Klopp on Liverpool's 5-1 thrashing of Sparta Prague in UEL last 16 first leg

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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp reacts to their 5-1 thrashing of Sparta Prague in the first leg of their last 16 UEFA Europa League clash epet ARENA, Prague, Czechia

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00:33 Very good.

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00:46 So the result is much better than the performance, that's true.

00:49 Sparta played a good game, Sparta took some risk in our possession.

00:57 They were hiding wingers slightly, our protection was not good

01:04 and so they couldn't create these counter-attacks.

01:06 We lost a few unnecessary balls, which is then difficult to protect,

01:11 but in other moments we should have done better.

01:13 We adapted during the game and could again tell the boys in half-time how we should do it,

01:20 but then we couldn't see the goal immediately.

01:23 But after that it was then that we controlled it much better, but Sparta had chances.

01:29 I think, I'm not 100% sure, but for me two of the big chances they had looked for me offside,

01:36 and in the end we made a save and you never saw the flag then,

01:39 nobody watched these situations back, but it's fine.

01:41 But as I said, Sparta took risk, we punished them for that in other moments,

01:46 we scored wonderful goals, we had good moments in the game, really good moments in the game,

01:53 and we are not like that where we think we come here and just walk in the park.

01:58 It was the opposite of walking in the park, we had to work a lot,

02:01 but we didn't expect an easy game, and it was not, but it was a good result.

02:06 We fly home, recover, and in seven days we meet again.

02:13 The question was, the result is quite clear, but don't you think it's a bit cruel for Sparta?

02:21 The result is definitely much better than our performance,

02:26 Sparta played a good game, they took a lot of risks,

02:29 they hid their wings, they were in our defense line for counterattacks,

02:37 and we lost the ball sometimes unnecessarily, but during the game we adapted to it,

02:43 we said what we needed to improve, although we then just passed the ball,

02:47 but then we had the game under control again.

02:50 Sparta, of course, created chances, I'm not sure,

02:54 but I think two of them would be offside anyway, we'll look into that.

03:00 However, Sparta took risks, we punished their risks, we scored amazing goals,

03:05 the game had a beautiful moment for us.

03:08 Of course, we didn't think the game would be easy, we had to work hard,

03:14 but now we fly home, rest, and in seven days we meet again.

03:22 Is there any player from Sparta squad who wants you for Liverpool?

03:29 I retire in the summer.

03:33 You want me to take him on holiday or what?

03:39 Thank you.

03:42 You're welcome.

03:43 Is there any Sparta player you would like to see in Liverpool?

03:49 I'm leaving Liverpool in the summer, hopefully I have that with me for the holiday.

03:55 Jürgen, Kennate went off in the 15th minute, do we know how serious it is yet?

04:02 No, we don't know, Ibu said to me when he passed me in that moment,

04:07 "I thought if I do another sprint then it could be bad."

04:11 So he said it should be fine, but we don't know.

04:17 Joey is fine, we took him off, we played a lot of games,

04:23 so that was more or less rotation, precaution.

04:26 Let's see, but it's with Ibu.

04:29 You know how serious Kennate's condition is,

04:36 we don't know, when we spoke he said if he had to run another sprint it could be bad.

04:44 We'll see, but we think he'll be fine.

04:47 Joe Gomez is fine, we took him off because he's played a lot of games.

04:52 Jürgen, hello. I just wondered what's clicked with Dalvin Nunes in recent weeks,

04:59 because some of the goals he's been scoring in the last month,

05:02 Redford, Far East, and then the two tonight, they've just been excellent, really.

05:06 What do you say, in the last few months or weeks?

05:12 No, it's just that he had absolutely more, more, more than OK first season,

05:19 but he had to adapt, that's done, settled.

05:23 In the middle of the team, wonderful guy, wonderful boy,

05:26 loves to play for this team, this club, together with these boys,

05:30 and has quality coming out of his ears, to be honest, the quality he has.

05:35 But it's like with Stryker, sometimes he scores, sometimes he doesn't,

05:39 but he's at his absolute peak in general, not now for us, so can he develop? Yes.

05:44 But is he a threat all the time? Yes, as well.

05:47 And he has the most important attitude a striker needs to have.

05:51 He misses chances, which all strikers are doing, but he's not really bothered by it,

05:55 he just keeps going, and that's why he has now a nice number of goals,

06:00 still games to come, opportunities to score.

06:03 If he's not scoring, it's incredibly important,

06:06 because he's just a constant threat and gives us some spaces and areas and options to use.

06:13 Darvin Nunez has been very successful in the last month,

06:20 he's scored some great goals, including those two days.

06:24 How do you explain that?

06:26 Yes, he's been through more than a good season, he needed to get used to the team,

06:30 but it's a great circle, he plays for our team, he has quality,

06:34 sometimes he scores, sometimes he doesn't.

06:37 We don't know if he's at his peak, but he can threaten, threaten the opponent's defence,

06:43 and he has an important attitude for the striker.

06:47 He doesn't mind if he doesn't score, he just keeps playing.

06:51 And if he doesn't score, it's still a paid job for the team,

06:54 he can threaten, he can create spaces for us, so he's a paid player.

06:59 Good evening, Mr Klopp, I'm a young journalist from the Czech Republic,

07:04 it's a pleasure for me to ask you,

07:07 how great is the desire to say Liverpool goodbye after the European trophy?

07:14 Probably the question is, how big is the desire to win a European trophy?

07:24 Yeah, it would be cool, but it has nothing to do with them.

07:27 Last year when I stayed, I wanted to win something, it was just not possible.

07:33 So, yeah, nobody has to worry about that, we try really hard,

07:39 like you could see tonight, my team fought as well,

07:43 it was not like we were sloppy in the way we thought we could do that with 80 per cent,

07:48 not at all, we made mistakes, that's human, but we fought really hard.

07:53 I saw the dressing room afterwards, the boys felt the intensity of the game

07:59 and were happy about the result, so we keep trying.

08:03 How big is your desire to say goodbye to Liverpool after the European trophy?

08:12 The right question is, how big is my desire to win the European League?

08:17 Of course, it would be great, I want to win under all circumstances,

08:22 we showed that tonight, we fought, it is not like we were sloppy in the way we thought we could do that with 80 per cent,

08:29 not at all, we made mistakes, that's human, but we fought really hard,

08:35 I want to win under all circumstances, I want to win under all circumstances,

08:40 I want to win under all circumstances,

08:45 goodbye.

08:46 Thank you.

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