As one of modern football's most renowned orators, there isn't much Jurgen Klopp hasn't said during his time at Anfield.
The Liverpool boss, though, was this week breaking unwanted new ground when he pondered the present situation of his team as a tumultuous and difficult season reaches its conclusion.
"We have nothing to lose really," he said. "We are in a position where we don't want to be in the table, that means we have to act a little bit like this. We have to try new things, we have to fight for things, that's how it is. The things we tried so far this season didn't work out properly and especially not consistently, and that's what we have to do."
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Of course, there have been occasions under Klopp when Liverpool have been given no option but to throw caution to the wind, or at the very least accept a positive outcome appeared unlikely even if, as most famously against Barcelona in the Champions League semi-final four years ago, it was ultimately achieved.
But never before in recent times have the Reds had relatively so little to play for during the closing weeks of the campaign. From the moment Klopp arrived, Liverpool have made a habit of making sure the last game of their season counted.
In 2016, it was the Europa League final. The following year, Champions League qualification was assured on the last day. In 2018 and 2019, it was the Champions League final itself. In 2021, another top-four finish was secured while last year saw another tilt at winning the European Cup.
The only year missing was 2020, when the Reds had long since romped home to their first championship in 30 years. Along with Klopp's first season, they are the only campaigns when nothing was on the line for Liverpool on the final day of the Premier League season.
The Reds will surely hope that isn't the case when they step out at Southampton at the end of next month, Klopp hopeful they will still be competing for European qualification if it hadn't already been assured. But the accepted minimum target of a Champions League berth realistically looks beyond Liverpool.
Having nothing to lose, then, is a strange phenomenon for this team. Yet it could work to their advantage and give them a sense of freedom that has too often been lacking from their game this season.
Indeed, the relentless pressure from around January onwards last season to win every game in chasing down Manchester City while maintaining interest in three cup competitions contributed to the mental fatigue suffered by Reds players at the start of this campaign.
The need for "new things" as also expressed by Klopp surely points to tactical innovations over the final nine games, of which there was a glimpse in last weekend's draw against Arsenal with Trent Alexander-Arnold reprising his role as an inverted full-back.
But the biggest change could come in terms of personnel, with the Reds boss likely to take the opportunity to assess which combinations and players are best suited to his plans beyond the summer.
Liverpool may, as Klopp contends, have nothing to lose. But, for some players, there is everything to gain between now and the end of the season.
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