Jürgen Klopp is a strong rhetorician and has something to say on many topics in his own unique way. This is probably why he is asked about all kinds of topics. Sometimes you have to think that he is no longer the football coach of Liverpool FC. Brexit, Corona, private matters, and and and. A topic that belongs to the job and comes up again and again is the Video Assistant Referee, or VAR for short. When video aid was introduced, it had a proponent in Klopp. The German coach saw it pragmatically at the time and of course made it known. What makes the game fairer can’t be that bad. Or is it? In the meantime, Klopp’s opinion has fundamentally changed.
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Tobias Rabe
Responsible editor for Sport Online.
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“When the video referee came, I was more likely to support him,” he said before the game of his team at Fulham. “Because more right decisions are a good thing.” But now he is no longer so sure whether “we have consistently thought this through to the end. How long should we wait for a decision? ”In the wet and cold weather, like last time in the Champions League, the players would have had to wait more than ten minutes during the game. “Some things are not what they were before,” he said angrily. “And they were better before. If you change something, it should improve it. And that is definitely not the case here. “
At the game in Fulham Klopp and his players had to wait longer until the VAR came to a decision. Liverpool defender Fabinho had attacked Ivan Cavaleiro in the penalty area. Did he spit off the ball or hit the opponent? It took a long time, then the VAR referee Andre Marriner himself sent to the screen. He decided there: no penalty. Luck for Liverpool here – and later too. After falling behind, Mohamed Salah equalized with a late penalty because Fulham missed a handball in the wall after a free kick. On Wednesday (9 p.m. on Sky) the game continues – with the top game at home against Tottenham Hotspur. But then without Diogo iota. The Portuguese will be out with a knee injury for up to two months. That too should hardly have improved Klopp’s mood.
The Spurs remain at the top of the table, who also only scored 1-1 at Crystal Palace. Striker Harry Kane, once again after submission by his partner Heung-min Son, brought the selection of coach José Mourinho into the lead, but Jeffrey Schlupp equalized shortly before the end.
Only two points behind the two top teams is Southampton FC, which few had expected there. Ralph Hasenhüttl’s team defeated bottom-most Sheffield United with goals from Che Adams, Stuart Armstrong and Nathan Redmond with 3-0.
Chelsea FC could have been level on points with Tottenham and Liverpool – with a win at Everton. But it didn’t come to that. On the contrary. The “Blues” lost 1-0, because goalkeeper Edouard Mendy dared to venture out and caused a penalty. Gylfi Sigurdsson transformed.
The Manchester derby was anything but exciting. After losing out in the Champions League in Leipzig, United achieved a respectable success in their own stadium in a goalless draw against Pep Guardiola’s team. They are still six points behind the top position.
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