"It's a crime" | Jurgen Klopp on Liverpool having the world's quickest turnarounds in football 

Trust me, if your team were handed the most 12.30pm kickoffs, you'd back your manager's complaint too

liverpool have deffo been done dirty with a lot of fixtures this season

He's 100% correct and everyone should support him no matter the club you support. Every other league give way more rest time to their teams especially when they are involved in European games. The epl and English media just loves to see a big team suffer so they can run their headlines.

He’s right tho these corporates are destroying football and it’s the reason this season has the most injuries of any season since the prem was formed

16 hours difference between Liverpool and arsenal is huge.

It's literal fact. Yet people will find a way to make out he's not right.

It's not just about 12.30 kicks offs though, it's about where you have to play. From memory Liverpool have had one 12.30 at home v Everton. So no advantage over Everton as they only have to cross the park. But Liverpool have had man city ,wolves, crystal palace,Brentford and west ham all away at 12.30! The long journeys involved to the London games means training and preparation is thrown out the window. Also the Everton and man city games were pretty drab affairs, even the fans weren't up for it and the atmosphere at both games was shocking. Wolves away was after an international break and many players looked exhausted after flying back from all over the world. Macallister was awful first half and was subbed at half time. Klopp was quoted as blaming it on him being in south America the previous Thursday. These TV companies, especially TNT could try being more considerate on which games they choose for the 12.30 slot. Unless of course there are ulterior motives in constantly choosing Liverpool games.

That‘s why he is the legend himself

people see it as whining but it's completely fair why shouldn't he point it out? if you were having to manage that workload and none of your colleagues had it as bad you'd point it out to

Liverpool have been done dirty this season.

Liverpool have had the most 12:30 Ko of all prem teams and it’s not close either if you show 3pm kickoffs this will stop but what about city they have spent more but not on at 12:30 as much so yr argument against doesn’t stand the fact is liverpool play more with less turnaround and that’s not a fair system

I'm going to miss him YNWA Jurgen

This is part of what’s draining this man’s energy. There must be a lot more people feeling it too. The schedule is insane.

He's 100% right.

It’s been obvious for months. The amount of early kickoffs we have is mental .

They need to make it fair for all. Its crazy all hes had to contend with

37 12.30 ko times vs 9 for man city ...but the media spun it like klopp was moaning ...15 months now since city were charged ..maybe the 19 clubs should breakaway and form a new league without city and hire a brand new batch of refs ..if the whole system stinks then start a new one

It's because Liverpool are by far the best team to watch for neutrals. The tv companies are obsessed with Liverpool, we must get the most viewers

we can all see how tired the liverpool players are whenever we play less than 3 days apart. that's how they try to stop us winning league.

Klop is right 👍👍 city fan

I agree with Klopp for a change, Chelsea have been stitched up yet again by the FA, near the top of the list without being in Europe. The injury lists grow & grow because of this madness

Everyone has ridiculed Klopp in the past and now they're coming around and acknowledging he has been right all along. There are too many games, obviously, with all the injuries. I don't know how this season compares to previous years but there seem to be a lot of injuries this season.

Broadcasters are the ones who choose the kickoffs and the fact people don't realise that is infuriating. Since 2015 Liverpool have had 45 12:30 kickoffs, more than any other side in world football. A few weeks ago Guardiola complained about having two days off between two matches, Chelsea had two days off too at the same time and Poch didn't complain, but when Klopp brings the point up about quick turnarounds and having to constantly play the 12:30 kickoffs, the media rip him apart, but when Guardiola brings up that City have to the injustice of having to play one or two 12:30 kickoffs, the media, pundits, no one tears him apart, in fact they all say he has a good point and they actually talk about it rather than criticising him. I'm so tired of favouritism the media show towards Guardiola, they all kiss up to him, but any other managers dare to raise the point and it's a witchhunt. Klopp is right to talk about the fixtures. With City it's so funny how they always somehow have a game or two in hand during key points of the season. If you look at Liverpool's 2022 season, they played every possible match because they reached every final, 63 games, but City still managed to have games in hand, somehow, it's weird how that works out. I wonder if City are passing out their brown envelopes to Sky and TNT, it wouldn't surprise me, after all they're corrupt as hell. Even their 115 charges, I have zero faith they will be found guilty of a single one of them.

That's what happened when football sold it soul too the TV company

hes joking ans laughing not whining , how is he whining when hes about to leave. its a fact.

Thank you boss YNWA❤

Why don't the teams not playing in Europe play that 12:30 slot only

He's not wrong

Why don’t SKY / you put up how many early Saturday matches Liverpool have last 7-8 years? It’s double of nr.2 on that list. Shame!

Respect to Jürgen. 👍

If Liverpool had those 3 or 5 extra hours to play at 3 or 5:30 pm on Saturdays then they would have won every single game ! Wow Klopp is right again !

Klopp is absolutely right it’s about the players welfare and Liverpool have had the most by far

The issue is how many 12.30 kick off liverpool have played to rest of the league, so tnt/bt can broadcas them Is a joke

Liverpool always play at 12.30 so they have less recover and more injureds you pay in the end.

do they think a player that plays 90 mins is going to recover in 2-3 days??!

What the investors forget is that these are people as special as they are in what they do your body can only do so much at a time ,we sleep we do not refill as simple as that but money makers don't care at all about the players nor the supporters all they care about is the financial turnaround

Imagine the life of a footballer at the highest level with all of these turnarounds though. Of course they get paid lots of money for it but it must be very difficult to perform at the standards of the highest level of football consistently alongside balancing it out with life off the pitch.

I have always said it, if a club is competing in Europe, and I mean from the group stages, they shouldn't be in the league cup

these guys in media miss the point everytime, theyre harming the quality and integrity of the premier league. The fact Liverpool have played like 3 times more 12.30 kickoffs after international breaks is unfair, it should be shared amongst all premier league teams of which there is 20, 1 should not be playing 33 % + of the 12.30 kick off. Secondly its proven injuries are more likely with shorter turn around and fatigue/burnout and as a result we see less of the top players a poorer quality of games. And thirdly why are tv companies dictating when clubs play? yes they pay a lot of money but get your head out your backsides you make a killing off these clubs and players, sort it out you melts! They pay your wages through the fans who pay to watch them. The bare minimum you clowns should be doing is ensuring they are at their physical best for us especially with the joke prices you charge. As Klopp said, stop being the squeezers start being a partner of our beautiful sport.

Why Liverpool didn't choke. A definitive explanation .

They have always found a legal way to fk Klopp over. Poor fella woulda cleaned up otherwise.

Does anyone know how often Liverpool and Arsenal have been on TV (not 3pm ko) compared to how often City are? Teams just roll over for city at 3pm they win every game at that slot.

I miss this man already. Jurgen enjoy your time off. Can’t imagine Lfc without you

Jurgen Klopp did well for Liverpool but his announcement of his stepping down from coaching Liverpool put the team in disarray. The bulk of Liverpool's player were his recruit and the started to look towards other clubs the loyalty becomes difficult.

My only gripe about Europa is Thursdays. It's about accomodating for TV. I hate Sundays every other time! My Fave is Sat 5:30 or Friday Night 8pm. Glad we are back in the CL.

Same message echoed by many managers in recent years but nothing will change short of players striking.

Sky Sports: “ It’s not a crime, but Jurgen is right” Sky Sports: “Liverpool get money” Sky should take into account the opportunity cost of not winning the league, or progressing in other competitions due to fatigue.

Oh so now you do your research and back his statements

Maybe thats why hes leaving, its getting too hard for him to wake up for all these early fixutes

the bigger squad argument is not as simple as it sounds - in important games managers have there favourites and if its important games they will play them and a good squad player who's been sitting on the bench are way off the pace when they come on to the pitch. Also top players don't come to you to sit on the bench so managing the dynamics of the squad ego's, keeping players happy with game time ect - only someone who's never managed a football club would say bigger squad is the answer.

Average turnaround time is based solely on the number of matches you play, not how they are scheduled

Its to protect the lower leagues. Cant show games at 3pm on Sat on TV. I know lots of plastic fans from Hexham,Newton Abbott,Leciester,Bristol,Bexhill etc support Liverpool but the small teams are important too.

Sky will spin it They need LFC on TV

I loved hearing the statistician say: “… but yes, Juergen Klopp is correct.”

Wednesday 8pm to a 12.30 Saturday should not be allowed.

Hes spot on. Theres a reason every english club is out of europe. Look at arsenals record everytime theyve had 2-3 games in a week. Theyve dropped points almost everytime.

Half analysis. How about so many of the 12.30 games being away also.

Cherry picking statistic a bit at 1:38, because Klopp is really complaning about how often his team has to play a 12:30 or a similar early games after having played a late game a few days prior, not the average amount of time between games. There was an interesting stat on Viaplay a while back, that showed that during Klopps Career at Liverpool, he has had 2-3 times as many early games after international break than any other manager.

Other teams had to do the exact same thing...

Liverpool aren’t even playing until Monday 😂

It’s why he’s quit

That’s crazy to hear other leagues got rest time for champs games, they defo need to do that for English clubs, the deeper English clubs go the more people from abroad start watching prem anyways

You can't have it both ways! If you have a team that the world wants to watch you get 12:30 kickoffs, that comes with upside of additional TV revenues and merchandise sales.

You get paid "Liverpool get paid the same as other 19 teams yet shoulder the burnt off televised matches with Arsenal & Manu as THOSE 3 SELL THE PRODUCT worked wide As such LFC aren't paid a penny for what it does for both the Prem & TV companies

With more games being played in the champions league next season, it’s going to get worse. Maybe, eventually, we’ll need to stop the League Cup ?

I rather have players a lot more rest between games to get more good quality performance. No wonder no one could determine who can win games most of the time. Its like the industry knows what they're doing to certain a greater financial advantage

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Klopp is right!

This is why Pep have never cared much for the Carabao cup because you have to learn how to prioritize on what’s more important, but Klopp doesn’t seem to see this. You can’t overwork your players.

There is one way round it play the under 17s in the caribou cup play the under 21s in the FA Cup

We've not been good enough. We conceded to many early goals, & we didn't convert enough goal scoring opportunities. They are the only facts that LFC should worry about, because they are the only things LFC can actually do something about.

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Support your league first. Hear what the best coaches have to say. We All know city n Liverpool have been the best team in the world the last 6 or 7 years but the schedules have not favored them hence losing in European competitions because of a well/ better rested squad of other leagues. Premier league is the best in the world but records doesn’t exactly show that. Maybe it’s time to listen to the best coaches in the world and not just make it about money. Not even Messi or Ronaldo could play every 2-3 days for that long without a dip in form.

Then we add on top of that some criminal refereing decisions against Liverpool this season that cost them crucial points. Not saying that Liverpool never benefited from decisions, because they have as every other team, but it is less than the mistakes against them. Arsenal and City are better and it makes sense one of them will win the title, but not only they have the best squads in the league, they are also more favored by the refs (especially City), better luck with injuries all season (especially Arsenal) and have more time between games. Liverpool were basically fighting against odds..

Saturday 12-30 gives him more time to prepare for mid week game works both ways !

1. Scrap the Carabao Cup 2. UCL teams always play Saturday evening or Sunday morning 3. Scrap CWC/AFCON/ASIA Cups in the middle of the club season.

I hope Jurgen Klopp will be back after 3th years to manage Liverpool again

Love this.

Media downplays this important issue. 😮😮😮

4 games in 2 weeks is not that bad. I'm a Liverpool fan

Yet, the reporter argues with "TV money", saying you can buy more players... How cynical is that?

He should look below the prem and see the fixtures with far less resources

The league is basically not fair! It's no suprise that two of the best teams with the longer turnaround times are the only ones still competing for the Premier League title. The only fair way is every game on the same day at the same time, but that will never happen because it's impossible, ie European and Domestic Cup competition's. It is what it is, but it's certainly atune to match fixing when one club certainly has a disproportionate amount of 12:30 kick off's compared to the rest of the teams who sometimes do not even play until the following day on some occasions.

I hate early Saturday kick offs.

who are these people commenting - complete unknowns - how far SKY have fallen…!! Klopp is spot on! German league help their clubs win, premier league do not!

Your sponsors are from south korea so they want the early games, so it can be aired at a good time in their country.

amnesty international hahahaha we will definitely miss this guy

In egypt the federation of football report 10 to 15 games for al ahly Only to africaine champions league

It’s because everyone wants to watch Liverpool. As much as others won’t agree or like that Liverpool want to be watched

I don’t think he ment it literally but that doesn’t matter to UK media, as long as they can create content it doesn’t matter that there is less than 1% truth in it

What will the media do next season with no Klopp wow

Being paired with Everton for home games doesn't help.

his own fault for not throwing the cup competitions

Obviously picked up on The scouse humour (he is German after all ha ha) made me giggle as a person from the blue waters of the Mersey😀🇬🇧

No lies told! It’s moaning until it’s your club being disadvantaged.

No sir, the argument of more money and air time does NOT ring true, as only the top clubs are ‘listened to’, and the wealth does not filter to the lower teams. Please remember that these athletes are human beings and NOT machines!!! You gentlemen talk as if you’ve never played team sports!!! Shame.😮

And can whoever rustles up the fixtures this coming June, please don't place us playing subsequently Everton and Manchester United!! All those away games too in succession!

Didn't Manchester United have that same problem last year ? So why didn't pundits highlight this situation when it came to us ? Oh I know why it doesn't suit their agenda towards the club

just hate 12 30 kick offs ,should get rid ,terrible not just for the players but the fans as well ,nothing better than 3 oclock Saturday afternoon and dont preach to me about the money ,thats the problem right there !!

Even my gf says about liverpool times for matches when i say am going my dads to watch it