Jurgen Klopp has waged war against TNT Sports after moaning about Liverpool’s schedule for the umpteenth time.
The German boss, who’s pretty much the human embodiment of a scrunched-up fist when it comes to talking to the press, fumed that he will “never watch TNT Sports again” after accusing the broadcaster of putting the health of players at risk by recklessly cramming games into the calendar.
Speaking ahead of Liverpool’s clash with Tottenham, he said: “I had a chat with TNT [Sports] – a television show I will never watch again – and they said they pay us to play football but I don’t see it that way, football pays them.
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“They dare [to organise matches on] Thursday-Sunday, [then] Wednesday-Saturday 12:30pm, it is a crime. I was waiting for Amnesty International to go to them!”
He also suggested that the reason English teams have struggled in the latter stages of European competitions this season is due to fixture build-up. He told reporters: “Seeing Aston Villa lost last night it means no English team will be in a European final, we should ask do we decrease the intensity for the players?
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“If no English team is in a European final, have we underperformed? The Premier League is best in the world, not overrated, the players [are overworked]. Someone needs to help the people, cut off one game. Two more Champions League games next season and you [can] cut off League Cup semi two legs. Everyone has a reason to say we cannot do it but we cannot sort it all the time.
He added: “People can survive without match-days from time to time. City, Arsenal, us out in the quarter-finals, not a reflection of quality but that we couldn’t deliver on the day. Other countries have good teams, of course. When I speak about it people think it is because of the last game, no. It’s not. It’s a general problem.”
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Klopp’s hopes of bowing out of his nine-year stint at Anfield in glorious fashion are as good as over following a string of poor results over the past month or so. After being knocked out of the FA Cup by Manchester United, Liverpool were dumped out of the Europa League by Atalanta, while points dropped against West Ham, Everton and Crystal Palace have all but ended their Premier League title hopes.