Jurgen Klopp is so confident that he’s decided to give his haters a new song should Liverpool fall to Spurs in Saturday’s UEFA Champions League Final.
“Since 2012, apart from 2017, I was with my team in a final,” Klopp said in Friday’s pre-match press briefing. “Sometimes by luck, but in the last seven years I am world record holder in winning semi-finals. I’m a normal human being.”
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No, no you’re not. And we don’t want you to be, Jurgen. Also, if you lose, “World Record Holder In Winning Semi-Finals” is the new “Specialist in Failure.”
Jurgen Klopp: "If I see myself as a 'loser' then that would be a problem. But I don't see myself like that." #LFC #THFC #UCLFinal
— Joe Prince-Wright (@JPW_NBCSports) May 31, 2019
Klopp isn’t worried about his record in the finals, because he knows each one is different. For example, yes his Reds lost 3-1 to Real, but you might guess that if you were pre-warned that Mohamed Salah would be injured and Loris Karius concussed.
The manager says Roberto Firmino is fit for the match, good news for the Reds who saw Firmino score in both 2-1 wins over Spurs this season.
