Even Santa stops to watch holiday hoops

These people who draw up the season schedule: Do they know it’s Christmas time at all?
Even Santa stops to watch holiday hoops

The other day Jurgen Klopp entertained and informed the media as always, providing them with lines and laughs regarding the challenges of being a Premier League manager as opposed to one in the Bundsliga or virtually anywhere else in Europe.

“How do you prepare for this?” he asked rhetorically at one point about his team’s schedule over the coming fortnight. “Everyone is asking why England is not too successful in big tournaments. Ask what other big countries are doing at this time — they have their legs on the sofa and are watching English football.”

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