After Liverpool FC’s false start to the new season, coach Jürgen Klopp is preparing for restless days – but he also sees positive signs.
“It’s not the easiest situation, but it’s like life: if it rains, you have to go out too”said the 55-year-old after the deserved 2-1 (1-0) defeat in the English premier league on Monday evening (08/22/2022) at Manchester United the TV station “sky“.
“No Disaster Game”
“It wasn’t a disaster game from us”said Klopp, in the meantime you have “a bunch of really good stuff on the pitch” brought. “What hurts the most is the result – and we have to deal with that now.”
With just two points from three league games, they are Liverpooler slipped to 16th place in the table, the gap to the leader Arsenal FC is already seven points.
Big problems in the creative sector
However, Klopp remained fairly superficial with his statements and did not follow up with an analysis of what was wrong with the “Reds“Really missing at the moment. The fact is, of course, that the absence of numerous injured and suspended players like Diogo Iota, Darwin Nunez, Thiago or Joel Matip weighs heavily, but Liverpool generally has a creative problem in central midfield.
Expensive stars were only signed for the attack, what is missing is a real number ten, such as the leaders Arsenal have in Martin Odegaard. In addition, Sadio Mané, who has migrated to FC Bayern, is missing a difference player with whom Firmino and Mo Salah had previously harmonized perfectly for years – they also seem weakened by Mané’s departure.
Sancho addresses the motivation
For the former Dortmund Bundesliga professional Jadon Sancho, who paved the way for Manchester’s first win of the season with his 1-0 lead (16th minute), the greater motivation was decisive.
“We knew it was an important game, that we had to turn things around today”said the England international: “Last week hurt a lot, we knew we had to fight back.”
Ten Hag sees no risk without Ronaldo
For Manchesters second scorer, Marcus Rashford (53rd), was the “Energy” the biggest success factor on the pitch. “We started the game with more speed”, he said. For this, coach Erik ten Hag had banned superstar Cristiano Ronaldo from the starting XI to the bench, as well as the other two top performers Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw. The risk paid off.
“I don’t see it that way with the risk”however, said the Dutchman ten Hag. “I have a big squad and I have to make decisions that could change again next week.”