It felt bad, too. I sit here as manager of Liverpool.
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“Now we are frustrated but tomorrow or in a week we will see it more clearly and we will use it. We are out of global competitions [next season], there’s not a lot of football on Wednesdays and Thursdays and that means a lot of time to train”.
Christian Benteke wants talks with Liverpool over his future after an underwhelming debut season at the club.
Liverpool’s last sustained title challenge, in 2013-14, came during a season when they were not involved in European competition and Owen believes the extra time on the training ground could prove beneficial again.
“The team will be a different team [next season], that is clear”, he said.
A left-back who can actually defend must be high on Klopp’s transfer wish-list this summer, and with Jon Flanagan, Brad Smith and Joe Gomez in reserve, Moreno’s mistakes could be a thing of the past.
Liverpool and Sevilla have been hit by charges from UEFA after the Europa League final.
Sevilla had gone very direct in the first half, but the second half saw them pass Liverpool off the pitch. It’s my job to help the team to react better.
Despite a lack of Champions League football, Klopp is said to be confident of luring the 23-year-old Merseyside.
Disciplinary proceedings have been opened against Liverpool for crowd disturbances and the setting off of fireworks, and Sevilla for crowd disturbances and the throwing of objects during Wednesday’s Europa League final, UEFA has announced.
Still, he will at least have a lighter schedule next season.
“We are responsible for not being in the Champions League next season but now we have to use the time”.
Jamie Carragher looks like he enjoyed his trip to Switzerland despite the disappointment of Liverpool’s Europa League final defeat at the hands of Sevilla on Wednesday night.
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Klopp may also need some luck with injuries at the European Championship in France with seven matches in a month for players that reach the final. It will be a long tournament [Euro 2016] for a lot of my players – the Belgian players, the English players, the German player. Sevilla came back from a 1-0 halftime deficit to make the score 3-1 thanks to a double from Coke and a tap in from Kevin Gamiero.
