Jurgen Klopp was confident that Liverpool owners FSG would not respond to a humiliating result in Napoli by handing him their P45, an expectation that has been backed by former Arsenal star Paul Merson.
The pundit joked that the Merseysiders “are not Chelsea” after the former Borussia Dortmund boss responded to a journalist’s question at his post-match press conference about whether he feared losing his job (within the larger context of the handover). by Thomas Tuchel). looting at Stamford Bridge).
“Whatever happens, I don’t think Liverpool would consider sacking Jurgen Klopp, they are not Chelsea!” he wrote the English in his column for Sportskeeda. “You are talking about one of the few managers who can take over a League 1 team and take it to the Premier League, so he is still the right man for the job.
The Reds’ next game will likely be hosting Ajax at Anfield after a clash with Wolves was postponed following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
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After coming within two games of securing a historic quadruple, if you had asked the fans if Klopp should have been fired, an angry mob wielding pitchforks and torches would have thrown you out of the building.
Even now, after a somewhat poor start to the campaign, the prospect of handing over the reins to another manager seems decidedly absurd.
Before moving on to the obvious question of who the hell would be close enough to the quality of the German tactician to fit in comfortably, the 55-year-old has amassed more than enough credit in the bank to merit patience in finding a solution to a club. still suffering from a serious injury crisis.
Bias aside entirely, it would be folly of the highest order for Liverpool to dismiss the club’s greatest source of success in recent years when they are still just six points off the top of the league table and one defeat in the group stage of the Champions League.
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