We deserved to win- De Zerbi on Brightons 2-2 draw against Liverpool
Juergen Klopp adopted the role of peacemaker on Sunday when the Liverpool manager stepped in to pacify Brighton & Hove Albion boss Roberto de Zerbi during an angry exchange with officials on the touchline of a 2-2 Premier League draw.
De Zerbi was shown a yellow card by referee Anthony Taylor in the 69th minute at the Amex Stadium for his remonstration as Brighton were denied a penalty after Kaoru Mitoma's shot hit the arm of Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk.
The Italian manager continued to protest after being booked, before Klopp intervened and attempted to calm him down.
"In the moment when he got a bit outraged I used my age and tried to calm him down," 56-year-old Klopp, who has himself clashed with referees on numerous occasions in the past, told reporters.
"I just saw if I am in a moment like this, there's a moment of no going back that appears.
"I think he was close to that and then I tried to calm him down. I am not sure if he needed it or not, you can ask him, but he probably told me something about the penalty, but I had no clue what he was talking about. I think he wanted a penalty..."
Asked about the incident, De Zerbi told reporters: "I love Klopp and he can do what he wants, because I have big respect for him and I consider him as one of the best coaches in the world," De Zerbi told reporters.
"I like his behaviour and when he says something, 99 percent of the time I agree with him. In that situation, I think there was a clear penalty. I told the referee, I think in a good way, what I thought.”
Liverpool's Klopp turns peacemaker, uses 'age' to calm down De Zerbi during 2-2 Brighton draw
Juergen Klopp adopted the role of peacemaker on Sunday when the Liverpool manager stepped in to pacify Brighton & Hove Albion boss Roberto de Zerbi during an angry exchange with officials on the touchline of a 2-2 Premier League draw.
De Zerbi was shown a yellow card by referee Anthony Taylor in the 69th minute at the Amex Stadium for his remonstration as Brighton were denied a penalty after Kaoru Mitoma's shot hit the arm of Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk.
The Italian manager continued to protest after being booked, before Klopp intervened and attempted to calm him down.
"In the moment when he got a bit outraged I used my age and tried to calm him down," 56-year-old Klopp, who has himself clashed with referees on numerous occasions in the past, told reporters.
"I just saw if I am in a moment like this, there's a moment of no going back that appears.
"I think he was close to that and then I tried to calm him down. I am not sure if he needed it or not, you can ask him, but he probably told me something about the penalty, but I had no clue what he was talking about. I think he wanted a penalty..."
Asked about the incident, De Zerbi told reporters: "I love Klopp and he can do what he wants, because I have big respect for him and I c
De Zerbi was shown a yellow card by referee Anthony Taylor in the 69th minute at the Amex Stadium for his remonstration as Brighton were denied a penalty after Kaoru Mitoma's shot hit the arm of Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk.
The Italian manager continued to protest after being booked, before Klopp intervened and attempted to calm him down.
"In the moment when he got a bit outraged I used my age and tried to calm him down," 56-year-old Klopp, who has himself clashed with referees on numerous occasions in the past, told reporters.
"I just saw if I am in a moment like this, there's a moment of no going back that appears.
"I think he was close to that and then I tried to calm him down. I am not sure if he needed it or not, you can ask him, but he probably told me something about the penalty, but I had no clue what he was talking about. I think he wanted a penalty..."
Asked about the incident, De Zerbi told reporters: "I love Klopp and he can do what he wants, because I have big respect for him and I consider him as one of the best coaches in the world," De Zerbi told reporters.
"I like his behaviour and when he says something, 99 percent of the time I agree with him. In that situation, I think there was a clear penalty. I told the referee, I think in a good way, what I thought.”
Liverpool's Klopp turns peacemaker, uses 'age' to calm down De Zerbi during 2-2 Brighton draw
Juergen Klopp adopted the role of peacemaker on Sunday when the Liverpool manager stepped in to pacify Brighton & Hove Albion boss Roberto de Zerbi during an angry exchange with officials on the touchline of a 2-2 Premier League draw.
De Zerbi was shown a yellow card by referee Anthony Taylor in the 69th minute at the Amex Stadium for his remonstration as Brighton were denied a penalty after Kaoru Mitoma's shot hit the arm of Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk.
The Italian manager continued to protest after being booked, before Klopp intervened and attempted to calm him down.
"In the moment when he got a bit outraged I used my age and tried to calm him down," 56-year-old Klopp, who has himself clashed with referees on numerous occasions in the past, told reporters.
"I just saw if I am in a moment like this, there's a moment of no going back that appears.
"I think he was close to that and then I tried to calm him down. I am not sure if he needed it or not, you can ask him, but he probably told me something about the penalty, but I had no clue what he was talking about. I think he wanted a penalty..."
Asked about the incident, De Zerbi told reporters: "I love Klopp and he can do what he wants, because I have big respect for him and I c
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00:00 Right, who wants to go first?
00:08 And Johnny's got the mic.
00:12 Carlos, your thoughts on that performance?
00:21 Didn't work the mic, can you please repeat?
00:24 I think it is working.
00:26 Yeah, now yes.
00:27 Carlos, your thoughts on that performance and result?
00:36 It's a good point.
00:39 I think in the 90 minutes we played better than Liverpool, especially in the first half.
00:49 We closed the first half 2-1, losing 2-1, but sincerely we conceded two goals in a very
00:56 bad way.
01:00 We didn't understand how we were losing in that moment.
01:05 After that in the second half I think they could close the game.
01:13 Before it we could score with Adingra, Simon Adingra.
01:22 In general I think it was a good game, both teams played well.
01:30 In this moment I'm sorry because we conceded too many goals in a bad way.
01:40 We are working a lot on it, but maybe it's not enough.
01:44 Or maybe in football it can happen in some period where you concede too many goals and
01:56 I think we don't deserve to concede so many goals.
02:01 Roberto, your thoughts on the performance?
02:11 It was intense, there was a lot of running, it was constant.
02:18 How tiring is it for you as a manager to be attentive to everything?
02:24 How tired are you now?
02:29 I'm tired, but the problem is when I watch my team playing not well.
02:40 I suffer a lot after the Villapar game because we played bad and we lost in an incredible
02:53 way.
02:55 But today I'm tired but I'm happy because we played with a lot of very young players.
03:05 I have to congratulate my club because they found another two great players, Adingra and
03:13 Baleba.
03:14 We need to help the new players to come inside quickly because we need 20 players, 22 players,
03:27 more players we need to play this season because this season is tougher than last.
03:37 We have to change the first eleven because we are not ready yet to compete in free competition.
03:47 The performance of Adingra and Baleba are very important for us.
03:56 And for Igor too.
03:58 I just wanted to ask a little bit more about Baleba, you mentioned him there, can you just
04:10 talk about his performance today?
04:11 It was a great performance of Baleba, of Adingra, of Igor.
04:19 He's very young.
04:20 I think we need the characteristics of Baleba.
04:25 I think he's a great replacement of Moise Cacedo.
04:34 But we can't forget Ansu Fati, we can't forget Daud and the other new players like
04:45 João Pedro.
04:46 João Pedro didn't score but he played a great, great game.
04:54 He worked a lot for the team and I think he's becoming a great player.
05:01 I'm going to ask you about an incident in the second half when you thought you should
05:07 have had a penalty.
05:08 Jürgen Klopp actually came over and gave you a hug and tried to calm you down.
05:12 He said he was worried you were going to get sent off.
05:14 Can you just tell us about what you recall about that incident and did he help calm you
05:18 down?
05:23 I love Klopp and he can do what he wants because I have a big respect and I consider him one
05:40 of the best coaches in the world.
05:44 I like his behaviour and when he says something, 99% I agree with him.
05:54 In that situation I think there was a clear penalty and I told the referee, I think in
06:07 a good way, what I thought at the moment.
06:13 I think there was a penalty but there wasn't a foul when we scored the second goal.
06:27 I'm honest and I told Jürgen my opinion, my idea.
06:34 Roberto, you will go into the international break in the top six.
06:56 Given the new experience of Europa League, the injuries, the fixture congestion, how satisfied
06:57 are you with that in the first period of the season?
06:58 A lot.
07:00 The thing that is most important for me has been the reaction after Villaparque.
07:08 After Villaparque we started the game in Marseille, in Vélodrome, very hot, one of the hottest
07:17 stadiums in Europe.
07:21 We started the game losing 2-0 and after that moment there was only one team on the pitch
07:30 and that was Brighton.
07:34 To do it you have to show character, to show the right attitude, the right behaviour, passion.
07:46 I think the most important thing in my idea of football is the passion, the character.
07:53 After that we can speak about tactical disposition, the quality of the players, recruitment, what
08:00 you want.
08:01 But without that part of football, in my opinion, you can play and you can work in football.
08:12 Roberto, I know you said you should have had a clear penalty but in the incident before
08:18 half-time, Liverpool's penalty, do you think you were slightly fortunate to still have 11
08:22 men on the pitch in the second half?
08:24 Do you think you were fortunate that when Liverpool were given the penalty in the first half you
08:29 were still in the 11th position?
08:35 I don't know.
08:36 If you speak like this, you have to analyse the offside in the second goal of Aston Villa,
08:44 the third goal of Aston Villa.
08:45 You have to analyse last season in the Palace game we scored a regular 100% goal and in
08:56 the Leicester game there was a clear penalty.
09:01 We can speak until tomorrow night and we are not able to find an agreement.
09:09 I think there was a penalty but for me it's finished.
09:15 I spoke two minutes ago, the dunk goal in the set-piece wasn't a foul for me.
09:24 I think I was one of the most honest when I came to speak with you and your journalist
09:36 colleague.
09:37 Can we go to Brian next please?
09:48 How do you cope with decisions?
10:07 I manage this moment like Roberto, like my head wants.
10:17 I can't copy the other people on the bench.
10:22 I am correct with everyone, with the referee, with the other coaches, with the other bench
10:30 but if I have to come on the bench I stay home.
10:37 What made you think this was the moment?
10:51 Was it something you saw in training?
10:52 Good question.
10:53 I gave him the right step.
10:59 He played a part of the game with Bournemouth, the last part of the game, 20-15 minutes and
11:06 then he played 70-60 minutes away in Stamford Bridge, in a big stadium, an important stadium.
11:16 And then I gave him the right time to understand the new style of play, the timing when he
11:29 has to receive the ball, the right line pass, our style, our idea.
11:39 It's not so easy because our style is a lot of things.
11:46 In defence we can change depending on the opponent.
11:51 In ball possession we can play in a different way.
11:57 He's very young, he's a very good player, he has incredible potential.
12:05 He can become one of the most important midfielders in Europe in the future.
12:15 Thank you.
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