," said Rose. RB lost at Atlético Madrid and in overtime against Juventus Turin. "Liverpool are a completely different caliber."
But nobody is panicking even if they lose again. "You need eight to ten points to finish in the top 24," said Rose. Leipzig still have five games left in the 36-team league after the Liverpool clash. "We've built up a bit of pressure with our start. But Liverpool is anything but a deciding game."
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