Following a poor run of form, Jurgen Klopp’s future at Liverpool has come under intense scrutiny.
According to reports, under-fire Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has received the board’s support after their latest humiliation left the Reds’ top-four hopes hanging by a thread. Following their 3-0 defeat to Wolves on Saturday at Molineux, the Merseyside club has dropped to 10th in the Premier League table, 11 points behind fourth-placed Newcastle.
Klopp’s future has been called into question in recent weeks after his team suffered three consecutive away defeats by an aggregate score of 9-1. After their latest defeat, which club hero Jamie Carragher described as “shambolic,” Liverpool remains without a league victory in 2023.
Wolves fans mocked the German, chanting “you’re getting sacked in the morning,” after their own manager, Bruno Lage, was fired earlier in the season. Julen Lopetegui, the club’s current manager, has since collected 10 points from the 21 available to lift the Midlands club out of the bottom three.
After seven years of success under Klopp, it has been suggested that a similar change of management may be required to re-energize the struggling squad.
According to The Athletic, the Liverpool board has “no chance” of firing Klopp. Instead, he is said to have the ‘full support’ of the club’s Fenway Sports Group ownership, and his previous successes, such as winning the Premier League in 2019-20 and the Champions League in 2018-19, are still fresh in their minds as they consider his future.
The 55-year-old has been at the club since October 2015 and has a 60% win rate, making him the club’s most successful manager. Kenny Dalglish has a similar rate, putting the pair ahead of club legends such as Bill Shankly and Ian Paisley.
In addressing their recent slump, Klopp refused to blame his players and insisted he has not lost faith in them, with the German insisting he is the right man to turn things around.
“I don’t think they’re [at their] best right now, and do I like it? No. But I still know how good they are and how good they have the potential to be “He stated to reporters. “But football, and life in general, are not like this. Every day, we work, and it’s not because of him, him, him.
“So these things occur because we are unable to control ourselves in these situations. How did you end up in this situation… The other seven [or] eight players had nothing to do with the first goal. The second goal had nothing to do with the players, but it has an impact on everyone.
“So these are the circumstances we must face. I’m not losing faith in the boys or anything, but I can see where we need to improve. That’s what we’re working on, but it’s so typical of the situation.”
Liverpool’s next game is against Merseyside rivals Everton, who won their first match under new manager Sean Dyche on February 13.
That gives Klopp enough time to prepare his team on the training field, but another loss at Anfield to their city rivals would be a strong test of the board’s support.
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