Criticism of Diego Simeone's Atlético methods rooted in football snobbery | Jonathan Liew
12-Mar-2020 18:22:11 | The Guardian
Drilling a team to be totally secure in defence is no less an art form than producing one that relentlessly attacks, despite what Klopp might say
The acid reflux of defeat was rising in Jürgen Klopp’s throat, and you could tell he was trying to swallow it down before it went any further. “I realise I am a really bad loser,” he admitted. “They beat us, and we have to accept that. We accept that, of course.”
Given what else the Liverpool manager would say following Liverpool’s 3-2 defeat to Atlético Madrid on Wednesday night, you have to wonder exactly how Klopp defines not accepting it. Shock, disappointment, a sense of smouldering injustice: all these are accepted and acceptable tropes for the manager of a team who has had 34 shots at goal, won the xG 3.52-1.18 on the night, and nevertheless been dumped out of Europe at the first knockout stage.
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