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Jurgen Klopp has slammed the “absolute bollocks” of a potentially even more congested fixture list for Liverpool as he reiterated his frustration at the authorities.
The Reds fly out to Qatar on Sundayto take part in the FIFA Club World Cuphaving maintained their lead at the top of the Premier League with a 2-0 home win over Watford on Saturday.
(Liverpoolwill play two games in Doha, starting with the semi-final on Wednesday night – less than hours after a second string packed with youth players travels to Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup Quarter-final.
Klopp’s side were left with no op authentication but to schedule the game for Tuesday given the authorities had failed to plan properly for their success over the last seven months.
And the Reds boss has again pointed to the lack of consideration for top players by the planners.
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“The fixtures are like they are,” said Klopp. “You all like watching us suffering. That is how it is.
“Maybe you look concerned but in the end nobody really cares, to be**************************% honest.
“We have to deal with it, we speak about it and nobody else really speaks about it. When you discuss it, we don’t know exactly what they want.
“Today I read an article that the top clubs want more games in the Champions League, I am not involved in these plans so that is absolute bollocks as well.
“We can talk about everything but we have to cut off games, not put more in . Until then we have to do what we do and we will do that, we’re positive about it.
“It is clear we need each point we can get Because it is a tough and long season. You can make early judgment but we can’t, we just have to recover and play the next game. ”
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Klopp sawGini Wijnaldum limp off against Watfordand likely to join Joel Matip, Dejan Lovren and Fabinho in not making the trip for the FIFA Club World Cup.
The Reds boss has expressed concerns over the pitch at the Khalifa International Stadium which, after the Education City Stadium in Qatar was deemed not ready, will host its third game in 100 hours when Liverpool play their semi-final in midweek.
And the Reds boss added: “If we wouldn’t go to Qatar we would play midweek Aston Villa and then West Ham, right?
“ The only difference is we fly for seven hours and then it is warmer. I think it is raining there. It doesn’t help the one pitch we are all playing on – sensationally good organizing, all the games on the one pitch. We will see how the one pitch will be.
“We don’t have more games. We have one game more when we play West Ham, not sure when that is yet.
“Until then we try to sort it as well as possible for us. With the Gini injury today, Dejan four days ago, our squad is not getting bigger.
“That’s of course not cool. But that would be the same problem if we went to Villa and played the Carabao Cup Quarter-final. ”
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