The networks They have starred in an almost unbeatable season finale. What seemed like a utopia for most of the season, the seven consecutive victories achieved between April and May (Leeds United, Nottingham Forest, West Ham, Tottenham, Fulham, Brentford and Leicester City) allowed Jürgen Klopp’s pupils to dream of the Champions League. There was still hope. Then came the draw (1-1) against Aston Villa. Although Liverpool also did not depend on itself to play the maximum continental competition, the networks they left Newcastle and Manchester United the two remaining European places on a platter.
That is why, once they disputed, and won, magpies and Red Devils their last games postponed, thus ensuring qualification for the next edition of the Champions League, frustration gripped Liverpool. A few minutes after Manchester United thrashed Chelsea at Old Trafford, a forceful publication by Mohamed Salah turned social networks upside down. “I am totally devastated. There is absolutely no excuse for this. We had everything we needed to reach the Champions League next year and we have failed.”began the brief statement from the Egyptian attacker.
For the first time in six seasons, Jürgen Klopp’s team will not play the highest continental competition. Although the networks They will be in the Europa League 2022/2023, after a season in which they even saw their presence in European competitions in danger, this is, for Mohamed Salah, an insufficient prize: “We are Liverpool and qualifying for the competition is the minimum. Sorry, but it’s too early for an optimistic post. We have disappointed you and we have disappointed ourselves.”. The Egyptian’s eight goals and four assists in his last 11 games have proven to be insufficient.
I’m totally devastated. There’s absolutely no excuse for this. We had everything we needed to make it to next year’s Champions League and we failed. We are Liverpool and qualifying for the competition is the bare minimum. I am sorry but it’s too soon for an uplifting or optimistic… pic.twitter.com/qZmA9WsueM
Hours after Mohamed Salah revolutionized the Liverpool environment with his publication on social networks, it was Jürgen Klopp’s turn to appear at a press conference, before the last one corresponding to the last league game against Southampton. “I am only concerned with the headlines that are created. Do me a favor and push yourself…”responded the German coach in the first instance when asked about the publication of the Egyptian attacker.
For the coach of the networks, the non-classification for the Champions League 2023/2024 “is a fact that we do not have, even I knew it after the last game, of course. I’m optimistic but at the time I couldn’t see it.” However, although Mohamed Salah was the first to share his frustration at not playing in the top continental competition, Jürgen Klopp admitted that “We all think so. This is not the season we wanted.”.
In the words of the German coach, “it is not a season we will talk about. We have not managed to give people more to enjoy, but we have given moments. The big disappointment is this little thing (the Europa League), which is obviously big.”. And it is that participation in the Europa League 2023/2024 is too little prize for a team like Liverpool: “It would have been a normal season if we had finished fourth. Not very well, but qualified (for the Champions League). Sometimes you have to accept it.”
With the departure of several important players, as well as the arrival of many other incorporations that give the squad a facelift Gridit is expected that 2023 will be a summer of many at Anfield. “I’ve been here for seven and a half years, things don’t always go forward and sometimes there are downturns. It’s good to be here for so long, but you have to reinvent yourself”added Jürgen Klopp in his press appearance.
