"We performed well and I'm delighted, it was a fantastic game, but that's football."
"We could have scored more goals and performed more perfectly. Roma still has a glimmer of hope. We may have a little trouble in the second round, but I still don't doubt whether we can advance!"
At the post-match media conference, Klopp smiled broadly when being interviewed by the media, and his answers were sincere and confident.
Although they failed to keep Roma clean and allowed them to score two away goals, Klopp still had the confidence to continue to expand the score when they went to Roma's home court in the second round.
Even if they lose in the second round, they can still use the advantage established in the first round to eliminate Roma.
Klopp has never doubted the offensive power and assist ability of his super commander.
After the interview, Klopp went directly back to the dressing room.
The noisy Moyang and the others immediately fell silent.
"Guys, your performance in this game was perfect, but I'm sorry, I made a choice that now seems to be a very wrong one!"
"It's good that you know!"
Mo Yang rolled his eyes and muttered, but he underestimated how quiet the locker room was, and everyone heard it clearly.
Klopp was immediately slapped by Mo Yang and the corners of his mouth twitched, with a look of confusion on his face.
Salah, Mane, Alisson and others immediately struggled to hold back their smiles.
Mo Yang was the only one in the team who dared to confront Klopp, and nothing happened afterwards. Sometimes they thought it was amazing when they thought about it, and they sighed in their hearts about Klopp and Mo Yang's strange way of getting along and their relationship.
"Hahaha……"
Not long after, the locker room burst into laughter, and Peter outside the door grinned and glanced curiously.
Klopp rolled his eyes, forget it, this is not the first time he has been criticized by this kid.
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"Liverpool had a chance to seal a clean sheet against Roma and directly kill the suspense of promotion. However, after achieving a 5-0 score, Klopp made a wrong choice. He replaced Yang and Salah, which led to the final ten minutes of the second half.
Roma chased two goals in as many minutes!》——French Football
"Klopp needs to take responsibility for his arrogance. He personally ruined Liverpool's hope of advancing in the first round. If Liverpool are reversed by Roma in the second round, then he will be Liverpool's sinner!" - Manchester Evening News
"Salah made two passes and two shots. The Egyptian forward is in hot form! He has broken many historical records in the Premier League and is creating new records of his own! A world-class forward is rising, no! He has risen!"——
kicker
"After Yang left the field, Liverpool's offense disappeared, and their dominance in the midfield and defensive end also disappeared. They seemed like they couldn't play football anymore. Klopp's substitutions greatly reduced the pressure on Roma on both ends of the offense and defense. This
That's the reason why Liverpool lost two goals in a row. If there was still enough time, I even doubt whether Roma would have equalized directly!" - The Times
"Roma retains its hope of promotion, but will the same miracle happen at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome? Will Liverpool be the next Barcelona?" - Turin Sports News
After the game, although Liverpool won, most of the European media collectively criticized Klopp's two substitutions.
Even though they knew that Klopp replaced Mo Yang and Salah in order to let the players rest. But Klopp's two substitutions were because he was afraid that his opponents would die too quickly, and he also stabbed himself twice, which was a mysterious operation.
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At this time, I was far away at home in Bartomeu, Iberia Peninsula, Spain.
Barcelona coach Enrique and Barcelona president Bartomeu have just watched the match between Liverpool and Roma.
"Has the club really decided to give up?" Enrique's somewhat disappointed and unwilling voice sounded in the empty living room.
On the sofa, Bartomeu crushed the cigar in his hand and said with a look of regret: "You know that Leo's annual salary already occupies half of the club's salary budget. I have talked with Yang's agent. I'm sorry.
The difference in conditions is really too big and there is no need to continue talking."
"And after Coutinho's signing, the club's shareholders are very resistant to Liverpool players. They are worried that Yang will be the next Coutinho!" Bartomeu changed the topic and said with some helplessness.
Bartomeu's teeth itch with hatred when he mentions this.
Since Coutinho joined Barcelona, apart from his impressive performance at the beginning, he has quickly fallen into disrepair at Camp Nou.
Facts have proved that Coutinho cannot adapt to the Barcelona system, and their plan to use Coutinho to replace the departed Neymar failed.
Still failed miserably!
Nowadays, Barcelona's sky-high signing of 130 million pounds has become a joke in La Liga, and it has also become Bartomeu's most failed signing. The plummeting value of Coutinho has caused Barcelona to suffer heavy losses.
Enrique's lips moved, but he hesitated to speak. He was really unwilling to do so.
In Enrique's view, it's actually time to clean up some Barcelona players.
As long as a few high-paid and low-energy players are purged, how can there be no money to bring in Yang?
After all, this is just an excuse. It is just that these businessmen are afraid of losing money again and want to find more economical alternatives.
But Barcelona can wait, and so can the fans, but Enrique cannot wait.
With Neymar leaving, the MSN offensive line he built back then has become incomplete and its power has been greatly reduced.
Iniesta will also leave Barcelona at the end of this season, and Barcelona's midfield strength will continue to decline.
If the midfielder cannot get strong signings, he can almost foresee that Barcelona's performance will continue to decline next season.
Bartomeu finished his words and smiled again: "But recently we have found another midfielder as versatile as Yang. Roberto is in contact with his agent. I believe he may meet your requirements.
"
Hearing this, Enrique looked stunned, very surprised, and a little surprised, and said: "Who? Which European division?"
Bartomeu shook his head, "It's not Europe, it's a player from the Chinese Super League. His name is Paulinho, a Brazilian player who is as versatile as Yang."
"watt!!!!!!!!"
"Paulinho?!"
Hearing Bartomeu's words, Enrique felt as sick as a fly.
He had paid attention to this Brazilian the year he took over at Barcelona. He is indeed very good. He is versatile in offense and defense, has speed, body, assists and other abilities. On the surface, he is very similar to the all-around Mo Yang.
But if you really want to make a detailed comparison, the difference is huge!
To put it simply, Paulinho does not have Mo Yang's elf-like breakthrough ability.
And that’s not what he wants!
In Enrique's view, Mo Yang's most precious thing is his incredible creativity when handling the ball, which is an innate talent.
He also has an extremely outstanding talent when it comes to creating space.
Xavi's offensive space is created by running, and Iniesta's offensive space is brought out.
And Yang can not only run out of space, but also create space through dribbling.
If you buy Yang, you will have the young Xavi and Iniesta at the same time.
If you take into account Yang's excellent interception, it is almost the same as Ha Baibu's collection back then.
Having said this, Enrique has nothing to say. He has said everything that needs to be said.
He didn't know whether Paulinho would adapt to Barcelona's system, but he knew that Bartomeu and the senior management would definitely regret it in the future.