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Sunday, December 27, 2020
Liverpool FC fails late
Klopp freaks out and is punished
Needed by David
Liverpool FC do not use the mistakes of their pursuers against the newly promoted West Bromwich Albion. In one scene, the team manager, Jürgen Klopp, is so scared that he receives a warning. Star forward Mohamed Salah is also causing a stir.
After two of Liverpool’s worst pursuers, Leicester City and Manchester United, stole points from each other in a 2-2 draw the day before and Chelsea lost to international striker Timo Werner at Arsenal, the Reds had the day. English on the 15th. Premier League the opportunity to extend their lead in the league. But in the 1: 1 (1: 0) match against newly promoted West Bromwich Albion, Jürgen Klopp’s side failed and are now just three instead of five points ahead of new runner-up Everton FC.
In front of a few spectators, Liverpool FC had the game under control from the start. Forward Sadio Mané made it 1-0 from the start. In the twelfth minute, the Senegalese took out a mid-high cross from the barely attacked Joel Matips with his chest, turned around on his own axis and dropped the ball into the left corner of the goal.
In the subsequent course, the Reds missed several opportunities. West Brom did not take place at first, but increased in the second half. However, initially it was not enough to score. This was also not achieved by Trent Alexander-Arnold, despite several free throws that are worth watching. A disappointment for Klopp: shortly after the restart, Matip injured his adductor muscles and had to be replaced, increasing the German manager’s defensive concerns.
Klopp himself then focused on the 61st minute. Rhys Williams, who came into play for Matip, interrupted an opponent’s counterattack with a centerline foul, but the Reds coach had obviously seen the scene differently. Klopp freaked out loud and kept gesturing toward referee Kevin Friend. The referee then showed the still stinking coach the yellow card. Just last week, after his Tottenham Hotspur’s loss to Liverpool, Spurs coach Jose Mourinho had taunted Klopp: “If he acted like him on the bench, he wouldn’t be there anymore.”
After a rehearsed corner variation, the newcomer struck (82nd): Semi Ajayi soared higher than all defenders and put his massive header on the right post. From there the game controller jumped onto the field, jumped along the goal line and eventually rolled into Liverpool’s goal due to the spin. Klopp took it with a wry smile, but at the time it should have been boiling inside again.
Just one reason to leave Liverpool
Liverpool never got into the stream of play from the first half in the second half. Late compensation was the logical consequence. In the 90th minute, Roberto Firmino finally lost the best chance to equalize, freeing himself: the West Bromwich goalkeeper deactivated his header. After five wins on Boxing Day, Klopp lost points for the first time.
In the run-up to the match, there was again a stir around the star of forward Mohamed Salah due to an interview with the Spanish newspaper “As” that was a week old. In it, the Egyptian had complained that he was not allowed to lead the team as captain in the final match of the Champions League group stage at FC Midtjylland. It was later said that he had had a fight with Klopp and a change of attacker was discussed.
Sure, “You can’t force anyone to stay, but that was it. By the way, we’ve never done it before,” Klopp said. “It’s just that I wouldn’t understand why anyone would want to leave in the first place.” The only reason to leave Liverpool at this point would be, according to the coach: “The weather. What other reason should there be? This is one of the biggest clubs in the world. We pay a lot of money. We have a sensational stadium with great fans, we have Followers from all over the world, and our color is red, which is the most beautiful color anyway. “
