‘If we fail, fail in the most beautiful way’: Klopp calls for special Liverpool display
by The Guardian
The Guardian— Klopp evokes memories of comeback against Barcelona in 2019Gasperini says game is among Atalanta’s most important everJürgen Klopp evoked memories of Liverpool’s famous Champions League comeback against Barcelona before their Europa League quarter-final second leg with Atalanta and said: “If we fail, then let’s fail in the most beautiful way.”Liverpool find themselves in a similar predicament to that unforgettable 2019 semi-final second leg with a 3-0 deficit to overturn against the Italian team...
The Athletic—Jurgen Klopp echoes pre-Barcelona sentiment before Atalanta: ‘If we fail, let’s fail in a most beautiful way’. Jurgen Klopp has reiterated the rallying call he gave to his team ahead of the famous second leg comeback against Barcelona in 2019 as Liverpool prepare to overturn another 3-0 deficit against Atalanta in the Europa League quarter-final. Goals from Gianluca Scamacca (2) and Mario Pasalic at Anfield have given Liverpool a mountain to climb and, unlike previous European comebacks under Klopp, it will have to be done away from home. Advertisement “I remember that I said (in 2019): ‘If we fail, then...
The Guardian—Jürgen Klopp blames himself for failing to galvanise faltering Liverpool. Manager ‘hated’ the performance in Everton defeat‘It wasn’t the first poor one but it was the worst one’Jürgen Klopp has blamed himself for Liverpool’s damaging end-of-season slump despite almost singing “We want to see you fight” at his players for the first time in his managerial career during their derby defeat by Everton.The Liverpool manager insists he is responsible for failing to galvanise his team into attacking the title run-in with their usual brand of “positive football”. Wednesday’s...
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