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Ragnar Klavan

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We're signing a full grown adult with no visible tattoos, no stupid haircut, no "styled" facial hair, that doesn't dress like a complete cunt.   Already my favourite player in the squad.

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I'm gonna miss this.

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Good documentary on Klavans new life at LFC from Estonian TV     https://vid.me/Inmy

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And it was having watched his qualities up close as an opposing manager that Klopp admits prompted him to swoop for the 30-year-old.


He told Liverpoolfc.com: "At the end of last season I knew that if we decided to take somebody in this position he was the one I wanted. Now I'm really happy with the options we have got at centre back.


“I've seen up close for three seasons how good his performances in Germany have been and last season we got chance to see him against us - and a lot in preparation - for our games against Augsburg.


“The last time he played against us at Dortmund they had 10 men and he defended really well to help them get a clean sheet and a win.


“He will bring us really good qualities with his defensive intelligence and ability on the ball and he is a left-footed player so will give us extra balance.


“I know that he is not only a very good player but the type of mentality and person who is coming here to fight and to win.


“He has had chances to move to some very big clubs but showed loyalty to Augsburg and now we've beaten some big teams for him to come here. I think he has made a great decision!"


 

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Positive Article here from Glen Price [espn]

 

New Liverpool signing Ragnar Klavan 'a real role model' - Estonia boss

Estonia boss Magnus Pehrsson believes Klavan can step up.

 

Liverpool have signed a consummate professional in defender Ragnar Klavan, Estonia boss Magnus Pehrsson has told ESPN FC.

Klavan, 30, joined the Reds on Wednesday from Bundesliga side Augsburg for €5 million plus add-ons to provide much-needed depth in the heart of Liverpool's defence.

 

Liverpool manager Klopp is likely to favour Dejan Lovren, fellow new signing Joel Matip, Mamadou Sakho and Joe Gomez in that position, but with the latter two missing the start of the season with injury, the Estonia captain could be required immediately, and Pehrsson is confident he can make the step up.

 

"I think he has most of what you ask from a central defender -- he is calm with the ball, he can build up well, he's fast, he's good in the air, he can tackle," Estonia boss Pehrsson told ESPN FC. "I think he's a complete defender."

With Kolo Toure departing the club this summer after his contract expired, Klavan is seen as the ideal replacement for the Ivorian, who was a popular figure around the Liverpool dressing room.

 

"From the players I have worked with in my career, he's the most professional I have worked with, in terms of taking care of himself and really trying develop himself day by day," the Swedish boss, who took charge of the Estonian national side in 2013, said.

 

"He's a real role model. This is my third year with him now and I don't see any difference at all. I think he has developed in these three years. He has always been a good athlete -- he is strong and fast. By playing more at a good level in the Bundesliga, I think he has developed with his positioning on the pitch, and that together with being a fast player, I see him carrying on six, seven years without any problems.

 

"He does most of the things you like players to do. He's always doing preparation in the gym before training sessions, he takes care of himself afterwards, very aware of what he eats and how to recover between games. I know he's been working to train his brain on how to stay focused on the task during the games.

 

"His motto since he became a professional player in Estonia is that he should never reject anything, and he really takes advantage of the talent he has."

 
Augsburg defender Ragnar Klavan may be heading to Liverpool, but who is he? Alison Bender discusses the Estonian.

 

The three-time Estonia Player of the Year is captain of his country, and evidently prefers to let his attitude do the talking.

 

"I'd say that he's not really a vocal leader," Pehrsson added. "He's a leader in Estonia because he's a great role model in how he trains, how he plays, how he takes care of himself. He's more a leader by action than by words, I'd say.

 

"With the national team, he is sharp and focused when we are training. He is doing his work. He is always very concerned how to deliver what's asked from him in his position. You always get what you want."

 

Klavan's move to the Premier League sees him achieve a long-held ambition to follow in the footsteps of compatriot Mart Poom -- the former Derby County, Sunderland and Arsenal goalkeeper -- and Pehrsson is confident that the defender will be a success at Anfield.

 

"It's fantastic," Pehrsson said. "He said to me, and also mentioned in the media, that the next step after the Bundesliga was he really wanted to come to the Premier League. Now he is there with one of the biggest clubs in the world really. It's fantastic for him and now it's up to him to show that he belongs there -- I'm positive he will.

 

"With stronger players, it's more demanding to play in the Premier League than Bundesliga but, on the other hand, you can say that the Bundesliga is more about transition and so on. I think it will take some time adapt to the Premier League. But if you look at his qualities, then I'm pretty sure that he will do well in a team like Liverpool that likes possession and be calm with the ball to build up -- he can do that very well."

 

Glenn is ESPN FC's Liverpool correspondent. You can follow him on Twitter@GlennPrice94.

 

http://www.espnfc.com/liverpool/story/2914971/new-liverpool-signing-ragnar-klavan-a-real-role-model-estonia-boss

 

 

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He's going to be my new favourite player. Not fussy,straight as a die type of dude. He'll get caught out by tricky players but I don't really see him being a featherbrain. Fingers crossed but looks a bargain in the days where a Raheem Sterling costs 49 milion bricks.

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