In anticipation of an extremely short turnaround next week the customarily imperturbable Reds coach flew off the handle at broadcasters.<\/p>\n
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has let loose at British broadcasters for not adjusting their schedules to accommodate the coronavirus pandemic, claiming they don\u2019t care about player welfare.<\/p>\n
The Reds are set to play in the Champions League on Wednesday night against Atalanta before being forced to play the midday match on Saturday against Brighton in the Premier League.<\/p>\n
With Klopp\u2019s side already short on players due to injuries, the Reds suffered another casualty on Sunday after Naby Keita was forced off in their 3-0 win against Leicester City.<\/p>\n
Speaking post-match, Klopp berated broadcasters, calling on them to ensure clubs aren\u2019t being forced to play so many games in a compressed period of time.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was never about us when I talked about it, it was about all the players. If you don\u2019t start talking to BT (Sport) we are all done,\u201d Klopp told Sky Sports.<\/p>\n
\u201cSky and BT have to talk because if we keep playing on Wednesday and Saturday (at) 12:30, I\u2019m not sure if we will finish the season with 11 players.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know you (the broadcasters) don\u2019t care and that\u2019s the problem. We\u2019ve discussed it for a long time and nothing\u2019s happened.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t talk about Liverpool, I talk about all the football players out there. Yesterday, (Gerard) Pique massive knee injury. Today, (Bukayo) Saka, maybe, I\u2019m not sure, a knee injury \u2013 he played all three games for England during the international break.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow people tell us to rotate players but who? We have some offensive players but the rest are kids.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a massive problem. Wednesday and Saturday 12:30 is a broadcaster problem and nothing else. We play against Atalanta on Wednesday and then 12:30 (Saturday) against Brighton. It\u2019s an early Christmas present. We will show up there shaking. I think about sending the points. That\u2019s how it is.\u201d<\/p>\n
In response to Klopp\u2019s charges, the interviewer on Sky brought up the contracts that clubs agreed with broadcasters \u2013 a subject that touched a nerve with Klopp.<\/p>\n
\u201cGentlemen, start talking and making decisions. I like the relationship with you. If someone tells me again about contracts I\u2019ll go really nuts. Because these contracts aren\u2019t made for a Covid season,\u201d Klopp continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe all have to adapt. Everything\u2019s changed, but the contracts with the broadcasters is still: \u2018We have this, so we keep this\u2019. What? Everything changed, the whole world changed!\u201d<\/p>\n
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard had also previously called for early Saturday games to be scrapped altogether after his side were forced to play the fixture after the international break.<\/p>\n
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