Jurgen Klopp admits it was difficult playing Newcastle United after a tough Champions League game against Villarreal.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp claims it was a difficult one against Newcastle United in the Premier League yesterday.
The Reds got a 1-0 win away from home in other to have their legs in the title race.
Speaking after the game Klopp said: “It was incredibly difficult for the boys today, to be honest, it’s clear we played two-and-a-half days ago, if you want. Coming here, [against] a team in form, six home wins on the bounce, great weather, everybody in a good mood [and] actually, pretty much everything is prepared for another home win.
“The only group who wanted to avoid that were my players. It was an outstanding football game, to be honest. [In the] first 15 minutes we had to adapt slightly a little bit, that’s normal. Obviously”
Klopp made changes to his team against Newcastle and he speaking about the difficulty of the changes the German said: “it’s my job to make decisions, I don’t have to do a lot of other things. For example, Kostas Tsimikas would’ve deserved to play and Robbo would have had a break as well, but when you change one full-back and a centre-half and there are three changes in the last line, what I think then is, ‘No, don’t do that, let’s do it like this.’
“The decisions are not that difficult because the boys are all in a good shape, really all in a good shape. We had Divock Origi with a little bit of vomiting and stuff like this, stomach problems.”
