It’s a crisis in Liverpool after a catastrophic week!

But what is happening in Liverpool? At the end of January, Jürgen Klopp announced his departure from Liverpool at the end of the season through a one-minute video which was viewed millions of times around the world. Arriving in the shoes of a talented Bundesliga coach, the German tactician will leave Liverpool like a legend. However, like every big name in the history of football, taking care of your game is a talent that is reserved for the elite. Indeed, very few were able to achieve apotheosis. But now, while a hat-trick was still possible at the start of the week, everything seems to have gone up in smoke this Sunday after a nightmarish week on the banks of the Mersey.

Indeed, on Thursday, the Reds were outclassed by Atalanta Bergamo in the quarter-finals of the Europa League. Besides this terrible disappointment, the reasons for hope were still there for Jürgen Klopp’s flock. Indeed, having sufficiently demonstrated in its history its ability to overcome a three-goal deficit on the European scene, the English club has sporting arguments to reverse the situation next week in the Bergamo den. Another call to quickly turn the page: the Premier League. Well placed in the top three in the league, Liverpool had an obligation to win this Sunday against Crystal Palace to maintain their title dreams alongside Manchester City and Arsenal who are in full swing. But once again, nothing went as planned for Mohamed Salah’s teammates.

The Reds are defeated!

Indeed, in front of their public, the Reds once again experienced a terrible disappointment. Showing a disconcerting defensive fragility in the first period, the club from the banks of the Mersey logically conceded the opener. Still offensive in the second half, the 2020 English champions were sorely lacking in efficiency to snatch points or victory. It’s simple, with 2.87 expected goals, Liverpool remained silent against a solid and united London defense and an imperial Dean Henderson. An offensive hiccup which inevitably frustrates Wataru Endo, the Japanese defensive midfielder: “we had a lot of chances in the first half, so we are disappointed with this result. I think we could have scored more and played better. We knew we had to start strong from the start of the match. I think that’s what we did from the beginning. We had a lot of chances and if we had scored a few more goals in the first half the result would have been different.»

And with this second setback in a row, Liverpool confirms its current bad patch. Conceding twelve goals in the last six matches, the Reds did not score in this week, which is so decisive in judging their season. But now, still confident following the defeat against Atalanta, Jürgen Klopp is now disgusted, as he confided to the BBC : “This time I feel really, really bad. I need time to assimilate it. A consequence after the setback against Atalanta? I really don’t know, I couldn’t say. With such opportunities we were unlucky. What could Darwin Núñez do on his opportunity or Mohamed Salah… In the second half, Crystal Palace were lucky not to be punished, but that’s why we have no points and Crystal Palace have three. The title ? The answer is quite simple. If we play like this in the first half, why would we win the championship? If we play like we did in the second half, then we can win matches. Win matches, be there until the end and we’ll see where it takes us.»

Obviously pessimistic about winning the title, the German tactician should not count on his locker room to save his last dance with Liverpool. Now two points behind Manchester City and potentially three behind Arsenal in the event of a victory for the Gunners against Aston Villa, the situation is seriously complicated for the Reds and everyone seems to be aware of this in the north of England. Indeed, according to the words of Andrew Robertson at Sky Sports, the Liverpool locker room has no illusions: the title is now inaccessible this season. “You have to know how to seize your chanceruminates the Scottish left defender. The players in front of goal must do better. But the back guys, as a defensive unit, need to do better. The Premier League title? Today it’s over, unfortunately. There are a lot of regrets in the locker room that we didn’t want to have at the start of the day. We must move forward.» Moving forward will now necessarily require a feat for Liverpool: that of overthrowing Atalanta Bergamo in Italy this Thursday to pursue their dream of winning the Europa League. Not an easy task…