Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp, has assured that he is “full of energy” and that he “does not” need “a break” despite the team's poor results, with three consecutive defeats in the Premier League, and he has affirmed that his players are “ready to fix it”, starting with Tuesday's match against RB Leipzig in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16.
“I don't need a break,” he declared at a press conference. “Of course we are influenced by things around us, but no one has to worry about me. It may not seem like it, because my beard keeps getting grayer, I don't sleep much … but I'm full of energy! “, he continued.
In addition, he considers that reversing the bad moment of the team is “a challenge”. “I see it as an interesting challenge. No one wrote a book on how to order it, but we will order it. PIt would hate to be complicated, but we will solve it by playing football, uniting even more, fighting with everything we have, learning more than what you learned in the previous season. That is the plan we have, “he said.
“A lot of people are not happy with the results. I understand that, but I am responsible for that. I'm ready, the guys are ready and we'll do our best to fix it. “, he indicated, in addition to appealing to keep “the good things.” “If you watch the games against City and Leicester, it doesn't seem like we had conceded seven goals and scored two. It happened because of individual errors, we have talked about that. It was a lack of communication,” he stressed.
“If you are with us and you follow us throughout the season, you can see that a mixture of different things has happened. We have had some not so good games, but we have played a lot of very good lately,” he said.
On the other hand, he acknowledged that he has seen the images of the banners hanging at the entrance of Anfield, with the legend 'Jürgen Klopp YNWA -You'll never walk alone-', giving encouragement to the coach after the death of his mother and the bad moment of the team. “The banner is pretty. It's nice, very nice,” he explained.
“The last thing I want to do is talk about private things at a press conference, but everyone knows we had a bad time. I have been working as a coach for 20 years and I can separate things. If I am in the workplace, I think alone in that, “he concluded.
Nagelsmann: “If Liverpool have a good day …”
RB Leipzig coach Julian Nagelsmann has assured that despite the poor results in the Premier League, Liverpool remains “the favorite” in the knockout round of the Champions League, which begins this Tuesday at the Puskas Arena in Budapest (9:00 p.m.), and more when they have already given up “the title” of the domestic competition.
“We are in a good moment and have won the last four games. If Liverpool have a good day, they are still the favorites. But we have shown that we can measure up to the best teams in Europe, “he declared at a press conference.
In addition, the German coach warned of the danger that his compatriot Jürgen Klopp has ensured that the Premier title was lost after conceding three consecutive defeats. “Despite poor league results, many coaches in the Premier League say that Liverpool, together with Manchester City, are the most difficult team to face because they are very dynamic and apply their manager's orders well.”he pointed.
“They have given up the Premier League title and are going to go for the Champions League with full force”, he continued, in addition to confirming that Swedish midfielder Emil Forsberg will not be available. “Unfortunately, we will not be able to have him, he still has problems changing direction,” he acknowledged.