Klopp labelled a ‘petulant child’ as pundit continues feud with Liverpool manager – ‘he’s losing it’
Gabriel Agbonlahor has continued his feud with Jurgen Klopp as he has responded to the Liverpool manager’s criticism of Dietmar Hamann.
Earlier this season, Klopp hit out at Agbonlahor after the pundit criticised Man Utd after their defeats against Brighton and Brentford.
The ex-Aston Villa forward could not hold his tongue as days later he told the Liverpool boss to “concentrate on being a manager”.
Agbonlahor does not get much right but he was on the money here as Klopp is seemingly becoming more irritated by the thoughts of pundits. Ex-Liverpool star Hamann is the latest ex-player to be targeted by Klopp.
After suggesting that the Reds need a spark, the German manager claimed that Hamann “has no idea” what he’s talking about.
Klopp is under pressure at the moment as Liverpool have only won two of their opening eight Premier League games.
The Reds suffered their second league defeat of the season against Arsenal over the weekend and they face a battle to get into the top four.
Agbonlahor has waded in on the Klopp-Hamann drama, as he thinks that the Liverpool boss is “cracking under the pressure”:
“I thought Jurgen Klopp was like a petulant child,” Agbonlahor told talkSPORT.
“Didi Hamann won the Champions League for Liverpool, had a fantastic career, if he can’t talk about Liverpool then who can?
“Is it only Robbie Fowler, Ian Rush, Steven Gerrard, is it only certain players who can talk about Liverpool?
“I think he’s losing his spark a bit Jurgen Klopp, he’s cracking under the pressure.
“Bringing your best player, your most influential player, in Mo Salah off when you need a goal against Arsenal – something’s not right there with Jurgen Klopp.
“It happened at previous clubs where his seventh season was his last one. Could it come at the end of the season where Liverpool don’t finish in the top four, because I don’t think they will, that Jurgen Klopp leaves and Liverpool freshen it up?
“You can’t keep making wrong decisions like he’s doing at the moment. Snapping at the media? It was a perfectly honest question if they need a spark. Whether it’s Henderson getting a goal, Thiago creating an opportunity or Salah getting back to the Salah before his contract.
“That’s a harmless thing for Hamann to say, but for him [Klopp] to hit out as Hamann as a nobody…
“Even when he had a go at me talking about a totally different team, I think he’s losing it. He needs to work on his team playing good football.”
He went onto suggest that Liverpool are experiencing a “decline” under Klopp:
Agbonlahor added: “I think it’s getting to Jurgen Klopp. 14 points behind Arsenal, if someone told you that two years ago what would you have said?
“Liverpool have been outstanding since Jurgen Klopp arrived but now the decline is happening. Liverpool are declining.
“Other teams are getting better. Spurs, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United. Top four is not guaranteed for Liverpool.”
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