Liverpool FC in crisis?
If you watch coach Jürgen Klopp, you could assume it.
He was recently in a rage - and attacked journalists and an LFC legend.
Jürgen Klopp
attacked reporters and Liverpool club legend
Jamie Carragher
at a press conference
.
The Reds currently have several injured regular players, including
Virgil van Dijk
, who will be out for several months.
After all, they managed a
1-0 away win at Ajax
in the Champions League
.
Liverpool -
Jürgen Klopp
doesn't have it easy right now.
Virgil van Dijk
, arguably the best central defender in the world, has suffered a serious knee injury, needs an operation and has been absent from
Liverpool
for months.
Regular
goalkeeper
Alisson
and new
signing Thiago
are also injured.
The mood at the cult coach is understandably not the best at the moment.
At the press conference before the Champions League * kick off against Ajax Amsterdam, Klopp then messed with reporters and also shot in the direction of Liverpool club legend
Jamie Carragher
.
He had expressed criticism because, in his view, there were too few defenders in the Premier League * club's squad.
Klopp
said in
Carragher's
direction: “We started
the season
with three central defenders and
Fabinho
as an option and a few youngsters.
Usually that's enough. ”Having four first-class central defenders is difficult.
Because: "It would be very expensive and someone would always have to watch." In general, there is not much rotation in defense, according to
Klopp
.
"If someone wants to tell us that we made a mistake - I think
Carragher
has already said that - there are a couple of reasons why they're doing this job (
Carragher is an expert on British TV, editor's note
)
.
and not ours. "
Liverpool in crisis?
Klopp talks himself in a rage and complains to journalists
At
SkySports
, Carragher had criticized the fact that after the departure of the Croatian central defender
Dejan Lovren
no replacement was signed.
Of the three central defenders, one is
Joel Matip
and he "is always injured".
Carragher responded to Klopp's reaction on Twitter: "Not once did I say this season that it was a mistake not to buy a central defender for the reason Klopp mentioned."
Not once this season have I said it was a mistake for Klopp not to buy a CB for the exact reason he states 🤷🏻♂️ https://t.co/w97ltPZV8x
- Jamie Carragher (@ Carra23) October 20, 2020
Klopp also messed with reporters during the press conference.
When asked whether his team would
have a chance at all against Ajax
without
Thiago
and
van Dijk
, he replied curtly: “No.” After a moment of silence,
Klopp
sighed in
annoyance, shouted “Oh my god”, and obviously annoyed himself the open hand on the forehead and asked: "Are you a journalist at all?"
The mood afterwards was icy,
Klopp
grumbled, complained about questions.
At some point, exasperated, he wanted to
know
from the
journalists
present whether anyone was interested in the game
.
The
1-0 win against Ajax
should at least make Klopp more relaxed about the upcoming games in the group stage in the Champions League *.
And even in the Premier League * everything is still possible with third place after the fifth match day.
(fmü)
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