Jurgen Klopp: Liverpool manager saying odd things - Chris Sutton

Last updated on 18 September 2017.From the section Football427

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is "clutching at straws" by suggesting the club's history is affecting his players, says ex-striker Chris Sutton.

The Reds have not won in three games, including a 5-0 loss at Manchester City and draws with Burnley and Sevilla.

"If you look at the 125 years of Liverpool, then you can see the problem," said Klopp on Monday.

But Sutton, a Premier League winner, said: "He's said a few odd things. It's got nothing to do with history."

Liverpool are eighth in the Premier League, five points behind joint leaders Manchester City and Manchester United, and have conceded 14 goals in eight games in all competitions this season.

They are 18-time champions of England but have not won the league since 1990.

"I'm a big fan of Jurgen Klopp but I really don't know what he is talking about," Sutton, a title winner with Blackburn in 1995, told BBC Radio 5 live's Monday Night Club.

"I do understand Liverpool have a great history - but it is not relevant to this moment in time. It was an odd thing to say.

"Do you think the fans are talking about history or are they talking about the centre-half unable to defend set-pieces?"

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Former Arsenal and England striker Ian Wright said players did not think about the history of the club they were playing for once they were on the pitch.

"All I was thinking about was I needed to score quickly to stay in the team," said Wright, who won five major trophies with the Gunners.

"I have been in teams when you're on a poor run and the opponents score an unexpected goal against you.

"You are not thinking about anything other than to get back into it. Not 'oh my gosh we're losing and what about our history'."

Liverpool travel to Leicester City in the third round of the EFL Cup on Tuesday (19:45 BST kick-off).

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Comment posted by wozy, at 21:25 18 Sep 2017
all Liverpool fans talk about is history too.......
Comment posted by Crispin, at 21:26 18 Sep 2017
I think Sutton and Ian Wright both misunderstood Klopp. He was talking about the attitude of the fans not the players. Of course the former can affect the latter by souring the atmosphere at the ground.
Comment posted by Martarslipstick, at 21:55 18 Sep 2017
16. Posted by andrew on
7 minutes ago
"Virgil would help but not solve the problem."

Maybe he should call in the rest of The Thunderbirds
Comment posted by Johnvaughan1965, at 21:29 18 Sep 2017
Liverpool have been a joke for nearly 3 decades now and they look like they are in exactly the same place - chasing the dream, bigging themselves up and hyping yet another manager without any sign whatsoever of a palpable chance of winning the PL or any substance to their complete over optimism. Face it - you aren't a big club anymore and were lucky to get top 4 last season.
Comment posted by UKcass, at 21:34 18 Sep 2017
Hahahahaha! Liverpool fans talk nothing but their history -- it's the only thing they've got.

I actually like Klopp the person, but he has been found out big time in the Premiership.
Comment posted by BlueIsTheColour, at 21:44 18 Sep 2017
A goalie that can't catch, defenders who can't defend and Klopp spends £35mn+ on Oxlade-Chambermaid. What a complete clown. YMCA.
Comment posted by Mancunia, at 21:57 18 Sep 2017
Sorry but I must have missed the memo saying chris Sutton has anything useful to say.

Hugely overrated player. Hugely delusional pundit.
Comment posted by D1679548354967, at 22:01 18 Sep 2017
I'm not sure what all the fuss about Klopp is anyway. What did he ever win? I mean, he come first in a two horse race a couple of times. Big wow!
Comment posted by Skeckersley, at 21:33 18 Sep 2017
My God - the first pundit comment about Liverpool for 6 months that hasn't mentioned the name Van Dijk!
Comment posted by User0642489991, at 21:58 18 Sep 2017
get over it liverpool fans your average and been average for years, you have tried to buy the prem league and it did not work teams do not fear liverpool anymore them days of of making 200 back passes have long gone. football has moved on in the last 20 years and you have stayed in the past banging on about 70s and 80s yawn yawn.
Comment posted by D1679429605922, at 08:50 19 Sep 2017
Klopp has conned the public and media, he is not a football genius, he is not a master tactician, he is a German graham taylor. His interviews are rubbish he does the Hokey Cokey when lfc scrape a home draw with wba, he's fooled all of you with his inane grinning and his off topic ramblings
Comment posted by HesGonnaCostaLot, at 22:01 18 Sep 2017
It's about time Klopp starting getting called out
Comment posted by KARL05, at 23:51 18 Sep 2017
BBC asking us to have an opinion on Sutton's opinion about Klopp's opinion on LFC is pathetic.

Is there nothing more worthy to comment on?

How about the fact BBC have dedicated 22% of tonight's headlines to women's football? I can only presume it's because the resulting opinions on them won't conform to BBC's political agenda.
Comment posted by D1679429605922, at 21:46 18 Sep 2017
1, Klopp successful? 3 trophies won in his whole management career, he is a perfect fit for lfc, if he wasn't German he would be sacked if he was Brendan the media would be on him like a ton of bricks, if he was manager of anyone else the Scouse boo boys would say he was rubbish and a clown, lfc and Klopp living on a dream which will turn into the inevitable nightmare
Comment posted by Dave, at 07:28 19 Sep 2017
Klopp, great cheerleader, fan favourite, popular, says all the right things...but completely found out as a football manager.
Comment posted by XTStevie1872, at 08:37 19 Sep 2017
Basically the clown has been found out & when managers start their 'it's everyone's fault but mine' talk you know that the game is up ?

Bouncing around the touchline like a muppet makes you a cult figure in your own supporters eyes but in the rest of football......

As i said, A clown !!!!

Taxi........
Comment posted by roythboy, at 13:25 19 Sep 2017
Really quite simple - teams that win the league generally have a tight defence and a circa 30 goals striker - think Chelsea, Utd, City and going back to when Arsenal were a real force. They are the men that make the difference when Plan A, B, C aren't working. Klopp has had 3 windows to sort this but hasn't - his fault or are the board not backing him? Current woes are nothing to do with history
Comment posted by User0067186236, at 08:24 19 Sep 2017
If Klopp behaved like Brenda all Liverpool fans and the media would of turned on him by now. They find his bizzare behaviour funny so he gets away with being a clueless manager
Comment posted by D1679359766509, at 08:42 19 Sep 2017
Even when they're on a downward slide, they never miss a chance to reference their 'history'. What a joke of a club.
Comment posted by User0879873689, at 21:23 18 Sep 2017
Sutton, the country bumpkin who commentates as if he is holding in a massive fart. Broadcasters only use this idiot to annoy us and have us shouting at the telly. He wouldn't last 2 minutes in a debate with a successful coach like Klopp....he makes Savage look intelligent.