How do you STOP Jurgen Klopp's invincible Liverpool? Former Exeter and MK Dons boss Paul Tisdale tips off Shrewsbury ahead of FA Cup clash

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  • Paul Tisdale knows what it is like to face Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool as an underdog
  • The 47-year-old first faced< off against Klopp in the dug-out with Exeter in 2016 
  • Tisdale faced Klopp's side again this season, with MK Dons in the Carabao Cup 
  • A unique insight is provided as Shrewsbury attempt to eliminate the Reds next

  • Paul Tisdale's Exeter held Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool to a 2-2 draw in the FA Cup in 2016 and his MK Dons team were unfortunate to lose 2-0 in the Carabao Cup this season.
    The Reds are unbeaten in the Premier League this season after 23 matches and are one of the most lethal teams in world football right now.  
    Our guest columnist provides a unique view on what makes Klopp's teams great — and just what Shrewsbury Town can expect on Sunday when the sides meet in the FA Cup.
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    Paul Tisdale (pictured) knows what it is like to face Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool as underdog

    The 47-year-old first faced off against Klopp in the dug-out with Exeter in 2016 in the FA Cup

  • Liverpool transformed

    Just over two years ago, in October 2017, I went to Wembley to watch Spurs outplay Liverpool. Mauricio Pochettino's team won 4-1, with counter-attacking goals tearing a sorry Liverpool to shreds.
    Three weeks ago I watched the same fixture. This time Liverpool were in total control. Jose Mourinho attempted the same counter-attacking plan that Pochettino had used: understandable given Liverpool's current prowess. 
    Had Spurs taken their chances, they may have got a draw and Mourinho could have taken credit for simple but shrewd tactics. This time, though, they lost to a side that never seemed to lose their focus and direction when in possession. What changed?
    Watching on this season when MK Dons manager, Tisdale witnessed Liverpool at first hand
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    Watching on this season when MK Dons manager, Tisdale witnessed Liverpool at first hand
    After that 4-1 defeat, the post-match media consensus was unanimous; Jurgen Klopp needed to radically improve his team's defending, to make a new signing or two in defence, especially at centre back. It was hard to disagree Liverpool didn't defend well that day and it turned out that signing a world-class centre back in Virgil van Dijk in January 2018 would certainly help.
    Yet I still wasn't too sure the pundits had it completely right. What I believed Liverpool needed above all else was an attacking purpose. 
    What a coach would call a practised 'route-to-goal': a clearly understood plan of attack which offers the player on the ball more decisive options, even if there sometimes are fewer options. They needed to avoid the temptation for slow possession in midfield with a lack of forward drive, which is what they'd produced at Wembley.
  • Source.mirror.co.uk

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