Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp revealed what happened in the locker room, which “shook” the team after the result of 2: 0 in the first 45 minutes.
The “Reds” advanced to the finals of the Champions League, as they celebrated in the return match with a 3:2 score.
“After the first three minutes of the game, I saw that we were not playing properly. We were in a hurry with the decisions because the players were obviously under pressure. As I walked towards the locker room, I told my assistant, Peter Kravic, to find me some information about what we were good at, so that I could present it to the players as motivation. He immediately answered me honestly: “I don’t have such information; we weren’t good at anything,” so I had to give a speech, “Klopp said,” and then revealed the “magic” words.
“The problem is of a football nature, and we will solve it with football! People, we didn’t play football in the first half! Play! Play like you played all season! Take the ball, move with the ball, don’t just stand! Be brave! Run behind their last line! ” They have momentum, but they have no control over the game. We can return to the game, “Klopp told the players.
He added that they were calm and deservedly made it to the finals.
“My speech would not make sense if the players had not reacted to it the way they did,” the Liverpool coach concluded.
