A rout, in its own stadium, like Liverpool have rarely experienced this season. The Reds were defeated in the quarter-final first leg of the Europa League against Atalanta Bergamo (0-3). For this match, Jürgen Klopp decided to rotate and justified this choice after the match.
“One of the reasons I would do the exact same thing again is if we want to be good for the rest of the season we have to make changes. » The German coach and his team are engaged in an ultra-tight race for the Premier League title. Liverpool are second in the league with as many points as Arsenal and one more than third-placed Manchester City.
Jürgen Klopp also returned to the scenario of the match against Atalanta: “It was a very bad match, oh my god. We started very well but it didn’t continue. Even before Atalanta scored, we lost the plot. We were everywhere and nowhere. The midfield was distributed like this, right and left. I didn’t recognize him at all, it was really quite strange.”
Despite the entries of Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai and Andy Robertson at half-time, then those of Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota, the Reds did not reverse the trend. Before the return match next Thursday in Italy, Liverpool leaves with a heavy delay. Jürgen Klopp even doubted his team’s ability to turn the tide: “Can we win 3-0? I’ve no idea. »
