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da apostebet: In an exchange of words detailed by the Express, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has mocked Pep Guardiola for his comments regarding the Champions League and the Premier League.
After his Manchester City side were knocked out of the famous competition by Spurs in April, the Spaniard said: “I know people say I came here to win the Champions League, but I didn’t come here to win the Champions League, honestly.
“I have said many times the Premier League, for me, is the most important title, showing every three days that you are there. Being there every time sends out a good message.”
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Having been notified about Guardiola’s comments in a press conference of his own ahead of the Champions League final, Klopp replied: “Pep has to say that as he hasn’t been in the Champions League final for a while.”
As much as the supporters love him, that is fairly childish from the former Borussia Dortmund boss.
Winning the Premier League title over the course of a tiring 38-game campaign in one of the hardest divisions in world football – without a winter break as well – is up there with the hardest tasks in football.
Of course, the Champions League is also extremely difficult to win. However, in that competition, you play just 13 games in which you can still progress even if you’re not at your best – both finalists in Liverpool and Tottenham almost went out at the group stage.
There is no chance of salvation in the Premier League if you slip up like that, not these days anyway. The Reds barely put a foot wrong, losing just a single game, but they couldn’t manage to win the title.
Klopp is one of football’s good guys and it is hard to dislike him, but he shouldn’t be speaking on this topic as if he is superior to Guardiola in the Champions League.
The former Barcelona boss has lifted the famous old trophy twice in his managerial career, whereas Klopp has never won it; his achievements in leading Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool to the final against all odds are impressive, but he should refrain from calling out Guardiola until he tastes success in Europe too.