When Liverpool drew 1-1 away to newly-promoted Luton Town at the start of November, with Luis Díaz rescuing a point in stoppage time to deny the Hatters what looked set to be a famous victory, Jürgen Klopp faced some familiar questions.
The Reds had only won three of their opening six away matches, drawing three and losing one (albeit in scandalous circumstances). That meant they had left half of the 18 available points on the table, and so it was suggested that Klopp had failed to solve one of the team’s key weaknesses from its miserable 2022/23 season.
Last year, the Reds won just six of their 19 matches on the road, picking up 23 points for a middling position in the league’s away table (seventh). “I only have a beer when we win an away game,” Klopp said in September (via Mirror). “And last year I almost became an anti-alcoholic!”
This season, Jürgen Klopp has had “five beers”
after resolving a significant Liverpool title race issue.
Jürgen Klopp, the manager of Liverpool, claims that despite his team’s difficulties last season, he nearly turned into a “anti-alcoholic,” but he has addressed a significant shortcoming.
Jürgen Klopp had to answer some well-known questions when Liverpool drew 1-1 away to newly promoted Luton Town at the beginning of November, with Luis Díaz salvaging a point in stoppage time to deny the Hatters what appeared to be a historic victory.
Of the Reds’ first six away games, they had only won three, drawn three, and lost one (though under shocking circumstances). That implied that Klopp had failed to address a major weakness the team had from its dismal 2022–2023 season, as they had left half of the 18 points on the table.
The Reds finished with 23 points, good for a mediocre seventh place in the league’s away standings, after winning just six of their 19 road games in the previous campaign. In September, Klopp declared, “I only have a beer when we win an away game” (via Mirror). “And last year I almost became an anti-alcoholic!”
