“I’ve lost a lot of finals in my life and I’ve won them too. The problem is we are playing against a rival who has never lost one,” said the Liverpool coach
Jürgen Klopp faces his fourth Champions League final, the third with Liverpool which he catapulted to the title in 2019. An old fox in these fights, he knows that going undercover can be a good formula to ease the tension of his men in the hours before. And he did so during the press conference he offered at the Stade de France, putting pressure on Real Madrid. “When I see the history, the experience, the way Madrid is coming back, I would say Madrid might be the favourite. But we are on the same level. If we play our game, we are a difficult team,” the German said in a performance in which he cast doubt on the recently implanted turf of the Paris Colosseum and again complained about what happened at the Olympic Games in Kiev four years ago.
“Both teams are very technical. We would like in a dream world to have the best course we’ve ever had in our lives and it probably won’t be. If you win, the field is not interested at all. I don’t know how bad or how good it is. Maybe it’s fine, but apparently it’s not,” one Klopp said of the first of these cases who would fold candles in a row to avoid being branded a complainant and perhaps to apply the bandage to the wound. “Normally, a new field is good news. The problem is this is new from yesterday and we don’t know how it will react. My first feeling was good. And whatever happens, it will be the same grass for both teams. We would play on any grass, we don’t care,” he said.
Klopp reiterated his belief that talking about revenge for the ‘orejona’ that Real Madrid raised in Kiev is not the best idea to face another appointment in height with the Chamartín team. “What Salah feels is normal, he was injured very early in 2018. That can motivate him, that’s true. But taking revenge for that final in Kiev is not the only motivation. We don’t forget what happened, of course not, but we can’t put it all down to that either. There are many reasons to give everything tomorrow. Taking revenge on 2018 is one, but not the only one,” he said.
Of course, he once again regretted the accumulation of events that affected the ‘reds’ that evening in late May 2018. “We reached the final with three wheels, we had key players coming out of injuries, what happened to Salah ,,Karius was under stress and shouldn’t have played… Well, you learn a lot. I’ve lost a lot of finals in my life and I’ve won them too. The problem is that we are playing against a rival who has never lost a Champions League. Someone told me that the more you win, the more likely you are to lose. Hopefully it will be the same with Madrid tomorrow,” said the German.
The Stuttgart coach played hide-and-seek with the situation of Thiago and Fabinho, two football players who end up burned at the stake. «I see Thiago well, Fabinho has trained well. Let’s see,” he said.
He defended that whatever happens in the Champions League final, Liverpool’s campaign, champions of the League Cup, of the FA Cup and second in a Premier in which they fought to the very end with Manchester City, is extraordinarily brilliant. «In sport you are judged by the result, whether you win or lose. Every fan knows that this team has already had an exceptional season, but in the end, despite everything, everyone will look at the color of the medal tomorrow. I am proud of this group that has brought me to so many finals,” said Klopp.
Finally, he appealed to his squad to stick to the principles as the only way to beat Real Madrid. “If I did something abnormal, they might think I’m nervous. We’re not here by chance, but because we deserve it. We also have to be ourselves at the highest level. We’re a tough rival. You can talk about the performance from Madrid, you could even write a book about it. But I repeat, Liverpool are a great team and want to prove it tomorrow.”
Source: La Verdad
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