On Saturday, there was a fully deserved 0-3 loss away to weakly placed Wolverhampton. This worsens the sporting crisis for the usually top-chasing Liverpool, who find themselves in tenth place in the Premier League table after 20 rounds played. For a team that has gone 2–3–1–2 as league finishes over the past four seasons, there’s no hiding the fact that this year’s season is shaping up to be a colossal failure. They recently crashed out of the FA Cup. And when the league season is over halfway through, the red shirts are 21 points behind league leader Arsenal and ten points behind fourth-placed Newcastle. And as you know: Without a top four finish in the Premier League, there will be no Champions League play next season, unless they surprise and win the entire tournament this year. Is Jürgen Klopp the right manager to turn it around for Liverpool? Yes No Uncertain Show result – Shockingly bad To illustrate the mood surrounding the Anfield club right now: Liverpool Echo’s football writer Ian Doyle, who has covered Liverpool for over 20 years for the local paper, put it this way when he watched the defeat against Wolves on Saturday: – Can whoever stole the Liverpool team after New Years please give it back? This is shockingly bad, wrote Doyle in his match coverage. Joel Matip has had better days at work. On Saturday, it was an own goal and a terrible performance in the red suit. Photo: ED SYKES / Reuters Thinks Klopp can retire Doyle has a slight point. 2023 has been a sporting disaster for the big club. Fasit is seven games played, four losses, two draws and just one win this side of New Year’s Eve. For the time being, few are shouting about Jürgen Klopp’s departure as Liverpool manager, but the question is how long this form can continue before the German gets hotter around the ears. According to the BBC, the Wolves fans for a long period chanted “you’ll be fired tomorrow morning” to Klopp as the match drew to a close. – Klopp will not be fired. But he can retire, speculates Viasport profiler Jan Aage Fjørtoft after the match. Tough games ahead And when you see what tough games await in the future, every football fan understands that there will be a demanding time ahead for Klopp and everyone who is happy in Liverpool. Liverpool’s next ten games: • Everton (home)• Newcastle (away)• Real Madrid (home)• Crystal Palace (away)• Manchester United (home)• Bournemouth (away)• Real Madrid (away)• Fulham (home)• Manchester City (away)• Arsenal (home) Saturday’s match was also the third meeting between the clubs in 28 days, and this time it was Wolverhampton who drew the longest straw. The match itself on Saturday opened in nightmarish fashion for the red shirts from Liverpool. Already in the sixth minute of play, Wolverhampton took the lead when a pass from Hee-chan Hwang went via Joel Matip, into the post and into the goal. And the pain quickly got worse. Six minutes later, Wolves debutant Craig Dawson increased the score to 2-0 when he hammered the ball into the goal from ten meters after a clatter in the Liverpool box. 20 minutes before the end, the home team hammered the nail in Liverpool’s coffin when Rúben Neves scored to make it 3-0 after a counterattack. That was also the end result. Everton next Thus, the red shirts from Anfield again had to return home from a Premier League match without points. Liverpool’s next game is the infamous Merseyside derby against city rivals Everton, who got a boost on Saturday with victory over Arsenal. For Wolverhampton, Southampton await away in the next match.
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