Klopp discusses title race pressure ahead of West Ham game
Jurgen Klopp has made an attempt to calm the nerves of the fans at Anfield, with the Reds closing in on their first league title in 28 years.
Liverpool had the chance to go seven points clear of Man City at the top, with the Citizens suffering a shock 2-1 defeat against Newcastle but Klopp’s men were held to a 1-1 draw at Anfield by Leicester.
Even though the Reds are five points clear of the defending champions at the top, the mid-week draw against Leicester raised the levels of anxiety at Anfield. Klopp, however, looked totally unflustered heading into the clash against West Ham on Monday.
“Is what happened with Dortmund a help? Yes, but obviously I was pretty skilled before I won that first one,” Klopp said ahead of Monday’s match with West Ham United.
“The only thing I always knew is to do the right thing as often as possible, stay focused on your own way, don’t think about the other things around, and do it as much and do it as good as you can.”
“Yes, there is pressure, there was pressure last year, a lot of pressure when we played Man City away in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, and we dealt with it.”
The pressure is bound to have an impact on the players as the title race goes down to the wire but Klopp is confident that Liverpool can deal with it.
“Will there be nervous moments? Yes, for sure. Don’t make them bigger than they are because there were nervous situations last year, two years ago, three years ago.
“We want to finish the season as good as possible and it looks like we could do something special.”
