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German football coach Jürgen Klop of the English club FC Liverpool called on the referees for stricter protection of goalkeepers in the goal area. He responded to a question at an official press conference before Saturday’s league duel against Burnley.
“The Reds” coach helped himself with an example from the 1st round of the Premier League, in which Arsenal lost to Brentford 0: 2, but according to Klopi, the “gunners” should play a direct kick instead of one of the attacking players after the intervention of one of the attacking players against goalkeeper Bernd Len . In the mentioned situation, the opponent’s player attacked the goalkeeper extremely strongly so that he could not react to the throw-in of the attacking Brentford.
To the direct question whether, in his opinion, the goalkeepers are sufficiently protected, Klop answered: “It will be interesting to see what this season brings. Because the guy in the goal is poor in this respect. If he is not sufficiently protected in the goal area, football will change.” thinks a 54-year-old native of Stuttgart.
The management of the Premier League publicly presents that in the current season it does not want the video assistant referee system (VAR) to interfere in the course of the game to the extent that it was in the previous year. It also advocates a higher tolerance for the possible award of fouls if there is minimal contact between players.
Liverpool footballers will face a duel against FC Burnley in the 2nd round of the Premier League, which is one of the most physical teams in the competition. And he relies on the hardest game possible – within the rules – to score goals.
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