Similar to Chelsea, Liverpool has had a terrible start to the year. On Wednesday, Liverpool lost 4-1 to Napoli in their Champions League debut.
After Liverpool’s opening Champions League game against Napoli ended in a 4-1 loss, manager Jurgen Klopp vehemently asserted that he is not afraid of losing his job.
After Chelsea’s management fired Thomas Tuchel from his position at Stamford Bridge, Klopp was questioned about his concern about facing the same fate as Tuchel when his team’s Champions League debut ended in defeat.
The Reds were defeated in Naples, where the hosts had a 4-0 lead before Luis Diaz netted a consolation.
It continued a string of poor performances they’ve had this year, including a loss to Manchester United and draws against Fulham, Crystal Palace, and Everton in the Premier League.
Even though his team has only won twice in seven games in all competitions this season, Klopp has attacked Chelsea, saying that Liverpool’s owners, the Fenway Sports Group, do not behave like Chelsea’s American owner Todd Boehly.
Actually not, but who knows? In response to a query regarding his future at Anfield, Klopp stated. “The distinction is that we have several types of owners. Ours are more relaxed and count on me to solve the problem rather than assuming someone else would.
“They view it in that way. They might tell me when they have a change of heart.”
The Liverpool manager also stated that he did not believe that his team’s struggles this season were caused by the high defensive line that they have continued to play with.
The real issues, in contrast, are up front with an attack and midfield that don’t put enough pressure on the opposition when they lose the ball, according to Klopp.
When there is no pressure on the ball, Klopp continued, “[the high line] is a risk, but that’s usually not the case.” “It must be small and compact. The issue was that we never came close to applying pressure to them.
“You respond more after a game than you think, but I stated we needed to recreate ourselves because the fundamentals are missing. There is no question that this is a difficult time for us. If you’re not playing extraordinarily well you can still defend on a top level.
“It’s not that we need to design a new form of football but everyone would be delighted if we can play similar stuff that we used to do. It was the least compact I’ve seen us for a long, long time. Napoli was excellent, but we made things simpler for them.
