Klopp took a risk with his tactics at Barcelona – and Messi made him pay | Jonathan Wilson
Posted by The Editor on May 2, 2019 5:50 am
Tags: Barcelona, Champions League, Football, Football tactics, Jürgen Klopp, Lionel Messi, Liverpool, Sport
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Attacking Barcelona is not wrong given it can unsettle them but it leaves teams exposed and Liverpool found that can be fatal
Contemplating his side’s Champions League quarter-final against Manchester City last season, Jürgen Klopp said that to sit back and look to absorb pressure against such a side was in effect to try to “win the lottery”. Against the very best, he believes there is no point – at least for a team of Liverpool’s ability – in curling up like a hedgehog and hoping the threat somehow goes away. He vowed to attack, and did, and his reward was three goals in an extraordinary 20-minute spell that settled the tie before half-time in the first leg.
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