Klopp: Salah is not the most important issue in the world

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp played down the substitution of his Egyptian star, Mohamed Salah, during his match against Chelsea (0-1) on Thursday, on Matchday 29 of the English Premier League.

Klopp replaced Mohamed Salah and his colleague Curtis Jones, in the 62nd minute, and replaced them with Portuguese striker Diogo Jota and Alex Oxlade Chamberlain, when the result indicated the departure of the “Blues” with a single goal, from Mason Mont in minute 42 of the first half, and led his team to a historic victory.

Mohamed Salah, expressing his displeasure, was caught on camera on the bench.

“We talk, that’s how it always works,” Klopp said at the press conference ahead of his next game against Fulham. “Is this incident a reason for a more in-depth conversation? I’m not sure.”

He added: “Salah was not happy to replace him as a striker. He wanted to be more on the field. It is a normal problem, everything is fine.”

He continued: “We make decisions at the same time, then we have to interpret them while you create stories. These discussions we did not have.”

And the German coach added: “I make the decision, the young people accept it. We all know that we have reached the summit together and we will tackle our problems together. This is our idea.”

He added: “I think Salah enjoys the pressure. He was amazing again. He could have traded another player last night, but it was more related to the player who would come in. It seemed that Salah was feeling the intensity of the match, maybe he saw the matter from a different angle, there is nothing wrong with that. “

Klopp highlighted: “Once again Salah’s scoring record stands out, it is a fact. He could have eliminated another player, not the most important in the world, maybe 30 minutes without Salah would be the reason to play Sunday’s game.

Liverpool, holders of the “Premier League” champions, suffered a fifth consecutive defeat at their stronghold, “Anfield”, for the first time in the history of the English Premier League, and it is the first time that Klopp has also lost five consecutive games. during his coaching career on the grounds of the clubs he oversaw.

Source: Agencies