Love listening to Pep's press conferences. His passion and excitement for the club and players just shines through every time, be it little snippets of details he shares re development, or a particular way we play, the individual players themselves and moments he shares with them or the lengthy rambles he goes on - skirting around multiple subjects as he gets carried away.
Listen to him talk about the benefits of the time "they"/"we" have had with the players coming through and how Connor Bradley, for example, knows his job inside out. These guys are making plans 4/5 years down the line at an individual, team and club level. The Anfield Wrap touched on this this week and it was such a valid point - the benefit of having joined up thinking all in place for such a period of time is really starting to show benefits.
The next presser, or next question, he's giving a, seemingly, baffled Vinny O'Connor an extremely detailed answer on tactical approaches and minutiae involving positioning and half spaces. Just a pleasure to listen to. I always feel educated after one of his press conferences.
I think he just comes across as absolutely elite at what he does and we're lucky to have him. For me it screams as a "boot room" continuity appointment once Klopp goes. Personally, I think Jurgen has already identified him as his replacement, or a potential one at the very least, hence the delegation of the League Cup press conferences. That in itself ties into the joined up thinking and planning of development at a club level as well. Who best to pick up once Jurgen goes than the guy who was his right hand man? I easily get carried away about things like this, but it just screams modern day Shankly and Paisley to me.
Anyway - dreams and speculation aside. Great guy & great, informative conferences. Let's batter Fulham please.