Jakarta –
Jürgen Klopp calling finishing in the top four in the Premier League this season would be a big achievement for him Liverpool. That will mean a lot after the difficult season that has passed.
After being so powerful that they won the Premier League last season, Liverpool are struggling this 2020/2021 season. The Reds also spent most of the season without the duo of its main defenders, Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez, who had to be sidelined for a long time due to severe knee injuries.
In the end, Liverpool failed to defend the Premier League title. This season’s title was won by Manchester City.
Liverpool who had enlivened the competition at the top Premier League standings then it was thrown out of the top four. Now, Mohamed Salah et al are struggling to finish in the top four and appear in the Champions League next season.
Six wins and two draws in the last eight games bring Liverpool getting closer to the top four. They are now in fifth place in the Premier League standings with 63 points from 36 matches, only one point behind Chelsea who are in fourth position.
With two matches remaining, Liverpool’s chances of finishing in the top four of the Premier League standings are still wide open. Juergen Klopp said it would be a huge achievement if Liverpool were to finish in the top four.
“Big, obviously very big. This will be one of the biggest achievements,” said Klopp as reported Sky Sports.
“I know what it sounds like, but it’s true. Everyone here sees it that way.”
“If you’re going to write a book about one season and after that you want to feel sad, you might take this season,” continued the German manager.
“You read it and then think, ‘it happened, then it happened.’ Most of the things you will probably never get in public is that we have to deal with a lot of things. “
“However, here we are now. Whatever happens this year, it gives us the opportunity to determine our own destiny with two games remaining,” said Klopp.
Liverpool then will travel to Burnley headquarters on Thursday (20/5/2021) in the morning WIB. In the last match, Sunday (23 // 5/2021), Liverpool will host Crystal Palace.
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