For a man who is widely respected and usually magnanimous, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp’s latest prematch interview had a hint of sour grapes as he claimed Manchester City would not have won the Premier League of they had been hit by the same injuries that the Reds suffered this campaign.
Liverpool put up a limp defence of their first English title in 30 years, and are struggling to even make the top four ahead of the final game of a trophyless season on Sunday. Yes the Merseyside club have had to contend with a horrendous injury list as well as the challenges on the pitch, but surely their crocked players are irrelevant to City’s march to a third title in four years. It’s a bit like saying: “If they hadn’t scored the goals they did, they wouldn’t have won the title." It makes him look a bit silly and sound like a sore loser.
Liverpool were without central defenders Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez for most of the campaign due to knee injuries, while Joel Matip was sidelined because of an ankle injury. Fabinho, who was moved from midfield to central defence to help plug the gaps, also picked up a muscle problem, while forward Diogo Jota and midfielder Jordan Henderson were also out for large parts of the season due to injuries.
“It is how I said before this year, with the amount of injuries we have had, it was not the year to become champions. No chance. For nobody," Klopp said before Sunday’s final league game against Crystal Palace. “As good as they are, if (Manchester) City have their three centre-halves out, no, they don’t win the league.
Maybe Klopp should look closer to home and figure out why so many of his players are getting crocked before complaining that other teamers kept theirs fit.
https://gulfnews.com/sport/football/sour-grapes-from-liverpools-jurgen-klopp-after-flop-season-1.79379862
Jurgen is Very Bitter
posted on 23/5/21
If Tuchel beats Pep 3 times this season, will you be concerned for next season Boris?
posted on 23/5/21
I don't deal in 'ifs'.
What will be a fact though is we'll win at least 1 more trophy than United, possibly 3.
posted on 23/5/21
I just caught up with this. Boris made to look an absolute cvnt as usual.
posted on 23/5/21
Why? Because someone has a different viewpoint than me so you automatically took his side because of your simmering hatred.
posted on 23/5/21
It is extremely bitter by Klopp. SAF nearly won it in 09-10 season with 85 points with a team with nearly no defenders for a month or two. That month or two cost us a few points. Its crazy SAF averaged 86.5 points per season in his last 8 seasons.
posted on 23/5/21
I just assumed Boris had been on the sauce from yesterday nights comments 😅
Then Chester the edge lord appeared and killed the article. Rip
posted on 23/5/21
comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
Why? Because someone has a different viewpoint than me so you automatically took his side because of your simmering hatred.
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No, because you write silly things on the internet and then people pick you apart. It happens almost daily.
posted on 23/5/21
comment by Posh Mufc Great Hafi Not Arrogant Just Better (U6578)
posted 1 hour, 44 minutes ago
It is extremely bitter by Klopp. SAF nearly won it in 09-10 season with 85 points with a team with nearly no defenders for a month or two. That month or two cost us a few points. Its crazy SAF averaged 86.5 points per season in his last 8 seasons.
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So what your saying is that one of the best managers ever was unable to win the league because they lost a lot of defenders for a month or two.
So you agree with Klopp that had a team lost a lot of defenders for the majority of the season then they wouldn't win the league.
posted on 23/5/21
It was more the poor reffing against us that cost us the league. Robbed in both games against Chelsea. What was crazy was Rooney was flagged at Stamford Bridge clean through on goal 5yds onside and then they score from a freekick where there was no foul whatsoever in the same game. In return game Droga stands 3-4yards offside in whole build up of goal and then scored and it stands directly in eyeline of linesmen. So we get flagged miles onside and they don’t flag when miles offside.
posted on 23/5/21
Actually think he was more 10yards onside. But was flagged as linesmen didn’t see a Chelsea player playing him miles on near where the linesmen was.