Liverpool (AP) – The prospect of four titles with Liverpool leaves coach Jürgen Klopp cold.
“Wet our pants just before the toilet, still weed our pants. That’s why it’s not really close now, it doesn’t help either,” said the 54-year-old after the well-deserved 2-0 (0: 0) of his team in the semi-final first leg of the Champions League against FC Villarreal on the DAZN microphone. The thoughts of possible titles “do not” play a role for Klopp, he said clearly: “I knew before the season that there were four titles.”
For the first time in the club’s glorious history, Liverpool could lift four trophies in one season. They’ve already won the League Cup, they’ve reached the FA Cup final against Chelsea and coach Thomas Tuchel, and in the Premier League the LFC are just a point behind long-time rivals Manchester City. The first-leg win over Villarreal brings the English side closer to the premier class final on May 28 in Paris. The semi-final second leg will take place in Spain next Tuesday.
“I can’t think about any titles at all,” said Klopp given the tight schedule. “We’re trying to get through the situation as best we can. We’re trying to prepare for the next game as best as we can,” emphasized the former Bundesliga coach of Borussia Dortmund and FSV Mainz: “We’re trying to help the lads with that To keep freshness and then we’ll see what comes out of it.” It is already “a great season” for him at this point in time, emphasized Klopp.