Liverpool footballer Jürgen Klopp praised the defending champion for his performance. Who was he mad at?
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At the end of the first half, the Danish defender originally received a yellow card for the withdrawal of the escaping Sadio Mané, which was corrected to red after the intervention of the video referee. There was applause from the Liverpool bench, but Klopp turned to say, “Are you crazy? We never do this, OK?”
“He wasn’t one of the substitutes, but another member of the implementation team. I already told him what I thought about it, and he accepted it. At that moment, I didn’t want to see anything like that,” Klopp told reporters after Sunday’s match.
The triumph of “Reds” was decided by the shooter Mané, the manager of Klop thanked him for that.
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“When I saw Christensen’s hands on Sadio, I thought it was a bright red. But I haven’t seen the shots again, so if anyone else has an opinion, I respect that,” the Liverpool coach added.
He decided on the triumph of the “Reds” after the change of Mané parties. The Senegalese striker first hit his head in the 50th minute and four minutes later punished Chelsea’s huge goalkeeper Kepy Arrizabalagy. His counterpart, Alisson Becker, penalized Jorginh’s penalty a quarter of an hour before the end.
“Would we win if Chelsea played at eleven? Who knows. I think we were better in the first half and could have won, but it’s hard to say. Of course the red card affected the match and the second half was different,” said Klopp.
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Joy and rage! Liverpool footballer Jürgen Klopp praised the defending champion for his performance, but he was angry with his assistant.
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“I really liked our performance. We played for two things – three points and to show people that they have to be ready for us when we arrive,” added the 53-year-old coach, whose team won the second match in the new Premier League .
Chelsea coach Frank Lampard felt that the duel had broken Christensen’s exclusion. “The first half was very even and the red card completely changed the picture of the match. Of course, Kepa made a clear mistake that hurt us. He has to keep working. He has our support, but he was clearly wrong,” Lampard said.
According to him, however, the performance of the London team was paradoxically better than during the initial 3: 1 triumph in Brighton. “I’m disappointed with the 0-2 loss, but happier than with many moments in Brighton. We’re still in such preparation. I’ve seen a fighting spirit, a desire to defend from many players, the advance has given it its all. The boys have to play with their hearts. Now it will be important how we move from here, “warned the former English representative.
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