under par, youre going to be right there, said Pare

Simon Mignolet insists Jurgen Klopps Liverpool are still a work in progress ahead of their Saturday Night Football clash against Tottenham. Klopp, who moved to Anfield in October, started his Liverpool career with a 0-0 draw with Spurs and despite some inconsistent performances along the way, there have been plenty of positives for the German as he prepares for his 39th game in charge of the Reds.The former Borussia Dortmund boss has already led his side to a Wembley final this season and master-minded his sides progress to the Europa League quarter-finals, knocking out Manchester United on their way to a tie against his old club. Liverpool, who sit seven points behind fourth, are also still in the hunt for a Champions League place but Mignolet, speaking in an exclusive interview with Sky Sports, thinks there is still room for improvement.Away from home at Tottenham I think we played a good first game under Klopp, Mignolet said. The gaffer came in and I think you saw the changes he made immediately as we got a good result away from home.Hes tried to change many things since hes come in. It wasnt easy at the beginning because we had so many games. When you play a lot its difficult to change things because you are constantly recovering and then going back into the next game, he added. Klopp takes charge of his 39th match as Liverpool boss against Tottenham Over the time hes been here everybody has seen what hes tried to change in different aspects of our game, both in attack and defence and with the mentality of the players.Its still a work in progress and we are still trying to do that on a daily basis together with him.Klopp is well known for his exuberant touchline celebrations and Mignolet thinks the passion the German shows on the sidelines is beginning to rub off on the Liverpool players. Mignolet thinks Klopps positive attitude is starting to rub off on the players It was the initial change when he arrived, Mignolet said. He wanted us to be positive and he wanted us to be on the front foot.Also, his enthusiasm and his character was very positive towards the players. You felt he was behind all the players and you could see it in the games.Hes playing his own game on the sidelines and thats what you want as a player because you feel hes there behind you and that only makes it easier to play as a player on the pitch. Mignolet signed a new long-term deal at Liverpool in January Liverpool showed their faith in Mignolet by handing him a new five-year deal in January, but things have not gone quite as well for his Belgium team-mate Christian Benteke, who is ruled out of the clash with Tottenham through injury.Benteke has scored just seven goals in 24 appearances for the Reds since his big-money move from Aston Villa, but Mignolet has thrown his support behind the 25-year-old, claiming he still has plenty to offer at Anfield. Mignolet has backed Christian Benteke to come good at Liverpool When you are a striker you want to score goals, Mignolet said. You want to play every single game but weve got such a big squad and everybody is fighting for a place in the starting 11.It isnt always easy to play every game but Christians got that mentality to keep his head down and focus on the next game. He will always be ready when called upon. Hes had a few problems with a couple of injuries this year as well but everybody knows what his abilities and qualities are and you know he can help you out at both ends of the pitch.Hes shown that in the past. He can score very important goals but he can also hold the ball up for us which is good to give the defence a breather. We know what he can do and hell always work hard to help us out.Watch the full Simon Mignolet interview on Soccer Saturday from 12pm. Also See: Klopp: Clash a final for Spurs Sky Live: Lliverpool v Spurs WATCH: Reds players pranked Lallana wins PFA Fans award Old Skool Shoes From China . - Rookie Kyle Larson will start from the pole position Saturday night in the NASCAR race at Richmond International Raceway after a thunderstorm arrived just in time to wash out qualifying. Cheap Old Skool Sale .Jeff Green, playing in his second preseason game after missing the first four because of a calf strain, had 18 points. The Celtics (3-3) shot 47.2 per cent from the floor and made 15 of 37 3-point attempts. http://www.cheapoldskool.com/ . The Missouri Tigers Defensive End and SEC Defensive player of the year is eligible for the upcoming NFL draft in May. Cheap Vans Old Skool .J. -- The NHL reduced its penalty against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday for signing Ilya Kovalchuk in 2010. Cheap Old Skool Authentic . The deal will pay Hainsey $3 million for the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons and $2.5 million in 2016-17.Panama City, Panama (SportsNetwork.com) - Scott Parel carded a 5-under 65 on Thursday and he grabbed a 1-stroke lead after one round of the season-opening Panama Claro Championship. Parel, the 2013 Air Capital Classic winner, has played the weekend at this event the last three years, but his best finish was a tie for 39th in 2013. Jeff Gove, a three-time Web.com Tour winner, is one stroke off the lead at minus-4 at Club de Golf de Panama. Mathew Goggin opened with a 3-under 67. He was joined in third place by Peter Tomasulo, Hao Tong Li, Harold Varner III and T.J. Vogel. Joel Dahmen and Shane Bertsch are among 15 players tied for eighth at minus-2. Parel and Gove both started on the first tee in the morning wave. Parel birdied the first and followed with a pair of pars. He converted back-to-back birdie efforts at four and five to move to 3-under. The 49-year-old ran off eight consecutive pars from the sixth. Parel moved to minus-4 with a birdie at the 14th. He rolled in his fifth birdie of the day at the 17th and capped a bogey-free round with a par at the last. I couldnt ask for much more than that. Out here, you knoww that if you can shoot under par, youre going to be right there, said Parel, who didnt turn pro until he was 31-years-old.dddddddddddd I hit a lot of good shots and a couple of not- so-good ones that I got good breaks on, which you have to do to go around here with any bogeys. Gove was in the first group out and he ran off eight straight pars to start his round. He got on the board with a birdie at the ninth, and he made it two in a row as he also birdied No. 10. The 2005 Oregon Classic winner cruised to six consecutive pars from the 11th. Gove birdied the par-3 17th and followed with another birdie at the last to post 4-under. It was pretty steady. I was a little frustrated that I didnt get off to a better start because we were out there without any wind. Par is a good score out here and you dont feel like youre losing ground, Gove said. NOTES: Parel, Gove and Troy Matteson had the only three bogey-free rounds on Thursday ... Gove hit the first tee shot of the season for the tour ... Oliver Goss had a hole-in-one on the par-3 13th ... James Nitties withdrew before his round and was not replaced in the field. ' ' '