Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp questioned after Real Madrid loss: 'It cannot be coincidence'
And 2005 Champions League hero Didi Hamann has now questioned his countryman in the wake of the defeat to Real Madrid. Liverpool went into last weekend’s showdown with Real Madrid hoping to secure the first silverware of the Klopp era. But they were made to count the cost of Mohamed Salah’s injury and two Loris Karius errors as they lost 3-1 in Kiev. Defeat was Liverpool’s third final loss under Klopp following failures in the League Cup and Europa League in his first season on Merseyside.
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Hamann has now taken aim at Jurgen Klopp, suggesting he believes the successive disappointment may be down to him. "It can not be a coincidence that Liverpool have already lost their third final under Jurgen Klopp," Hamann told German outlet Sport Bild. "What I miss is the belief that the team could win the next final."
GETTY Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp questioned after Real Madrid loss: 'It cannot be coincidence'
GETTY Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp questioned after Real Madrid loss: 'It cannot be coincidence'
Klopp, meanwhile, insisted the way Liverpool’s luck fell was the reason they lost the Champions League final. "I’d love to say ‘no’ but he was very decisive obviously, especially with the bicycle kick – it was a fantastic goal, an unbelievable goal," said Klopp, when asked if Real’s ability to substitute Gareth Bale on was the difference. "They hit the crossbar as well and had one or two big counter-attacks, but we hit the post, [our] set-pieces that were absolutely OK.