Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has admitted that he believes his side were lucky to win the FA Cup after a 'heartbreaking' penalty shoot-out against Chelsea.
Speaking to ITV Sport after the match, Klopp admitted that the loss is heartbreaking for Chelsea and that his side had been lucky in the penalty shoot-outs. Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has admitted that he believes his side were lucky to win the FA Cup after a 'heartbreaking' penalty shoot-out against Chelsea. Jurgen Klopp: Liverpool Were Lucky to Win FA Cup Final After 'Heartbreaking' Penalty Shoot-Out vs Chelsea
Liverpool secured their second trophy of the season courtesy of another penalty shootout victory over Chelsea at Wembley. As in the Carabao Cup final, the sides ...
“It was purely for penalties,” the manager confirmed. Thomas Tuchel insisted he had no regrets about his side’s performance at Wembley, where Timo Werner suffered a hamstring problem in the warm-up and Kai Havertz was unavailable due to a similar injury. I have spoken to both [Salah and Van Dijk] and both are OK. Not a big thing. “We saw before the game what it meant to people because our hotel is pretty central and they were partying from this morning. It was clear he had to go off after 90 minutes but being able to bring on Diogo Jota and Joël Matip is the best situation I have ever been in as a coach. We don’t stop here, we just take the time to enjoy this for a few minutes.
Liverpool followed up their Carabao Cup final shoot-out success over Chelsea by beating the Blues on spot-kicks in the FA Cup final.
Start your Independent Premium subscription today. “They got in contact with us a few years ago. “When we came on the bus we could see what it means to the people, then on the pitch you could see what it means to the players. “We have no clue at this moment what the line-up will be at Southampton on Tuesday. “The quadruple is on if you want but it is off as well because of the situation,” said Klopp. “In the end we all know penalty shoot-out is a lottery, that’s how it is; but we did it again,” said Klopp.
Jurgen Klopp dedicated Liverpool's FA Cup win to the neuroscience company that has helped the club improve their penalty shootout record.
If they don't, we will judge that we will go from there." "If they lose against West Ham then I will start thinking. But we still made it."
Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool won their first FA Cup final in 16 years and kept their quadruple dream alive by beating Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea on penalties at ...
"It's incredible some of the talent we have got in the dressing room and the personalities. And then Wolves at the weekend to finish the Premier League season off and then the Champions League final. We've got to work for each other and play with the players that we've got. It's a big moment for us, we haven't been in this final for some time so to win it was special. Chelsea played outstanding but in the end there must be one winner and that was us today." He's also become just the second manager to win the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and EFL Cup with the same English club - following in Manchester United icon Ferguson's footsteps.
Jurgen Klopp hailed his Liverpool side for overcoming a battle of the “mentality monsters” against Chelsea in the FA Cup final.
Chelsea played outstanding but in the end there must be one winner and that was us today." But for us I’m pretty happy. I think Virgil is fine but his muscle was hurt.