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LONDON. — Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was involved in another heated inteview as he furiously claimed “I’m not your puppy” after being pressed for questions following his side’s 3-2 defeat to West Ham.
It’s not the first outburst during his time in England.
When he arrived at Liverpool in 2015, fans knew they were getting an emotional, animated and passionate manager, to say the least.
And the German certainly hasn’t failed to deliver.
Klopp has done an incredible job over the last six years in charge of Liverpool, and following the recent success, the Reds boss hasn’t had too much to moan about.
However, when things don’t go his way, he still is prone to a hostile interview, and following Liverpool’s defeat to West Ham on Sunday, Klopp lashed out at a reporter, who was pushing the German for answers.
“My God. I’m not your puppy. Hopefully, you have an opinion yourself,” the Liverpool boss said. Klopp also fired a broadside at referee Craig Pawson and Video Assistant Referee Stuart Attwell after several challenges in Sunday’s loss at West Ham United went unpunished.
He first said Angelo Ogbonna had fouled Alisson Becker while going up for an aerial duel which led to the goalkeeper’s own goal.
“I think it’s a clear foul on Alisson, how can it not be? The arm from Ogbonna is there. I really don’t know who was VAR today,” Klopp told reporters.
“The ref made it easy for himself and thought, come on, let’s see what the VAR is saying. The VAR had a look and said not clear and obvious, I don’t know why. And here’s the goal, which is really strange.”
Klopp was also angry with West Ham left back Aaron Cresswell’s studs-up challenge that caught Liverpool skipper Jordan Henderson on the knee, saying it was a “clear red card”.
“Yes he (Cresswell) touched the ball, but if it’s a reckless challenge it doesn’t matter if you touch the ball. You cannot go high up like that,” Klopp added.
“There are too many things where it is “let’s see what VAR is saying’ and we have a problem with clear and obvious mistakes, because whoever we have for VAR hides behind referees. This was a big problem for us today.
“People will say I am making excuses but I am calm. You need normal decisions from a referee and he did not do that.” — Express
Online Reporter