Jurgen Klopp has taken legal action against the accusations of xenophobia made by Manchester City after complaining about the economic power of Pep Guardiola’s team.
This update comes courtesy of The Telegraph after the 55-year-old told reporters that his comments had been misconstrued, either deliberately or accidentally.
“It’s not the first time I’ve been misunderstood. I know what I thought when I said it,” the German told reporters after the match, as reported by the publication.
“If someone misunderstands or wants to misunderstand, I can’t change that. I know I have to be careful and I know I’m not always careful.
“Once in a while I just reply and say what I think. I try to do it in the future too.
“It’s never my goal to blame anyone when I talk about things that I don’t really think are important in life, but I say what I know about it or how I judge and see it.”
It’s telling how powerful the former Borussia Dortmund manager’s words were that the likes of Frank Lampard and Eddie Howe felt compelled to contribute their own thoughts on the matter.
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An issue that should, in our eyes at least, be fundamentally black and white is inviting much more debate than anyone could have expected.
How the hell, on the one hand, Klopp’s comments could have been interpreted as socially damaging is a question that will no doubt be questioned in City’s legal team in the coming weeks.
Maybe the Cityzens really do feel like they have a genuine reason to be mad at our manager.
However, to the rest of us who are familiar with this current administration’s tactics when it comes to outrage in response to its unsavory behavior, it seems like a move designed to steer the conversation away from the uncomfortable reality of human rights abuses. human and sports washing.
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