British media London Standard Banner reported that Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp apologized for his criticism of Conte and Tottenham. Klopp said he criticized Conte's tactics and Tottenham's No. 5 ranking, and while it felt nice to speak, it was wrong.
Screenshot of the London Standard Banner Newspaper report
After Liverpool drew 1-1 with Tottenham, a disappointed Klopp blamed Tottenham's tactics after the game. Klopp said: "I don't like this type of football, but it's my personal problem. I think Tottenham are a world-class team, but this game only has 36% possession. Spurs have beaten Manchester City, but in fact Tottenham are only very good at using the rules in the game, so unfortunately, Tottenham hotspur is now only 5th in the Premier League. ”
In response to Klopp's criticism, Conte said: "Of course Klopp could say what he wanted to say, but Tottenham played the game we wanted. There's nothing in the football world that should and shouldn't, my players do their job but his players don't, so I'm proud. Whatever Klopp says, we don't care. ”
However, Klopp's remarks still caused a very big response, after all, the style of the football world is diverse. Judging from the course of this game, In fact, Spurs have even more chances than Liverpool, if Emerson's two-foot cross can find Son Heung-min once, if Hoybel's header in stoppage time can be directly attacked, maybe Spurs can beat Liverpool away.
Under the pressure of huge public opinion, Klopp was also forced to apologize, saying: "As a head coach, I have had this experience recently. After a game, it is obviously greatly affected by multiple factors such as the result of the game, the trend and so on. Can I repeat what I said at that time? No! I said after the game ' they played the game they wanted, but still only 5th', and it did feel cool to say that, but it was wrong anyway. ”
"But that's how I felt at the time. I actually have a lot of respect for Conte, no matter how he works or how he builds the team. Klopp said.