Klopp, at his worst: “I needed to talk, but they weren't there”

Jurgen Klopp He had one of his worst football nights in Villa Park several weeks ago. Aston Villa, led by a superlative Jack Grealish, inflicted a harsh 7-2 correction to Liverpool with goals from Ollie Watkins (3), John McGinn, Ross Barkley and the English playmaker himself.

Faced with such a debacle just before starting the break, Jurgen Klopp had to resort to online messaging to try to lift the spirits of his boys after such a win. This was explained in an interview with BBC Sport. “The night after the game was not the best of my life but I woke up in the morning and I knew I had to talk to them but I was going to have them here. I sent them a really long message in which I said, more or less, what I thought about what had happened. Afterwards, I felt much better. He had taken it all out. From that moment we were able to move on and we have done that, “he said. Coach.

Despite the forcefulness of the defeat, the coach believes that he can get positive things out of this. “We have had plenty of time to get over it. Losing a game is just the opposite of what anyone wants and at 7-2 it makes it much worse but it can be even more useful. We have the opportunity to prove it against Everton this Saturday. It will be interesting because we will play against a team that arrives flying after we have had a major stumble. We will see who is able to deal better with it, “Klopp said.

Just this Saturday (1pm), Everton and Liverpool will meet in the first Merseyside derby of the season. The Blues arrive leaders of the Premier League after making a full of victories with James Rodríguez leading the set of Carlo Ancelotti. The reds will arrive at Goodison Park after one of the worst games in their history but with a break in between that has served to reset. The expectation is maximum.