Liverpool is not at its best in the current period, even at its worst, but despite that, it is difficult to dismiss Jürgen Klopp from coaching the team. Why?
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Jurgen Klopp (web)
What’s going on with Liverpool? The team led by German Jurgen Klopp is not at its best, but even at its worst. The “Reds” lost 1-3 to Brentford, and then to Brighton 0-3 in the English Premier League.
The two losses, with three goals, were not against Manchester City or against Arsenal, but against the eighth team in the standings, which is Brentford, and the seventh team in the standings, which is Brighton, while Liverpool comes in ninth place, one and two points, respectively, from these two teams. He has had 6 losses in 18 games this season.
Despite all this, Klopp remains confident in his position in the team. He said after the loss to Brighton: “If no one at Liverpool asked me to leave, I would not leave, but there could be a moment when we have to change some things.”
Perhaps Klopp’s certainty goes back to what he established in Liverpool since his arrival. On the other hand, and in light of this certainty, press reports in England confirmed that Liverpool was not considering dismissing Klopp, and that he was renewing his confidence in him.
Needless to say, Klopp’s dismissal could not even be considered. It has become an “impossibility” in European football these years. What is said in this experience cannot be said in the experiences of other coaches, at least in the current period, as Klopp has a lot on Liverpool, which the club cannot forget, even if the team went through a stumbling period in the Premier League.
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Klopp apologizes to Liverpool fans after losing to Brighton (Webb)
This is why Klopp’s dismissal is not possible
Klopp brought Liverpool back to the forefront of European football, and to the leading teams in English and European football, in a way that the Reds fans and management could not have dreamed of, at least in the record time.
Under his leadership, the team won the Champions League title in 2019, then crowned the English Premier League title after a long absence, a title that Liverpool fans dreamed of even more than the European title. Last season, he also led the team to the Champions League final, which they lost 0-1 to Real Madrid.
All this, in addition to Klopp’s personality, his passion, his great love for Liverpool, the love of the Liverpool fans for him, and the mutual trust between them, which is confirmed, for example, by his wonderful step after the match against Brighton by bowing, apologizing to the team’s fans after the loss, which makes the issue of his dismissal not raised in light of what happened. The team suffers.
The Liverpool management realizes that Klopp is still, given his experience with the team, able to return the “Reds” to the winning streak and return to compete for qualified seats in the Champions League next season, given that the competition for the “Premier League” title has become very difficult.
More importantly, Liverpool is waiting for an “early final” against Real Madrid, Spain, next month, in the round of 16 of the Champions League, and there is no better player than Klopp, with what he means in Liverpool, to prepare the players for this important match.
Klopp is not a passing matter in Liverpool. Klopp is a “case” in the team that is difficult to repeat every once in a while.
