We want to make it a special day and get our first trophy of the season,” Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk said.
Klopp is in his final season as Liverpool manager after making the bombshell that he would step down at the end of this season.
Klopp believes he no longer has the energy to further Liverpool’s relentless pursuit of silverware, but the team’s fortunes have suffered a downturn following his shocking revelations There are almost no signs of it happening.
Since the 56-year-old announced his plans to retire, Liverpool have won five of their six competitive games, scoring 21 points.
If they extend their winning streak at Wembley this weekend, Liverpool will win their first trophy since 2022, when they beat Chelsea in both the FA Cup and League Cup finals.
Klopp won six major trophies during hislegendary nine-year reign, and thosechasingthequadrupletitlewillwant to give him a silverware-filled farewell.
Inadditionto this weekend’sgameagainst Chelsea, Liverpool,whoare four points clear at the top of the Premier League, will face Southampton in the FA Cup fifth round on Wednesday and Sparta Prague in the Europa League roundof 16. .
“We want to make today a special day and win our first trophy of the season, ‘said Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk.
The end of the season is probably goingto be very emotional for a lot of people, including the manager, but we’re not there yet.”
“We’lldo it. It’s a special game. It’saspecialgame.We need a special performance, so we have to focus on that,” Reinders said.
Lijnders insisted that Klopp was always confident that Liverpool’s players would remain focused following the shock announcement.
“You seem to underestimate the character of our team and its members,” he said.
“Many of them haven‘t won anything at Liverpool, so even if the manages says he ‘sleaving, of course they ‘reviving their all. We’re stable enough to deal with it.”
Lijnders’ mention of several young Liverpool players awaiting success comes after Klopp, who has rebuilt the squad after Jordan Henderson, Fabinho, Roberto Firmino and James Milner left before the season. Emphasizes achievements.
At Wembley, the Reds’ resolve without Alisson Becker, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota will be tested by a growing injury crisis.
Meanwhile, Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez and Dominik Szoboszlai face late fitness tests.
However, taking advantage of Liverpool’s injury problems will be easier said than done for Chelsea, who have been inconsistent.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side were one of the victims of Liverpool’s recent scoring streak, losing 4-1 at Anfield in January.
Former Tottenham and Southampton boss Pochettino, yet to win a trophy in England, has been under fire from angry Chelsea fans as a troubled season threatens to spiral out of control.
With Chelsea languishing 25 points behind Liverpool in 10th place in the Premier League, a surprise win at Wembley would be a major boost to the Argentine’s job security.
Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly is expected to fly in from the United States to watch the Blues’ first cup final since he and Behdad Eghbali bought the London club from Roman Abramovich in 2022.
Boehly has spent over £1 billion ($1.26 billion) on signings in a failed attempt to recapture the Abramovich glory days.
Pochettino, whose Tottenham side were beaten by Chelsea in the 2015 League Cup final, knows how significant it would be to end the Blues’ wait for a first domestic prize since the 2018 FA Cup.
It's a dream for us. We have a chance so we will fight.''The team is ready and it will be very competitive,” he said of 13 meetings with Klopp. said Pochettino, who has only won once.
“The team recognizes the competition. The way we compete was a decisive step forward that we missed earlier in the season.”
