Proud Klopp: ‘Insane that we can still talk about the quadruple’ | NOW

Liverpool coach Jürgen Klopp lacked praise for his team after the FA Cup final against Chelsea on Saturday evening. ‘The Reds’ won second prize of the season at Wembley and are still in the race for the so-called quadruple.

“It’s absolutely insane that we’re still talking about that,” Klopp said of Liverpool’s ability to finish the season with four trophies. “On the other hand: it is now 9.20 pm and we are already playing against Southampton on Tuesday. So yes, we still have a chance of a quadruple, but we are in a very difficult situation.”

Liverpool won first prize of the season in February by beating Chelsea in the League Cup final after a nerve-wracking penalty shootout. The final battle for the FA Cup was a repeat of moves on Saturday: after regular time and extra time it was 0-0, which meant that penalties had to make a decision.

After misses by César Azpilicueta, Mason Mount (Chelsea) and Sadio Mané (Liverpool), Kostas Tsimikas shot in the decisive penalty on behalf of Liverpool. “It is very nice to decide it that way. But you also know how painful it is for the opponent,” said Klopp about the second penalty series in a row against Chelsea.

“This feels really great for us. The only problem is that we can’t celebrate because we already play on Tuesday. How can you plan it like that? This is such a fantastic tournament and such a fantastic place and then limit you get the festivities. Sure, the fans can go their own way, but the team can’t.”

“We didn’t stand a chance without these players”

It will become clear in the next two weeks whether the Liverpool players will bag even more trophies. Klopp’s team will still play against Southampton (May 17, away) and Wolverhampton Wanderers (May 22, at home) in the competition and must hope that leader Manchester City still fails.

The chance of a league title for Liverpool is not very great, because ‘The Citizens’ have three points more and a better goal difference. Most attention is focused on May 28, when Real Madrid awaits in the final of the Champions League. In any case, the season has already been a success for Klopp.

“I don’t think anyone in this room, except me, expected us to do so well this season. It’s all thanks to my players. I can say what I want, but if the players don’t listen or just If we were a little distracted, we wouldn’t have stood a chance against Manchester City,” said the German.

“It’s going to be really difficult against Southampton on Tuesday and I don’t even know which players I can and cannot field, but it doesn’t really matter to me to be honest. We have won two national cup tournaments and that is just very special .”