Jurgen Klopp has been famed for showcasing a ‘heavy metal’ style of football and his counter-pressing tactics but Gary Neville has bemoaned the huge drop-off in performances and effort of late.
Speaking on the ‘Gary Neville Podcast’, the former Manchester United man said: “We knew that Jurgen Klopp came to this country with ‘heavy metal football’ being the actual premise and principle but that’s not heavy metal football – that’s like bass guitar”.
The 47-year-old went on to state that the ageing squad may well be a factor in a drop in the efforts the players are able to produce, with it also being revealed that we have the second-highest average starting line-up age in the league.
Coming up against a young Arsenal side, who are full of confidence at the top of the Premier League, may have helped highlight these issues further.
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We were certainly well in the match during the first-half but it did seem as though the Reds tired in the latter stages of the second-half and that certainly is something we were never used to seeing.
You can watch Neville’s words on Klopp and Liverpool (from 2:18) via Sky Sports Premier League on YouTube:
and Neville has gone from a whiney donkey to a whiney ass!!!