Coach Klopp: 'I don't remember a time when Salah was happy when he was substituted'
"I haven't spoken to him yet. In fact, I can't remember a time when Salah left the pitch looking happy. So his reaction was normal," Klopp said after the 1-1 draw at Stamford Stadium. Bridge.
Salah has scored on the opening game of Liverpool's last six seasons in the Premier League, but this season he has not been successful. Disappointed when being substituted in the 77th minute, the Egyptian striker shook his head and took off his wristband and threw it on the field. The Stamford Bridge audience cheered at Salah's action, but he continued to do it three more times and were all mocked.
When off the touchline, Salah and Klopp do not interact with each other. Returning to his seat, the Liverpool striker continued to throw part of the armband, and the audience cheered again. Klopp said he did not know Salah's pursuit of a record of consecutive goals in opening matches and asserted himself as a coach should have full control over personnel.
"At that time, Liverpool needed new legs and I think a substitution would help the team play better," the German coach shared. "I never wanted to make it difficult for Salah. 99% of what we have achieved has his mark and because of him. I understand Salah is not happy, but that doesn't matter."
In this match, Salah assisted Luis Diaz to open the scoring for Liverpool. In the first half, he once put the ball in the net of Chelsea but was disallowed for offside. Klopp's army then let centre-back Axel Disasi equalize for Chelsea in the first half. This is the fifth time in a row that the two teams have drawn in the Premier League.
Satisfied with the result, but Klopp admitted Liverpool still have many points to improve. In particular, the biggest problem lies in the ability to defend. Sharing from the 56-year-old military leader shows that Liverpool are very hungry for a new defensive midfielder. Previously, they offered a record price for Moises Caicedo but could not recruit Brighton players. Liverpool are turning to ask to buy Romeo Lavia from Southampton but have not been able to complete the deal.
"We lost the ball unnecessarily in two or three situations. The goal came from a set piece. Liverpool also conceded again because of an indecisive clearance but fortunately the Chelsea player was Vietnamese. taste," he said. "In the second half, with the cheers from the fans, Chelsea put pressure on us to go deep and lose strength to defend. Many gaps were revealed that needed to be covered. This was clearly the biggest problem Liverpool exposed. revealed in this match. We covered the gap by going back, not going forward like in the first half."
