Next major setback for Liverpool FC. They suffered a 3-2 defeat in the Premier League’s top game against Arsenal. After that, coach Jürgen Klopp already wrote off the championship title.
Jürgen Klopp has already ticked off the championship this season. After eight games played, Liverpool are only tenth in the Premier League table and are already 14 points behind leaders Arsenal, who have already played a game more.
The reason for the early ticking off of the championship dream may have been the renewed setback on Sunday evening. In the top game against the Gunners, the Reds suffered a bitter 3-2 defeat.
“We’re not in the title race,” said Klopp clearly. “We are struggling at the moment but we have to keep going. In a situation like ours we will go out and fight. We are not here to settle for the situation and think about last year. We are very disappointed. We made crucial mistakes with all three goals. The first goal is not what you need. A bad start,” said the LFC coach after the game.
It was the Reds’ second league defeat of the season. With four draws, Liverpool have only won two games – certainly not a record for a title contender. For comparison: Arsenal already have eight wins under their belt.
Internationally things are not going well for the Klopp team either. Although they are second in the Champions League group and thus on course for the round of 16, Ajax is breathing down the Reds’ necks. With the SSC Naples it seems that in the current condition you can’t fight for first place. At the beginning of September, a clear 1:4 pack had to be accepted in Italy.
In his seventh year as Liverpool coach, Klopp is currently dealing with his first real crisis. He had downplayed the championship chances before the duel with Arsenal. It seems Klopp has now finally ticked off the title. However, he does not want to accept comparisons with his situation as a BVB coach. In Dortmund Klopp crashed before his departure after successful years in the lower regions of the table.
This article was originally published on 90min.com as After Liverpool defeat by Arsenal: Klopp writes off Premier League title.
