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Friday will mark six months since Liverpool appointed Jurgen Klopp but the club find themselves down in ninth in the Premier League table. Even so, the German coach has provided enough glimpses to give supporters hope for next season, writes Adam Bate… Weve really developed in the last few months, Jurgen Klopp told Sky Sports. Thats how it is. Our game has changed.We have a lot of possession. We spend a lot of time in dangerous zones on the pitch. We create chances. We dont score enough goals and we concede too many goals, thats the truth. But weve become more and more stable. Given that Klopp was appointed in October and has since been expected to work with another managers players, stable is what Liverpool supporters will settle for this season - as long as it comes with the promise of improvement. There were further signs of that improvement in Saturdays 1-1 draw against Tottenham at Anfield.Of course, Mauricio Pochettinos Spurs side are seen as a template for just about every team in the Premier League right now. Certainly, Liverpool are looking to adopt a pressing game of their own under Klopp. That much was evident in the reverse fixture - Klopps first in charge of Liverpool - when the Reds became the first team to outrun Tottenham this term. Sprint stars Philippe Coutinho, Jordan Henderson and Adam Lallana each made more than 70 sprints against Tottenham on Saturday. In running more than 115 kilometres at Anfield on Saturday, Klopps team have also become the first to manage that feat both home and away this year. The players produced 600 sprints to Spurs 539 too, but pressing is far more than mere running. Its an organised and coherent tactic in order to control the game and disrupt the opponent.Naturally, that requires time on the training ground - something Klopp has been denied due to the cycle of matches and recovery that Liverpool have endured. In reaching the final of the Capital One Cup and playing more games in Europe than any other English team, there have been a barely believable 18 midweek games for Klopps men since his October arrival. Philippe Coutinho opened the scoring for Liverpool against Tottenham It is telling that while Stoke boss Mark Hughes is typical of club managers in bemoaning the international break and its effect on his players, Klopp welcomed it. Most of them played only one game so we are something like refreshed, he said. Usually the international break is not too nice but today its not a problem. So now we are back and recharged.We saw some evidence of the pressing against Tottenham - the likes of Philippe Coutinho and Adam Lallana forcing the visitors into errors in their own half on a regular basis. Unfortunately, despite Klopps insistence that his players are fresh, they are playing in patches and struggling to press home the advantage in games. Reds fading? Liverpool have surrendered 17 points from winning positions this season. Harry Kanes equaliser means Liverpool have now dropped more points - 17 of them - from winning positions than any other team in the Premier League. In the previous game, a 3-2 defeat at Southampton, his side squandered a two-goal lead. Its clear that this is little more than a work in progress for now.That point is further highlighted by the fact that Klopp has picked up fewer points from his 22 Premier League games than Rodgers did in his final 22 games at the helm. Liverpool are a team still failing to take their chances. Only Tottenham and Manchester City have had as many shots as them this season, and yet they are only the divisions eighth-highest scorers. Premier League 2015/16 Team Shots Tottenham 548 Man City 533 Liverpool 481 Arsenal 468 We have to be ruthless and take chances, Reds midfielder James Milner said afterwards. Were getting the style the manager wants but we have not got the consistency. Whats helped Klopp is that the squads best moments have come in big games. They have beaten Leicester, Manchester City and Manchester United at Anfield since Christmas.There can be seen as pointers to the potential of Klopps methods. Hes improved Dejan Lovren and improved Emre Can, said Jamie Carragher. I think hes improved Lallana too. The ex-Liverpool defender is among those insisting that Klopp can only be properly judged once hes had a pre-season and a summer transfer window in which to mould the side. Jurgen Klopp says his Liverpool side are learning to become winners To be a winner, you have to learn, insisted Klopp afterwards. You get a few knocks - we have had a few this season - but we are on the right track. If you only look at results you will say something is wrong, but there is not a lot wrong, we can build on this.For now, hints and glimpses are what we are dealing in. If Klopp can get Liverpool to produce some more of them against the club at which he made his name, Borussia Dortmund, in Thursdays Europa League quarter-final first-leg, then the current optimism could develop into something rather more significant than stable next season.Also See:Liverpool 1 Tottenham 1Klopp calls for more beliefStitched Diamondbacks Jerseys . Fred Couples, captain of the U.S. side, put it all into perspective. "We know whos in charge," he said. Arizona Diamondbacks Store . -- The St. Johns IceCaps weathered a wild first period with the help of goaltender Jussi Olkinuora, before finding offensive inroads in the second. https://www.cheapdiamondbacksjerseys.us/ . PAUL, Minn. Arizona Diamondbacks Pro Shop . Durant finished with 24 points and 13 rebounds, Jackson matched his career high with 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting and Lamb scored 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting, lifting the Thunder to a 94-88 win over San Antonio and snapping the Spurs 11-game winning streak. Arizona Diamondbacks Shirts . Both players have lower body injuries that will keep them out of the lineup until at least January 31, which is the first game they can be activated from IR.DETROIT -- Torii Hunter noticed early on that something was amiss with Tampa Bay left-hander Matt Moore. "I saw him throw the curveball a couple times, and I saw that he didnt have a feel for that," Hunter said. "This guy has great stuff -- his changeup, his arm action is the same as the fastball, coming out of his arm. Just the fact that we were able to capitalize on his mistakes -- we have a professional team over here. They make the adjustments and battle at the plate." Prince Fielder homered and drove in four runs, and the Detroit Tigers handed Moore his first loss of the year with a 10-1 victory over the Rays on Tuesday night. Fielder also hit a two-run single that capped a four-run second inning for the Tigers. Moore got only six outs while allowing six runs, seven hits and six walks. Moore (8-1) was pitching on three days rest after his previous start in Cleveland was limited to one inning because of rain. "In the second inning, I just lost my release point. Thats happened before, and Ive got a couple tricks that I can use to get it back, but nothing worked today," Moore said. "I wasnt throwing anything close enough to the strike zone to make them swing at anything." Anibal Sanchez (6-5) allowed a run and four hits in seven innings. He struck out nine with one walk. Omar Infante homered and had three RBIs for Detroit, which won for the second time in seven games. It was Tampa Bays second loss in nine. Fielder and Jhonny Peralta had three hits each for the Tigers. The Rays got a run in the second to open the scoring, but Moore immediately allowed a single to Peralta and an RBI double to Matt Tuiasosopo in the bottom half. Infante made it 2-1 with a sacrifice fly, and after two-out walks to Hunter and Miguel Cabrera, Fielder singled with the bases loaded. "It was a great night," Tuiasosopo said. "He has some great secondary pitches -- a great changeup and curveball -- so we really wanted to just get after his fastbaall and not miss that when he threw it.dddddddddddd" The third inning wasnt any better for Moore. After a leadoff double by Peralta, he walked two straight hitters and then allowed an RBI single by Avisail Garcia. Moore was finally pulled after he walked Infante to force in a run and make it 6-1. Alex Torres came on with the bases loaded and nobody out, but he prevented any further damage by striking out Cabrera and Fielder to end the inning. Moore had allowed only 15 runs all season coming into the game. Sanchez, meanwhile, has also been impressive this year -- although he doesnt have Moores flashy won-loss record. Sanchez struck out 17 batters against Atlanta in April, and he had a no-hitter broken up in the ninth inning against Minnesota on May 24. After that 130-pitch outing, Sanchez was knocked around a bit in a loss at Pittsburgh last week. He had an extra day of rest before facing the Rays and looked sharp from the start. "No matter how many runs we score ... I dont want to allow any runs," Sanchez said. "If we make a lot of runs, the other team can do it, too, so we have to keep the same game." Evan Longoria led off the second with a triple to right-centre and scored on a sacrifice fly by Desmond Jennings, but Tampa Bays offence didnt threaten much after that. Infantes solo homer made it 7-1 in the fifth. The following inning, Cabrera went from first to third on a wild pitch when catcher Jose Molina was slow to come up with the ball back by the screen. Molina had his left arm checked after the play but stayed in the game. Fielder drove in Cabrera with a sacrifice fly, and his 12th homer of the season -- a solo shot in the eighth -- made it 9-1. Don Kelly added an RBI single later in the inning. NOTES: Tampa Bay announced after the game it had agreed to a minor league deal with C Jesus Flores. ... Hunters hitting streak ended at 11 games. ... Detroit RHP Doug Fister (5-2) faces Tampa Bay RHP Alex Cobb (6-2) on Wednesday night. ' ' '