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Jurgen Klopp: 'English press must stay cool over Germany, Brazil displays'

Klopp: 'English press must stay cool'
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Jurgen Klopp calls on the local press to "cool down and not expect too much" from England's friendlies against Germany and Brazil over the next week.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has urged the local press to not read too much into England's performances against Germany and Brazil.

The Three Lions face the sides currently ranked first and second in the world at Wembley Stadium over the next six days, as they begin their preparations for Russia 2018.

Klopp has called for caution regardless of the outcome, however, insisting that the prestige friendlies will not offer a true gauge of what to expect next summer.

"If you want to play a friendly you should choose another team than Germany. And Brazil is the second one, that's really funny," The Guardian quotes him as saying.

"All the journalists need to cool down and don't expect too much. It's not that they cannot win, of course, but you make it too big if they win, too big if they lose.

"When qualification was over, people said now the problems start because the tournament is coming up. So England has a bunch of fantastic young players, that's how it is.

"I'm not sure how Germany will line up but it's a very good game for sure but I would not say it should be a sign for the future."

England qualified for the World Cup with a game to spare by overcoming Slovakia 1-0 at Wembley Stadium in October.

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