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Originally Posted by escobar43535
Klopp won one but our generational team in 2020 still went out in the round of 16.
Also must say I am very impressed with this current PSG team. Not only technically skillful but also athletically strong. Repeat what I said about them in an earlier post above - they are CL contenders this season.
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Klopp qualified for 3 finals. Mo Salah dislocated shoulder final - Karius error, the final we won, the final where our fans were locked outside by riot police. Even though we only won 1 CL in his time, he has generated a lot of money for our club.
This PSG team is what happens when you build a team versus having a team of supporting actors with a few superstars like Messi, Neymar, Mbappe. Thankfully for us, Salah/Mane doesn't act like superstars. They will track back to defend too.
I also have something I wish to say. I hope no one blames Nunez and Curtis Jones for missing their penalties. It happens and we should stand behind them as a team. Some commentators ask why established penalty takers like VVD didn't step up to take the 2nd and 3rd penalty. Clutching at straws lah. VVD ran 120 minutes and it's right that Arne Slot like those with fresher legs (those that was substituted in later) take the penalties.
Looks like this Carabao Cup final is about which team can handle injuries better. Newcastle is also badly affected by injuries and suspension. They had a week of rest while we need to recover from our 120 minutes match against PSG.
Konate is expected to recover. As for TAA, we may have seen him play the last game for us. His injury is particularly worrying because he recovered from an injury not long ago. But Bradley's injury meant he had to play 5 consecutive full matches. Then he lunged forward for a tackle that didn't come into contact with anyone else and got injured. That's normally a bad sign of overstretched or torn muscle/ligament.