Secret behind Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool half-time team talks to give Reds cutting edge

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp can often be seen sprinting down the tunnel to the dressing rooms at Anfield just before the half time whistle blows.

The 54-year-old German has now provided a rare piece of insight into the evolution of his half-time team talks which show just how far football has evolved for those managing top Premier League sides and elsewhere.

During the Merseyside derby, Liverpool’s coaching staff showed the players one video clip during the break and, according to Klopp, they “stopped it eight times” to highlight how they could do things differently in the second half against Frank Lampard's Everton.

From drawing 0-0 at half time, they went on to beat Everton 2-0. And did the same against Villarreal. The time is limited, managers need to get messages across to players and specialist software like Hudl Sportscode is being used up and down the country. Brentford, Wolves and Leeds use cutting edge STATSports technology in-games, the vast majority of top flight clubs use it for training while others use their Sonra Live iPad software during matches.

The notion that managers merely use a “kick up the backside” at half time is long gone but to be able to break down moves in such detail is a real eye-opener and why clubs like Liverpool are having such success. Barry Watters, who is head of sports science at STATSports, said: “What he would be referring to here is managers referencing a manager showing a video, let’s say of a left back getting caught with a winger in behind, in specific plays and more talking to the player around positioning.”

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