The Reds are enduring a below-standard start to the new season, as they currently sit seventh in the Premier League, having won just twice in their opening ...
Klopp will be hoping to have a few more return to fitness in the coming weeks. ''You and Jurgen have to speak with Luis Diaz in five minutes. We've just agreed with Porto but Tottenham are all-in as well.' Liverpool were humiliated as they suffered a 4-1 defeat to Napoli in the Champions League - The Reds were exposed in a heavy 4-1 defeat to Napoli in the Champions League The Reds have endured a stuttering start to the new season as they currently sit seventh in the
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp aimed a sly dig at Chelsea over their decision to sack Thomas Tuchel after watching his side get ripped apart by Napoli in ...
They then face a tricky visit from Ajax in the Champions League before a crunch clash at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea on September 18. The Reds found themselves 3-0 down at half-time thanks to a combination of slick play from the hosts and woeful defending from Joe Gomez, Trent Alexander-Arnold and [Virgil van Dijk.](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/latest/virgil-van-dijk) But the 55-year-old will be more concerned than anyone at his side's alarming loss of form. Klopp, never one to mince his words, gave a cutting response in support of his compatriot. Napoli made it 4-0 just after the break before Liverpool pulled one back through Luiz Diaz's spectacular strike. [Jurgen Klopp](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/latest/jurgen-klopp) took aim at [ Premier League ](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/latest/premier-league)rivals [Chelsea ](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/latest/chelsea-fc)after watching [Liverpool ](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/latest/liverpool-fc)get taken apart by Napoli in the [Champions League](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/latest/champions-league).
Not surprisingly after Liverpool get humped and Chelsea sack another manager, it's a bumper morning Mailbox. Some of Jurgen Klopp's believers have abandoned ...
It’s not a Friday so may not make the mailbox as it’s not really relevant to this weeks football or Chelsea sacking Tuchel. He is largely to blame for the situation but the players have questions to be answered and the same thing will happen again and again if it’s not addressed. If they don’t get their things in order soon, with Newcastle coming and Man City, Man U and Liverpool continuing to stay therein in the player market, they could find themselves in a West ham type position. We all knew Abramovich had a trigger finger ready to pull, but even he held it back for the story to develop. The gist of that mail was – the 3-5-2 with the emphasis on a watertight defence, and an attacking gameplan revolving almost solely around quick counter attacks, was the perfect way to steady the ship after the chaos of our play under Lampard, and it was the perfect plan for frustrating and dispatching elite teams on the way to winning the Champions League. Why are the media not advancing the argument that the players are also to blame? Either you trust that transition to a man who has bought the club incredible success or you chuck him in the bin at the first sign of trouble and give the job to a mercenary like Jose. A few points on the general season and last night’s result. What’s confusing the hell out of me is that we’re only a few months out from being the side that came bloody close to winning the quadruple. So a quiet word in the owners ear for more midfield resource this summer would not have been out of the bounds of logic and possibility! I think it’s the midfield but the way we look it’s starting to make me wonder if it goes deeper. it’s not the loss of Mane imo (though that is an easy target and it hurts a little now!).
Liverpool lost 4-1 to Napoli in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night and Jurgen Klopp suddenly finds himself under pressure at Anfield.
Luiz Diaz pulled one back early in the second half for the visitors but it proved to be little more than a consolation. [Thomas Tuchel](https://www.sportbible.com/thomas-tuchel), just hours after [Chelsea](https://www.sportbible.com/chelsea) fell to a surprise 1-0 defeat against the Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb in their [Champions League](https://www.sportbible.com/champions-league) opener on Tuesday. [Jurgen Klopp](/jurgen-klopp), [Champions League](/champions-league), [Thomas Tuchel](/thomas-tuchel), [Liverpool](/liverpool), [Napoli](/napoli) On Twitter, one fan responded to the news of Klopp’s slashed odds with: “No way, one of the best managers in the league even after this.” Jurgen Klopp's odds to be the next PL manager sacking have gone from 66/1 to just 12/1 this evening, after losing 4-1 to Napoli 😳— ODDSbible (@ODDSbible) The odds on Jurgen Klopp to become the next Premier League manager sacked have slashed dramatically following Liverpool’s shock 4-1 defeat to Napoli in the Champions League on Wednesday evening.
Champions League demolition against Napoli will trigger Anfield upheaval – and this is what Klopp can do to address alarming slump.
There will certainly need to be a review of the pre-season preparation. Many of his attackers have the profile to play as wide midfielder, a No 10 or more traditional No 9. Some will argue for Klopp to adopt a 3-5-1 formation, which would enable his full-backs to play higher, reinforcing the midfield while adding the defensive insurance of an extra centre-back. The long-standing argument for Trent Alexander-Arnold to move into the position he filled in his youth career – central midfield – may also gather pace. The smart money will be on two midfield shields, with one of the strikers used as ‘No 10’ behind a more orthodox No 9. He needs a minimum of four midfielders to execute his plans to win back possession quicker and higher. At Liverpool’s best, Klopp has been able to rely on three midfielders doing the work of four or even five players. The return of Thiago Alcantara and debut of Arthur helps, but a back-up plan has been needed for weeks given the constant injury problems of midfielders mean it was short-sighted to fail to recognise issues could emerge. It will be ‘a reinvention’ to reunite Liverpool with the Klopp way, not rip everything up and start again. “If you don’t have any pressure on the guy on the ball, yes it is a risk but that is not normally the case. Even when accounting for the injury absences to key midfielders, a spark has gone. That would be as radical as asking Pep Guardiola to abandon a possession game, or Jose Mourinho to encourage a full-back to cross the halfway line.