The scene went around the world last week and obviously did not fail to ignite the English press. During the match against West Ham, Jürgen Klopp had a heated altercation with Mohamed Salah on the sidelines. The Egyptian, who was about to come into play, had clashed with the German technician and the two men had had words in a less polished language. And while everyone was only talking about that after the match, Mohamed Salah made some strong comments afterwards. “If I speak, there will be fire. Of course,” he said, although a few minutes before, Klopp had just briefly announced at a press conference that the incident was closed.
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“We have already spoken in the locker room. For me, it’s over. That’s my impression.” An impression not really shared therefore and the last few days have been tense for Liverpool. The English press did not hesitate to castigate Mohamed Salah and even called for his departure this summer. It was therefore imperative to put the Reds’ house in order so as not to spoil Jürgen Klopp’s last weeks at his club. Precisely this Friday, at a press conference, the German technician returned for the first time, in detail, to his disagreement with Mohamed Salah.
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Jürgen Klopp explains himself
“It’s completely resolved. This is not a problem. If we hadn’t known each other for so long, I don’t know how we would handle this.”he said before continuing. “But we’ve known each other for so long and respect each other too much, so it’s really not a problem. I think we have the right to deal with these kinds of things completely independently of any external expectations. This suits us completely. It’s not a story”. He also took the opportunity to explain, according to him, the reasons for this tense exchange. “In general, the best situation would be for everyone to be in the best place possible. That we win matches, that we score a lot of goals”.
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And to add: “yes, the situation probably wouldn’t have been exactly the same, because Mo wouldn’t have been on the bench in the first place. It all depends on each other”, Klopp then explained. It must be said that in recent weeks Mohamed Salah seems far from his level of play at the start of the season. If he still has impressive statistics with 17 goals and 9 assists in the league, he remains with two small goals scored in his last 10 matches. And obviously that doesn’t help relieve frustration. But Jürgen Klopp seems to have already turned the page. It remains to be seen whether this is also the case for the Egyptian. Response from Sunday against Tottenham.
Pub. 05/03/2024 2:17 p.m. Updated 05/03/2024 3:07 p.m.
2024-05-03 12:17:39
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