Jurgen Klopp: Liverpool boss hopes Burnley defeat will be turning point

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hopes the defeat by Burnley will prove a turning point for his side.

The Reds lost 1-0 to the Clarets on Thursday as they went five Premier League games without a win in a run of three draws and two defeats.

Liverpool have only beaten a weakened Aston Villa in the FA Cup in January and face Manchester United - live on BBC One - on Sunday in the next round.

"We lost that [Burnley] game and it was a really low point," Klopp said.

"Sometimes you need a really low point to change things properly - and that's for sure [what] we will go for now.

"If we would have won in a bad game the world would have said: 'OK, it's not the football they usually play but they are back on the result path.' But in the long term it would not help.

"It can be a real help if we use it. I can imagine what a lot of people think about us in the moment."

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Reigning champions Liverpool are fourth in the top flight and six points behind leaders Manchester United, with the two sides playing out a goalless draw when they met in the league last Sunday.

"They [the players] are still brilliant people and brilliant characters, all of them," Klopp added.

"All of them made happen what happened in the last few years and they don't change overnight. It is still a really good group."

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Liverpool did beat Villa 4-1 in the FA Cup but have only scored one league goal since beating Crystal Palace 7-0 on 19 December.

There has been speculation over the future of forward Mohamed Salah after the Egyptian gave an interview to a Spanish newspaper, but Klopp does not believe that has had an impact on his side.

"That's a normal thing in the world of football," the German added.

"We get asked questions and then we answer. It always sounds like we started the conversation but in most cases it is not like that.

"I don't think it will distract the season."

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  • Comment posted by DonaldTrumpsWig, at 08:07 24 Jan

    Burnley fan here. Every time we beat one of the top 6 there is an an inquest. What went wrong that we lost to little old Burnley?.
    We can’t afford top players but we are one of the best organised and hardest working sides in the division.
    It’s always could’ve should’ve would’ve when we win.
    Sean Dyche is an incredible manager and we will continue to upset the teams who underestimate us.

    • Reply posted by smithyg, at 08:10 24 Jan

      smithyg replied:
      Big respect for Dyche and Burnley. A very well disciplined and organised side. They deserved the 3 points against Liverpool no question. It’s just the ‘big teams’ can’t take the loss on the chin.

  • Comment posted by lillew , at 09:22 24 Jan

    Every club has a bad spell, LFC are currently having the 1st one for 3 years.

    Am I happy about it, no. Will I start shouting and crying like a baby no I will support the team as always.

    Let rival fans enjoy this, they have all been through it its our turn.

    Klopp will sort it out.

    Have faith and remember the word support can never be used casually.

    • Reply posted by Brass Eye, at 11:26 24 Jan

      Brass Eye replied:
      Or run away like he did at Dortmund, I reckon he'll run away back to Germany to take up the National coaching job.

  • Comment posted by U19403320, at 08:16 24 Jan

    Kloop’s done. Time for Allardyce to take over.

    Although one must concede that Bruce, Pulis and Warnock are all viable candidates.

    • Reply posted by Footy_fan, at 08:28 24 Jan

      Footy_fan replied:
      A few other notable mentions are Pardew, McCarthy and Megson

  • Comment posted by 815406, at 08:32 24 Jan

    I liked watching Liverpool a couple of seasons ago. They have become predictable and others are stronger at the back and are passing through their press ...which isn’t as energetic.
    They might actually retain the ball in mid-field and up front but Salah and Mane keep doing pantomime dives trying to win non-existent free kicks. The refs have wised up ...but it’s just embarrassing. Stop the diving.

    • Reply posted by djn, at 08:37 24 Jan

      djn replied:
      Mane and Salah also seem to be players that you can foul and get away with. How many times has Salah had an opposition player manhandle him like a South Wales bouncer? I’ve seen plenty of occasions where he’s had hands around his neck, and it’s not picked up by any of the officials. What’s required? Piano wire? It happens so much that you wonder if a memo went out.

  • Comment posted by Enjoy Yourself, at 08:08 24 Jan

    This is when we see how good a manager he really is. It's easy when you're winning. Not so much when you're not.

    • Reply posted by paul hirst, at 08:50 24 Jan

      paul hirst replied:
      Klopp's done an outstanding job at Anfield, so good infact that this is the first time hes gone through a seriously poor patch with the team. Admittedly it's not his fault hes lost his two best centre backs, and his strikeforce ( minus Jota ) are suddenly firing blanks. But his body language under pressure isnt helping the Liverpool side, Man Utd themselves were struggling a few weeks back.

  • Comment posted by Footy_fan, at 08:14 24 Jan

    Klopp’s frustration when results are not going his way is clearly visible, and that’s affecting his decision making and judgement. More of that, and Liverpool will continue going down the spiral. He should take a chill pill. Sooner or later, things will start looking up, though I suspect the title this year will beyond him

    • Reply posted by SammyValenteno, at 10:00 24 Jan

      SammyValenteno replied:
      Klopp is losing his touch. He has lost the devotion, respect and loyalty of his very best player, Mo Salah, by overlooking him as captain against Mydtsjaelland.
      Left Salah on the bench against Burnley.
      What other team in the world would bench Salah? Perhaps Klopp thought LFC could get past Burnley whilst resting his best players? Underestimated Burnley? Klopp dropped the ball!

  • Comment posted by stevieB, at 09:04 24 Jan

    L'pool had never won the premiership. Go back a few years and say to the fans. You will win the Champions League, the premier league with a massive points total then have a dodgy season. I don't know about the L'pool fans but as a Utd fan I would have bitten your hand off for that and in fact I still would. What is it with our country that we get so much delight in knocking winners!

    • Reply posted by U19403320, at 09:05 24 Jan

      U19403320 replied:
      We don’t like cheats

  • Comment posted by Finkelstein, at 08:39 24 Jan

    On behalf of ever genuine football fan and I am a Spurs fan, I say Thank You Burnley for stuffing Liverpool. Huge respect to Sean Dyche who has done great job with limited resources.

  • Comment posted by Liam, at 09:33 24 Jan

    Some peoples obsession with hating LFC is disturbing. Wow, support your own club and stop catastrophising about a team you don’t support. It’s five games not a Third World War, turn the anger off it’s not healthy. Be an objective pundit not a bitter boy/girl.

    • Reply posted by U19403320, at 09:40 24 Jan

      U19403320 replied:
      ‘Some people’ ... 🤔

      Like everyone in the country perhaps ?

  • Comment posted by Bitter ronniebarker, at 08:34 24 Jan

    Count how many times salah loses the ball and rather than chasing back skips about with a smile on his face, strange habit.

    • Reply posted by U19403320, at 08:46 24 Jan

      U19403320 replied:
      Before or after he falls down and rolls around ?

  • Comment posted by BeagleChops, at 08:25 24 Jan

    One of he main reasons liverpool have been successful over the past few years is they have been very good in the transfer market and Klopp has admitted he has had nothing to do with that. Klopp seems unable to motivate his players at the moment and doesn’t have a plan b. He has run his players into the ground over the last couple of years and is now paying the price

    • Reply posted by Harvey03, at 10:12 24 Jan

      Harvey03 replied:
      He doesn’t spend the money but he make suggestions on who to buy, so he is part of who is brought in he just can’t go out and get who he wants whenever he wants.
      Calm down a bit kid ever team has a bad spell and this is Klopps fist at Liverpool. He’s set the bar so high that a couple normal weeks looks like a disaster.

  • Comment posted by Grecian, at 08:08 24 Jan

    And cue the vile anti Liverpool trolls.
    The BBC has got to sort this out, the HYS boards are becoming a playground drowned by insults with no chance to debate football properly.

    • Reply posted by U19386536, at 08:11 24 Jan

      U19386536 replied:
      Well said but applies to all the teams bit banter yes but some of the comments you'd expect from 10 year old.

  • Comment posted by Brian, at 11:52 24 Jan

    Funny how Maradona was vilified for years for cheating in the 86 World Cup.
    Today’s premier league is full of the most cheating diving fraudsters week in, week out.
    Funny how the so called pundits of today state how “clever” these cheats are to gain an advantage!!!
    Today’s top level football is all about “cheating “ to gain an advantage.
    Absolute joke!

    • Reply posted by Sir Jurgen Klopp, at 12:57 24 Jan

      Sir Jurgen Klopp replied:
      If you look up the word cheating you see the word Manchester United and a picture of Baconface.

  • Comment posted by user123, at 08:43 24 Jan

    This downturn in form couldn’t have happened to a nicer club or set of supporters.

    When you consider the bile and vitriol that regularly pours from their supporters on these boards, few fans will be upset to see this expensively assembled team slide down the table.

    Oh well, at least they have that sentimental song, written for a musical and which has nothing to do with Liverpool to fall back on.

  • Comment posted by BORNCITYLIVECITYDIECITY, at 15:14 24 Jan

    Scousers asking where all the animosity has come from!
    Organising smoke flares, beer cans and bottles to be thrown at superior oppositions coaches would be a good hint .... worst fans in the world, ever.

    • Reply posted by paul123, at 15:23 24 Jan

      paul123 replied:
      Half right, I’ve never heard of the blue half of Merseyside being involved with anything you have mentioned

  • Comment posted by ghost79, at 08:29 24 Jan

    Yes turning point of a downward spiral 😂😂😂😂😂

  • Comment posted by Mark, at 07:55 24 Jan

    Let’s hope for a good game

  • Comment posted by Finkelstein, at 08:45 24 Jan

    "Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hopes the defeat by Burnley will prove a turning point for his side."...Klopp needs more than hope. He needs his so-called big guns to start firing. Salah and Firmino have been very poor. The true test of a manager is when things don't go in your favour how you react. Klopp has a great attitude when he is winning now he has true test to defend his title.

    • Reply posted by misanthrope, at 11:02 24 Jan

      misanthrope replied:
      You mean the Salah who is top scorer in the PL so far this season? That Salah?

  • Comment posted by JBM, at 12:56 24 Jan

    Manchester United - Liverpool is undoubtedly the most overhyped and overrated game in world football.

    • Reply posted by Finkelstein, at 13:00 24 Jan

      Finkelstein replied:
      Only on the BBC as they are showing it, which is a huge event for the BBC given they mostly only show women's football live.

  • Comment posted by jon, at 08:07 24 Jan

    I blame klopps teeth

    • Reply posted by greeners62, at 09:15 24 Jan

      greeners62 replied:
      Apparently he borrows the teeth from Bingo and the banana splits ! Can’t claim that as one of my own unfortunately, but worth repeating😂😂

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