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The Reds legend believes the German manager has lost faith in the game a bit after a turbulent start to the 2020-21 season.
Jurgen Klopp “doesn’t seem happy with football,” according to Mark Lawrenson, who says the Liverpool manager has been negatively affected by the controversy surrounding VAR and substitutions.
Klopp has not been the same passionate and spirited figure on the sideline of years prior to the start of the 2020-21 campaign, with punching and cheering replaced by finger accusations and outbursts of anger.
Liverpool have been at the end of several controversial refereeing decisions that have led the German coach to question whether video technology is a good addition to the game, while a growing injury crisis has forced him to stretch his team to the limit.
Klopp has made no secret of his desire for the five-substitution rule that was used after the close of the last period to be reinstated amid the congested match schedule caused by the coronavirus crisis, and has also targeted broadcasters for the first start times that have been made. handed over to the Reds.
Despite his growing list of complaints, the 53-year-old has still been able to guide Liverpool back to the Premier League summit, with a 2-1 home win over second-ranked Tottenham on Wednesday ensuring that they have a three point lead. defend in the face of the festive period.
However, Klopp reacted with bewilderment to a comment by Spurs manager José Mourinho when they shook hands after the final whistle, and the Portuguese later revealed to the press that he told his technical counterpart that “the best team lost”.
Lawrenson believes that a man who led the Reds to their first league title in 30 years last season is a much sharper character than usual due to off-field issues that have provided both him and himself an unwanted distraction. to their players in recent months.
“I think at the moment even though they won last night and he will be delighted with the way they won, he does not look happy with football,” said the Liverpool legend. talkSPORT.
“I’m not saying he doesn’t look happy with Liverpool, the team or the results, but he just doesn’t look happy with football.
“There is VAR, and everyone is upset by the VAR, the lack of fans, and the important thing is the rule of the five substitutes.
“I think he’s right and everyone will accept it. When he first said about having five substitutes, I thought no, it just makes the strongest teams even stronger.
“But when you look at football now and the number of games we’re having, they’ve had the entire European group campaign in about four or five weeks, what they’ve had to do, as well as the league and cup games. it’s crazy.
“So I think this could be a special year and I think they should bring it up.
“And things with the fans, without spectators, the game is completely different. Even last night with 2,000 at Anfield it’s very, very strange.
“Klopp, Mourinho, they want a perfect world and they want to win every week, all coaches are the same.”
