Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp. Image by Oli SCARFF / AFP
Jurgen Klopp says argument with Mo Salah is put to bed
Jurgen Klopp and star striker Mo Salah appeared to have a bust up on the touchline during Liverpool’s 2-2 draw with West Ham.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp. Image by Oli SCARFF / AFP
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says that his touchline argument with Mo Salah has been put to bed despite the Egyptian’s post-match comments.
Klopp had benched Salah for Liverpool’s match against West Ham on Saturday.
Jurgen Klopp says Mo Salah argument
The pair were seen arguing shortly before Salah was introduced to the match.
“We spoke about that moment in the dressing room with the lads, it’s done,” Klopp said after the game, as per Goal.
“Does Mo Salah also consider matter closed and resolves? Yes, that’s my feeling”.
Immediately after the match Salah suggested the matter was not closed.
“If I speak today there will be fire,” he said on the broadcast carried by SuperSport.
Liverpool’s attitude disturbs Klopp
Klopp said after the match that he was disappointed with the response of his player’s to missed chances.
He conceded that it was a tough game in a tough period for the Reds.
“Intense for the boys – 10 days, four games, last one today. First half, dominating, good game,” Klopp said as per LiverpoolFC.com.
“Not the highest intensity, happens quite frequently when you have these intense periods, you need to get the legs going. [We] created, were super-dominant but concede anyway, first goal from a corner. Not great. Speak about it at half-time, that the one thing I didn’t like is how we dealt with the chances we missed, a bit throwing arms [up] and stuff like this.
“It makes no sense because it cannot constantly feel like we carry with us that we didn’t score for a while, or individuals didn’t score for a while, or we just try to ignore it for once.
“Coming out and scoring early [in the second half] helped, obviously. Still, really good game, super-controlled, more intense now, caused massive problems and if there would have been a deserved winner today it would have been only Liverpool, but football is not like that, not always at least. So, we scored for 2-1 and conceded the equaliser and here we are with one point. That’s obviously not enough for us but not to change anymore.”
No anger at failed title charge
Klopp said that he was angry at Liverpool’s title charge stalling.
“Do they [Arsenal and City] look like they lose two or three games?” Klopp said according to the Guardian. “I don’t think so. I am not angry. Write what you want about that. I don’t think about it. It’s just we have to win football games and let’s see what that means in the end.”
