TRAINER LiverpoolJurgen Klopp admits he was overwhelmed by Carlo Ancelotti’s tactics when his team met Real Madrid in the Final Liga Champions 2021-2022. The German coach was also frustrated, because there were no chances for his men to score a single goal.
As is known, Liverpool actually appeared dominant throughout the Final match Liga Champions 2021-2022 against Real Madrid, which took place on Sunday (29/5/2022) early morning WIB. However, Mohamed Salah et al could not tear down Thibaut Courtois’ guard in goal.
On the other hand, El Real can take advantage of the gap in Alisson Becker’s goal. Real Madrid also confirmed that they lifted the Big Ear trophy thanks to Vinicius Junior’s only goal in the 59th minute.
Despite appearing to be attacking, Jurgen Klopp admitted he was dizzy and indecisive throughout the match. Because, he was faced with a situation that went awry.
The former Borussia Dortmund coach said that if his team played not aggressively, they would not score. On the other hand, if they are too aggressive, they will be hit by a counterattack.
“We wanted to play more formations in the second half than their formation, but the problem is when playing against Madrid who defend so deep,” said Jurgen Klopp, quoted by the club’s official website, Sunday (29/5/2022).
“Their counter-attack threat is big, you can’t ignore that, I see we saw a lot of good things, but it’s not enough and we have to accept it,” he added.
However, he acknowledged Carlo Ancelotti employ brilliant tactics. He also congratulated Carlo Ancelotti who managed to silence his team with his pragmatic game. He did not forget to praise Thibaut Courtois’ performance throughout the match.
“After the game, I looked at the stats and it was a 50:50 game, we had more shots on target, but the most decisive was on the side of Madrid,” he said.
“They scored and we didn’t, that’s the easiest explanation in world football, and it’s difficult, we fought hard to get the goal,” he said.
“We had three chances to finish, but Courtois was outstanding. He (Courtois, red) is completely unreasonable,” he concluded.
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