Jurgen Klopp, technical director of the team, confirmed Liverpool The English professional, among his ranks, the Egyptian star Mohamed Salah, said that the Reds deserved to lose to their counterpart, Atalanta, by three goals to nothing, at Anfield, in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the European League Championship for the current season 2023-24.
Liverpool vs Atalanta
Klopp said in his statements after the match, “There is nothing really positive to talk about, a very bad match. The players must feel that it is a bad result,” adding, “We deserve to lose, we have to feel that now.”
The Liverpool coach added, “We started the match really well but did not continue. Congratulations to Atalanta. They did a great job, but we have to use this match and build on it for the Crystal Palace match.”
In response to a question about whether you wished you had started with Mohamed Salah, Soboslaj and Robertson in the starting lineup?, Klopp explained, “Yes, that is how it is, isn’t it? For the reasons I did, I will do the same thing again. If you want to be good for the rest of the season, you have to.” Make changes.”
Liverpool vs Atalanta
Klopp continued his statements, saying, “Can we win in Bergamo? Yes, if we play well, can we win 3-0? I have no idea. No, we have to recover. We have to feel really bad. It was a bad performance, that’s how it is.”
Egyptian star Mohamed Salah participated at the beginning of the second half to face Atalanta, as Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp made three changes at the beginning of the second half of the match, as Mohamed Salah, Soboslai, and Robertson participated instead of Elliott, Jones, and Tsimikas.
Mohamed Salah scored a goal for the Reds, but the referee canceled it due to offside in the 80th minute of the match.