#KloppOut: Game over at Liverpool?
FT Desk
- Updated: 9 Oct 2022 19:24 BST
- 3 min read
For a manager who will go down in history as not only a Liverpool icon but also one of the greatest ever coaches in English football, it seems incredible that there are a growing number of Reds fans now calling for Jurgen Klopp to be sacked.
The #KloppOut hashtag was plastered all over Twitter in the aftermath of Liverpool’s 3-2 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates on Sunday afternoon.
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It is understandable why Liverpool supporters are so worried.
Liverpool now find themselves languishing in 10th position in the Premier League after eight games of the new season.
They have won just two of their matches and already find themselves an incredible 14 points behind league leaders Arsenal and 13 off champions and title favourites Man City.
Their chances of winning the Premier League already seem over but even a top four finish looks like a slog at this stage of the season. They are six points off Chelsea in fourth.
Everything seems to be falling apart for Liverpool in 2022-23. The stars who led them to a first league championship in 30 years and three Champions League finals – one of which they lifted – have all performed horribly.
800m spent
1 PL in 8 years
1 UCL in 8 years
1 Fa Cup in 8 years
Enough is enough. #KloppOut pic.twitter.com/ErvLk409ko— 🌴 (@privwerrax) October 9, 2022
Mohamed Salah – after signing a new lucrative contract – looks to be on the decline. So does Virgil van Dijk, who until a year or so ago was arguably the best defender in the world. Van Dijk has been horrific this season, as has an entire defence that has already conceded 12 Premier League goals. They were also thrashed 4-1 by Napoli in the Champions League, although qualification for the next round of that competition should be secured.
Trent Alexander-Arnold has been mocked mercilessly after a string of defensive blunders, while €100 million record signing Darwin Nunez – despite scoring against Arsenal – has largely struggled too so far. He has three goals in all competitions.
Having pushed his squad to the limit physically over the years – with much said about Liverpool’s ability to press ferociously non-stop for 60 games a year – Klopp’s men no longer can do it.
They look exhausted and injuries have been piling up at the start of this campaign. They also have the third oldest squad in the Premier League. This team is on the wane.
A day after Klopp’s seven-year anniversary at Anfield, is it now time for the German to end his glorious reign?
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