Liverpool coach Jürgen Klopp addressed a harsh tackle to EDF coach Didier Deschamps. He criticizes the Bayonnais for asking too much for the French international Ibrahima Konaté.
Liverpool scored their third success in three matches when they hosted Toulouse (5-1) at Anfield this Thursday in the Europa League. A victory for Jürgen Klopp’s men obtained without the French rock Ibrahima Konaté left to rest. And this, for the simple reason that the Liverpool coach believes that his defender is the victim of excessive use on the part of the Blues coach, Didier Deschamps.
“I absolutely love everything about him, but the problem is that he has had several injuries, the German technician first announced. Monsieur Deschamps has him playing 90 and 87 minutes in the last two international matches, so we gave him a little rest this evening. He could have played, but he also has to play on Sunday (against Nottingham Forest, in the Premier League, editor’s note). Mr. Deschamps, this is how we rest the players. Not three minutes…”, he explained.
Since the start of the season, the 2022 world vice-champion has played 9 of the 13 possible meetings with the Reds. Absent for the friendly match against Germany on September 12 due to a muscle injury, the former Sochalian made his return with the Blues against the Netherlands (1-2), as part of the qualifiers for Euro 2024, October 13. Four days later, against Scotland (4-1), the Parisian was again aligned in the central hinge alongside Benjamin Pavard.
