Jurgen Klopp attacks TNT Sports in explosive rant and vows to never watch again

Jurgen Klopp has slammed TNT Sports over Premier League clubs being “overworked”.

The Liverpool manager has been a long term critical of the match calendar, in particular the start on Saturday at 12:30 p.m.

And while you prepare to leave the club At the end of the season, Klopp unloaded his thoughts on English football's congested schedule.

At a press conference on Friday, he said: “The other day I had a discussion with colleagues from my favorite television channel that I will definitely not watch again, TNT, and the conversation I always have is: 'They pay you, They give money to the football'. It's not like that, I see it the other way around: football pays them.

“It's not that TNT or Sky aren't doing very well. They have to become partners in football again and not squeeze them out.

“Years ago we had four English teams in the (European) quarter-finals and then we took that and said: 'It's Premier League quality' and we're going to take advantage of it more, but that approach has to change.

“You always think when I talk about this it's because of our last situation, the last game (a 12:30 kick-off at West Ham), but it's a general problem.

“They dare to give us Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday and Saturday at 12.30. It's a crime! I was waiting for Amnesty International to come to them.”

Klopp believes English football organizers and broadcasters must take responsibility for the country's lack of success on the European stage this season.

And he added: “Aston Villa lost last night 4-2 It means that if they are eliminated no English team will be in any European final.

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“Everyone will talk about it if they don't lower the intensity for the players. If you take into account the fact that the English teams are not in a final (because) we all underperformed, I'm not sure about that.

“That could be in moments – us against Atalanta – but in general, I watch a lot of football around the world and the Premier League is the best league in the world.

“That (Manchester) City and Arsenal are eliminated in the quarter-finals is not simply a reflection, that we are eliminated in the quarter-finals is not a real reflection of quality, but we couldn't deliver on the day we had.” to.

“It's not overrated, it's overloaded. It's that easy. You can talk about it until everyone realizes it, but obviously someone needs to help people. That's a little advice from an old man who's about to get out.”