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Jurgen Klopp has said English football is killing its own chances of progressing far in European competition by playing too many fixtures - and the German has asked TNT Sports to take him off their subscriber list!
The Liverpool boss joked the congested football calendar is a crime worthy of an intervention from Amnesty International and took a swipe at the broadcaster for often putting his team in the Saturday lunchtime slot straight after a European game.
Klopp was in good form at his usual Friday press conference and in a relaxed mood with just three games to go before he calls time on his glorious nine years at Anfield. But that did not stop him launching a tongue-in-cheek rant about fixture pile-ups.
‘The boys had a few days off this week which was super important and we could have proper training sessions again, which we are not used to,’ said Klopp. ‘We stumble from one -1 (the day before a match) into the next. I said it from the first day, training helps
‘In general it’s a really interesting subject, seeing that Aston Villa lost 4-2 last night. If they go out it would mean no English team is in a European final. You will all stay here, you will all talk about it. If you don’t decrease the intensity for the players…
Jurgen Klopp took aim at TNT Sports over the 'crime' of Liverpool's 'insane' fixture schedule
The Reds have been struggling through a tough period that has seen them play eight times across 23 days
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‘If you think that all English teams underperformed, there were definitely moments - us against Atalanta and things like this.
'But the Premier League is the best
