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Klopp disappointed over VAR decision on Elliott’s goal in Liverpool’s win against Burnley

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has criticized the officials’ decisions during Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Burnley. Klopp said that the decisions are “insane” and “ridiculous”. The Reds won at Turf Moor with goals from Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota, returning them to the top of the Premier League table on Tuesday evening. However, Klopp expressed frustration over two disallowed goals for his team. The on-field referee ruled out Cody Gakpo’s first-half goal due to a foul by Darwin Nunez on Charlie Taylor. VAR upheld the decision, despite Klopp’s belief that it should have been reviewed. Harvey Elliott’s disallowed goal – Getty image In the second half, Harvey Elliott had a goal disallowed as Mohamed Salah was judged to have blocked the goalkeeper, while maintaining an offside position. Klopp argued that VAR missed a push on Salah by Jordan Beyer, which affected the play. Speaking after the game, Klopp left no stone unturned in his criticism of the decisions, stating, “Only somebody who has never played football can make this an offside. “It’s insane when you see that. This man, if he never played football, then it can happen where he might think, ‘Oh, offside rule, let me see, page seven, there’s somebody between him and the goalie…’ That’s a ridiculous decision.” He also questioned the consistency of referee interpretations, saying, “We all watch football and need the referees, but we need them to make the right interpretations of the rules. How can you make in this situation no goal, it’s like, wow.” Despite the contentious calls, Liverpool managed to takeaway all three points from the match, placing them two points ahead of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table.

Klopp settles for Europa league after draw with Aston Villa

Liverpool coach, Jurgen Klopp has seemingly settled for Europa League after a 1-1 draw with Aston Villa yesterday, May 20. Recall that in his final home game as a Liverpool player, Firmino came off the bench to give Liverpool the equalizer they desperately needed. The Reds’ hope to qualify for Champions League is hanging by a thread as Manchester United and Newcastle both have a game in hand and need just a point in midweek to secure their spot in the top four. Trending:Another Nigerian lady set to break Guinness World Record as she begins counting of rice grains (Video) If Liverpool gets unlucky this week, it would be the first time they’ll be playing in the Europa League in eight years. The Reds have played in the Champions League for the past five seasons, reaching the final on three occasions and lifting the trophy once. Speaking to BBC after the match last night, Klopp who settled for Europa said they’ll make it their competition. He said; “We will make it [the Europa League] our competition. I am not that spoilt. That we are already qualified for the Europa League is incredible with all these teams around us. That’s really difficult and we did it, that is good. “For so long we couldn’t even hear the sound of the Champions League, that’s how far away we were. The Europe League is absolutely fine. Let’s see what we can do.”

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Klopp reveals he’s enjoying watching Chelsea struggle with their top players

Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp has said that watching Chelsea struggle this season despite their huge spending in the transfer market, has brought him so much joy. Chelsea is currently having one of their worst Premier League campaigns, sitting 12th on the table and 10 points clear of the relegation zone even after signing 16 players. Commenting on what has played out, Klopp told Sky Sports; “I feel a little bit for Chelsea to be honest, because it’s not going well, I think they’re a top, top team, but on the other side it’s good to see that you cannot just bring top players together and think it works out. You have to build a team and that’s what the guys there underestimated and gave their coaches a nearly impossible job to do. “You cannot have two dressing rooms, you cannot train on two pitches, you have to create relationships, you have to create team spirit, and that journey is why I’m a little bit happy about it. Chelsea will be fine in the end and they will be incredibly strong next year, but I’m using them just as an example. At the highest level, no, we cannot do it like that. And that’s what we will not do. You have to bring in the right players and build a new team. This team wrote a sensational story and now we start a new one, that’s it.”

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Klopp says Liverpool was hit by sickness bug ahead of clash with Manchester City

Liverpool coach, Jurgen Klopp has said that his players had suffered some health challenges ahead of their Premier League trip to Manchester City. Addressing reporters ahead of the match today, April 1, Klopp said his players suffered “stomach bugs” during the international break, but thankfully they’ve cleared up. Talking about midfielders Naby Keita and Thiago Alcantara, the German tactician said; “Naby is out. He came back with a muscle injury from the national team. We will see how long it takes. “Thiago is in a good way, but is not part of team training yet. He will probably be part of next week’s training. Rhys Williams has a little bit of something. We had stomach bugs here and there, but that stopped two days ago.” It’s going to be a huge week for Liverpool as they will also be facing Chelsea on Tuesday, April 4, and Premier League leaders Arsenal next Sunday.

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Klopp admits he is ‘concerned’ about Liverpool after defeat to Bournemouth

Liverpool coach, Jurgen Klopp has said that he is concerned by his team’s away form after they suffered their eighth loss of the campaign to Bournemouth on Saturday, March 11. Bournemouth took the lead against the run of play with a 28th-minute opener. January arrival Dango Ouattara raced away from Virgil van Dijk and cut the ball back for Bournemouth top scorer Billing to poke home from close range. With just 20 minutes left in the game, Liverpool was awarded a penalty after referee John Brooks consulted the VAR screen and penalized Adam Smith for handball when he blocked a goal-bound header from substitute Diogo Jota. Mohamed Sallah, however, failed to convert the penalty as he shot the ball well wide of Neto’s right-hand post. The result sees Bournemouth climb off the bottom of the table to 16th, while Liverpool stays fifth ahead of the rest of the weekend’s fixtures.

Speaking to reporters after the match, Klopp said; “I am concerned, yes. I see it. I see it. The home record, we are in the top four if I am right but away games we are not even in the European places. There is always a reason for the situation you are in and the away record is for sure. We could have had more points at home as well, not that we should have but away from home, definitely. “It was a big strength of us in the last few years, we never made a difference between [home and away] but that is what happens when you do the right things consistently in the right way. And with the quality we have, we have a good chance to win away from home as well, just this season not often enough. It’s a clear point to be honest. “Setbacks are setbacks but we are in the position we’re in because of the good performances as well. We didn’t only have setbacks but today was a proper one, no doubt about that. Yes, now we have to deal with it and we will.

“One thing we’ve learned this season is to deal with setbacks and we have to make sure we recover properly because we obviously have a big game Wednesday (against Real Madrid), then it is the international break and I hope everyone comes back healthy. Then we have the football week of all football week opponent-wise. “There is a lot to go for but now is not the moment for me to talk about that. It was a massive knock here and how it is with knocks, you have to take them, see how big the scars are and then we take it from there.”

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Jurgen Klopp admits Mohamed Salah has “suffered” since Sadio Mane left

Jurgen Klopp has admitted that the performance of Liverpool’s striker Mohamed Salah has gone on a downward slide since one of the club’s established strikers, Sadio Mane, left.

Klopp however insisted that the Egyptian is not finished as a top-class forward and there is still the light at the end of the dark tunnel his front line is going through. When asked if the lack of continuity within his forward line is harming the Egyptian, the Liverpool coach said; “Oh yeah, of course. Suffering? Of course. Usually, you have a real basis you build on and that is what we don’t have. That is not so difficult to explain. “Our forward line was a well-drilled machine – ‘the front three’ [Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino]. Everyone was clear what we were doing. Everyone suffers [when it is not like that], that is clear.” Salah has just seven Premier League goals from his 19 starts in the competition this season, his worst ratio since he joined the club back in 2017.

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Jurgen Klopp reveals he regrets Liverpool’s pre-season tour of Asia

Liverpool’s coach, Jurgen Klopp has disclosed that he regrets his team’s pre-season tour of Asia which they embarked on to get ready for the current campaign. In July 2022, they played Manchester United (losing 4-0 in Thailand) and Crystal Palace (winning 2-0 in Singapore) before jetting off to Germany to continue their preparations. Commenting on things he felt he could have done differently during a recent interview, Klopp stated that while he regrets the tour, he doesn’t think it’s why they’ve put a poor performance this season. He said; “Would I do anything different? I wouldn’t go in the first week to Asia. Not because Asia isn’t great, but I wouldn’t go [even] in the third week [of pre-season]. But it’s not really in our hands. Is that the reason [for our struggles]? I don’t think so, but it would have been better to do it differently. We learn from these things.” When asked if the 64-game 2021-22 season has had an effect on the current campaign, Klopp said; “It must have! We can say that now. But there was no book written about it, no data for it, because nobody did it before.”

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Klopp says he doesn’t know why Wolves’ winner in FA Cup match was disallowed

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has admitted that he felt Wolves should have won the FA Cup third-round match against his team on Saturday night, which ended in a 2-2 draw.

Wolves thought they had scored a late winner after defender Gomes Toti found the net with a backheel, but it was ruled out when Matheus Nunes was deemed to be offside.
There was however confusion as VAR had no camera angle available with any evidence to overturn the linesman’s decision.
Comparing the situation to a goal Liverpool conceded away at Arsenal back in October, Klopp sympathized with Wolves as he admitted he had thought it was a goal in play.
The Liverpool coach told reporters;

“I don’t really know (if it was a goal). On the pitch, I couldn’t see it so had no idea. I thought it was a goal. It was the player in the left corner. He might have been offside.

“We had a similar situation in the Arsenal game where one angle was missing. In the end everybody thought it was a clear offside but we couldn’t prove it because the angle was not there.
“I don’t know how these things can happen but it happened. So I understand the frustration of Wolves because you want to have the right decision in these moments like we wanted the right decision back then but I cannot say anything about it because I only saw one camera perspective.”
While the incident has led to more debate over the use of VAR, the two teams will be preparing to meet again in a replay at Molineux in a few days.

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Klopp speaks on signing Jude Bellingham, says he doesn’t know much it would cost

Jurgen Klopp has opened up on Liverpool’s plan to sign English World Cup star, Jude Bellingham, during the January transfer window.
It’s been reported earlier that Liverpool is interested in signing Bellingham and it is also thought that Jurgen Klopp is a big fan. Meanwhile, rivals Manchester City and Manchester United are also admirers of the Englishman, while Real Madrid had previously emerged as the frontrunner for his signature.

Speaking to reporters about the midfielder, the Liverpool coach said 19-year-old Bellingham plays like a 28-year-old and he doesn’t have an idea how much it would cost to bring him to Merseyside.
Klopp said;
“Bellingham is just exceptional. He plays so mature, like a 28-year-old. Everybody already knew his skills, but I have no idea what that means for the money side of it.
“He’s very good, exceptional. He had an incredible World Cup”.

Klopp also said he doesn’t want to put a price on someone who could be a generational talent. He added;
“I don’t like to talk about money when you talk about a player like him. Everyone can see he is just exceptional.
“If you mention to someone who has no clue about football, or who knows about football and has not watched it for a while (and ask) ‘How old do you think Jude Bellingham is?’, I don’t think anyone would get even close to his age.
“They would say 28 or 29 because he plays so maturely. He played an exceptional World Cup. Absolutely exceptional.

“With all the things he has and things he can improve, to describe him I would say the things he can do are difficult to learn, and the things he can improve are easy to learn.
“So, yes, he is a really good player. What can I say? I have thought that already for two or three years since he had his breakthrough at Dortmund.
“I really think if we all want to do him a favour then we do not talk too much about money. I mean that from an England point of view. Do not throw any hurdles in his development.”

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Jurgen Klopp gives reason why Real Madrid may defeat Liverpool in France

Ahead of the much anticipated UEFA Champions League final showdown on Saturday, Liverpool boss, Jurgen Klopp acknowledged his opponent, Real Madrid’s resilience and ingenuity.
Noting that the Spanish giants may emerge European champions in the Stade de France, Klopp submitted that Real Madrid have the experience needed to defeat the Reds and clinch the Champions League trophy for a record 14th time.

Meanwhile, on the part of the fans and commentators, Liverpool are favoured to win, particularly with the confidence in the players who believe they have a score to settle with Real Madrid.
Kloop who didn’t shy away from admitting his opponent’s superiority during his prematch press conference on Friday, entertained a question seeking to know who he feels would come out on top in Saturday’s showpiece.
He answered: “I don’t know – I don’t have an easy answer. If you look at the history of the clubs and the way Real Madrid celebrate those comebacks then I would say it’s them because of the experience,” the German manager said.

“I want us to be on the same level in these kinds of things. I want us to be completely ourselves in this game – if we are on the top of our game we are difficult to play.”

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