Thursday, May 19, 2016

Klopp: Europa loss can be turning point in club's fortunes (The Associated Press)

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp stands on the pitch before the Europa League final soccer match between Liverpool and Sevilla in Basel, Switzerland, Wednesday, May 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

After his side's chastening loss to Sevilla in the Europa League final, Liverpool coach Juergen Klopp hopes the demoralizing defeat will be fondly remembered over time as a key turning point in the club's fortunes. A 3-1 loss to a clearly superior Sevilla team showed how much work the charismatic German will need to do in the offseason to improve a squad he took over just seven months ago, following the sacking of Brendan Rodgers. In some ways, Klopp's first part-season at Anfield was a holding operation - and a quite successful one - with a disjointed group he got from Rodgers.


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