Jürgen Klopp conversation with Danish reporter following sound defeat goes viral

German gaffer Jürgen Klopp had an angry conversation with a Danish journalist following defeat to Manchester United.

The discussion which started when Scandinavian TV reporter Christian Frederiksen asked him an annoying question went as follows:

Reporter: ‘Normally intensity is the name of your game, so how come it became so difficult in extra time?’

Klopp: ‘Bit of a dumb question, I have to say. We played I don’t know how many games recently, I don’t know how many games United exactly played. That’s sport.

‘Really disappointed about that question, but you thought obviously it’s good.’

Reporter: ‘So too many games?’

Klopp: ‘Oh, ah come on, you are obviously not in a great shape, and I have no nerves for you. What is wrong with you?’

Klopp reserved only praise for the Red Devils following the painful extra-time defeat at Old Trafford, but pointed how good his own team was.

‘We were nearly there in normal time and nearly there in extra-time and then we lose the game, that’s alright. I cannot ask for much more.

‘We have had a much more intense season so far, everybody knows that, you just have to count the games. Today was hard, very hard. The longer the game goes, the decision-making doesn’t get any better.

‘Congratulations to United, going to the semi-final. We have a game less, or have two games less, and we [will] try to use that in the next few weeks.’

The reporter, Frederiksen said the following after the unsavoury conversation he had with the Liverpool boss. Speaking to Tipsbladet, a Danish sports magazine, he said the following:

‘I interpret it mostly as an expression of his terrible frustration that they lost to Manchester United in the manner it happened, where they were ahead twice and should have sealed the deal,” Frederiksen told Danish sports magazine Tipsbladet.

‘His dream scenario was to play an FA Cup final at Wembley in his last match in England, and that’s been taken from him now. So I can understand he’s super frustrated.

‘Then he got a question he didn’t think was appropriate. It’s been a theme for them that they’ve had many injuries and many matches, which he has complained about. Then he got a question about why they didn’t have intensity in the game, and then he snapped.

‘That’s fair enough. I have absolutely no problem with that. There will be absolutely no problems in the future. I can’t imagine that at all.

‘When I interview him again, we’ll still be good friends – professionally speaking. I don’t think he holds a grudge, and I certainly don’t.’

Klopp’s frustration with the journalist was understandable, especially when one considers how stressful and excruciating the match was.

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