Jürgen Klopp didn’t mention the word crisis. Even if he was asked about it indirectly, because the 3:3 against the surprise team Brighton
“I can’t say what everyone wants to hear now. I know we only have ten points and that’s the reality. I’m not hiding from it. But we have to work through it now and keep working together to get better,” said clop. The Reds are already eleven points behind leaders Arsenal with one game in hand. There is no need to talk about the championship and even the way to the Champions League will probably be rocky for the 2019 triumphant.
It was the fourth draw of the season for the Klopp team, with only two wins and one loss. Brighton are ahead of Liverpool by 14 points. “We wanted to gain self-confidence today. But then we were already 2-0 down. The 3-2 didn’t give us any extra self-confidence either. The result feels like a defeat again, even if it’s not a defeat,” said Klopp and committed himself: “We’re under pressure, we don’t ignore it. The lads can play much better. My job is to create a situation where they deliver.”
Klopp speaks of upheaval
Mainz and Dortmund both left Klopp after seven years. In April, the 55-year-old surprisingly extended his contract prematurely until the summer of 2026. Originally, the former Dortmund champion coach had announced his departure for 2024 after nine years in Liverpool.
“We are also facing a change. A change is part of it, I wanted to be there. I’m still in the right place here at the moment, one hundred percent,” Klopp said in a Sky interview before the Brighton game: “And if not , then you have to end it. It would be stupid if you didn’t do that. But everyone involved doesn’t see it at the moment.”
