Liverpool's rise in form has not eliminated their critics on social media. Credit: AP/Alastair Grant
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has taken to lashing out at critics on social media for questioning his team selection as he insisted the club needn't 'panic' in order to compete next season.
Klopp said he found it funny to read the comments after his line-up against West Ham in the middle of the week, and several members of his team were criticized.
“It’s good that we make decisions and we don’t let people who write on social media make decisions because that’s the only one we hear,” Klopp said.
“If you go to social networks and look there, you will think: “Oh my God! There is no bigger problem in the world than our midfield!” I understand it 100 percent.
“Someone showed me after the last game we played, something on Instagram and what people write about our line-up. Not many of them wanted to see Curtis Jones or Cody Gakpo on the field, and when they saw Joel Matip playing, they said they would watch another game. And these are the people who usually like us.»
Some Liverpool fans were offended by the choice of Joel Matip against West Ham «. – then he scored the winning goal. Credit: Getty Images/Charlotte Wilson
A bad season for Liverpool has led to lengthy discussions about causes and solutions, recommendations ranging from a big cleanup after poor results to small adjustments after more encouraging performances.
Klopp himself has spoken of the need for significant changes this season. season, only to sound more subdued as his team began to sound more like themselves.
“I understand that this season makes people nervous,” Klopp said.
«We haven't been in our own minds for large parts of the season, but we still need to make the right decisions, not panicky decisions when we say, 'This is all for him, he will never come back and play football for us again.' This is wrong.
“That’s why I said that whatever we do in the summer, it won’t be enough for these people [on social media] in the first place. We must make decisions based on what we know and based on what we know. This is exactly what we will do.
“We have a lot of potential in this team, but we haven't shown it enough this year. We will keep it, we will use it, improve it and attract new players. I think it's possible.»
Liverpool will play Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. weekend. He admits that he was shocked by this result.
“The Newcastle game, I came home, turned on the TV, and there the score was 1: 0, I had other things to do and I wanted to watch the game later, I came back and the score was 5-0,” he said.
“I honestly thought there was something wrong with the screen, like someone was joking or something. I had to review later.
“I have no idea what is going on at Tottenham. I see Harry Kane, Hyung-Min Son, Dejan Kulusevski, Ivan Perisic, Richarlison and so on and so forth and they always play exceptional football in their careers.
«A famous German coach once said, 'If you always expect an easy game, you won't find it, but if you always expect a super-hard game, sometimes you will find it.' The way back doesn't work.»
Analysis: The predicament faced by homegrown talent
Jurgen Klopp has yet to state that Curtis Jones' form is «like signing a new midfielder» but if he tends to troll the more volatile part of Liverpool's online support, surveillance could be around the corner. away.
As a highly ranked member of Klopp's team, Jones's blessing and curse is that he is an academy graduate. Unless you're instantly world class like Steven Gerrard, Robbie Fowler or Trent Alexander-Arnold, that brings with it the pride of being a homegrown talent, but the downside of never getting a chance to be featured. like an exotic new signing.
If Jones were an obscure 22-year-old midfielder signed on the last day of the January transfer window, his recent performances would have been more welcome than they are now. The idea that his recent injury-free run could save Liverpool's fortunes would instead be unfairly interpreted by the club's owners as avarice rather than evidence that Klopp genuinely believes in Jones' abilities.
«That always so. like it is with the boys from the academy. People like big transfers, so if a boy from the academy plays good football, that's fine, but they say: «I'd rather bring him and him and him,» Klopp explained.
“Curtis is on the team because he has real quality. He handles the ball well, is safe on the ball and defends very well.” Curtis Jones has begun to show signs that he could be a long-term option for Jurgen Klopp in midfield. Photo: Getty Images/Justin Setterfield Trent Alexander-Arnold's invention as a hybrid full-back and number six playmaker has given Klopp enough material to suggest that his midfield restructuring is already well advanced.
It doesn't change the fact that he needs to add more central quality in the summer. Fabinho and Jordan Henderson have had to carry too much work for several years in a row, so it's natural to expect similar profile players in the 22-25 age group to be prioritised.
Liverpool will be looking for players not only for next year, but also for five or six after it. This is where they made the mistake of not signing a midfielder a year ago.
But Klopp is also correct in pointing out that an injury suffered by Jones during the Community Shield victory over Manchester City in July had more to do with influence than anyone else. could know at the time. A strained tibia meant that what should have been a campaign in which the Liverpool youngster had fully proven himself was derailed.
The last three games have provided an indication of where Klopp is leading the team. There are sure to be new hires to fill the void left by out-of-contract outcasts like Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. But in most cases, they will be aimed at breathing new life into old and emerging stars, and not necessarily replacing them.
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