Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool manager, wanted to meet the criticism of Roy keane on the performance of the reds in the victory against Arsenal (3-1). The former player of the United, now a commentator on Sky, defined the party of Liverpool as “careless” and the German coach responded live assuring him, a little annoyed, that his team played in an “absolutely exceptional” way.
“If you look at Liverpool, has been neglected against Leeds, did well against Chelsea, and has returned to be careless tonight, but has nine points, maximum points, so they will know what they need to improve, “he said. Keane. “It seems that they are capable of winning football matches without being at their best and that is a sign of a good team,” insisted the Irishman before Klopp will answer you.
“Did I hear correctly that Mr. Keane Did you say it was a sloppy performance tonight? ” asked the German coach when starting a post-match interview with Sky Sports. “Did he say that?” He asked. “I just wanted to hear it. I'm not sure if I heard him correctly, maybe he was talking about another game … it can't be this game, I'm sorry! ”He exclaimed Klopp defending his own.
“That is an incredible description of this match, which was absolutely exceptional. Nothing was neglected, absolutely nothing. We played against a team that reached 100%, ”Klopp insisted to the delight of Liverpool fans on social media, who enjoyed the strong response to an old rival.
“Alisson had to make a stop, that can't be helped. You need a goalkeeper in these situations. Other than that, the football we played was absolutely exceptional tonight, “Klopp added. “About the game tonight, there is nothing bad to say. It was the opposite of sloppy. We could have scored more goals and so did they. We defended with the line very high to recover the ball as high as possible and that has risks “. Keane, known as a hard tackle player and badass commentator, was shocked by the reaction of Klopp. “Very sensitive, Jesus. Imagine if I had lost? ” he said jokingly.
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