Accused by the English Federation (FA, for its acronym in English). Jurgen Klopp for his comments against Paul Tierneyreferee of Sunday’s Premier League match against Tottenhamand could face a multi-match ban.
The German coach confronted the fourth official after the goal by Diojo Jota, which gave him success at the time of the discount on Liverpooland explained later that he did it for that one sin Tierney whistle and that came from 3-3 of Tottenham.
“I don’t know what he has against us”
In his postgame interview, Klopp He criticized the referee and wondered: “I don’t know what this referee has against us.”
The FA announced on Tuesday that it was charging the German for these comments because they involved “inappropriate behaviour” that called into question the “impartiality of referees”. Kloppthat He has until May 5 to present his defense, he confirmed this Tuesday in a press conference -before the indictment was made public- that this whole situation “should not have happened.”
“It was emotion and anger at that moment. That’s why I celebrate it the way I celebrate it. They didn’t whistle for Salah, there was a free kick for them and we were level. A minute later we scored – the winning goal – and I should have been happy, but I was just angry,” he explained Klopp who received a yellow card for the action.
Klopp predicted the accusation
“I hope that maybe it’s a penalty. The referees will think that I questioned their integrity, which, sitting here and calmly, I won’t do,” predicted the German coach.
Source: La Verdad
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