Liverpool gave fans the feeling of a night to remember (leading 2-0), but it was a real celebration in the Real Madrid camp (Madrid won 5-2 at Anfield). At the end of the Champions League round of 16 tie, Thierry Henry made a clear speech to the cormorants: “This is the end of an era.”
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Liverpool at the end of an era – Jurgen Klopp and some players have to go
Speaking live on CBS Sports, Henry commented on Liverpool’s shock defeat to Real Madrid.
The former France international believes Liverpool are at the end of an era and Thierry has hinted that parting ways with manager Jurgen Klopp is the right thing to do.
“I was interested to see where they were (at Liverpool’s level) and I saw a fragile team. They were 2-0, exactly the kind of start you want against a big team. They couldn’t even support him (without an advantage).
Some things have to change, I’m not saying Jurgen Klopp should or shouldn’t go, but it’s clearly the end of an era.” – Thierry Henry.
Liverpool of today compared to Barcelona of 2008
Continuing his speech, Henry compares Liverpool to Barcelona in 2008, when Pep Guardiola replaced Frank Rijkaard on the Catalans’ bench.
Thierry sees a lot in common between the two teams: Barcelona in 2008 had many famous players, but the final decision was to revamp the squad and change the coach.
“New players arrived, the coach changed and the following season we won the treble (without the La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League titles),” he concludes. Thierry Henry.
Having reached the age of 45, Thierry Henry has played for such important European football teams as Juventus (1999), Arsenal (1999-2007) and FC Barcelona (2007-2010) throughout his career.
During his coaching career, Jurgen Klopp (55 years old) coached three teams: Mainz 05 (2001-2008), Borussia Dortmund (2008-2015) and Liverpool (2015-present).
With the Cormorants, Klopp won, in particular, the Premier League title in the 2019-2020 season, the FA Cup 2021-2022, the Champions League (2019), the European Super Cup (2019) and the Club World Cup (2019). .
The return match between “Real” and “Liverpool” will take place on March 15 at the “Santiago Bernabeu” stadium. The match will be broadcast in LiveBLOG format on HotNews.ro.
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