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19th May 2016

These fans seem to think Klopp is overrated after Europa League defeat

Klopped up

Nooruddean Choudry

This is all a bit premature surely?

Jurgen Klopp will be gutted about how an eventful season ended in ultimate heartache on Wednesday night, as his Liverpool side failed to clinch another European trinket to add to the trophy cabinet, following their sorry defeat to Europa League specialists Sevilla.

Liverpool v Sevilla - UEFA Europa League Final : News Photo

The 3-1 loss in Basel also meant that there will be no European football at Anfield next year, with the victorious La Liga side taking their place in the Champions League rather than the Merseysiders, who finished eighth in the Premier League table.

Of course it’s still very early days for Klopp, and many Liverpool fans will argue that the signs are extremely positive. Two cup finals in less than eight months in charge, with a squad he adopted from the previous manager, isn’t too shabby at all.

Liverpool v Sevilla - UEFA Europa League Final : News Photo

But the fact that his team lost both the Capital One Cup and Europa League finals, allied with their disappointing league finish, has some sceptics already questioning whether the much-praised German is somewhat overhyped.

We’d humbly suggest that it’s a bit too early to come to that conclusion, and that his CV prior to joining the Premier League speaks for itself. But this lot are of the firm opinion that we’re all blinded by the positive media spin and that Klopp is in fact overrated…

https://twitter.com/dwellsatthecrag/status/733035073310740481

https://twitter.com/LuigiM94/status/733052508277350400

https://twitter.com/DheoMaejor/status/733036341303357440

https://twitter.com/dublinbarista/status/733036539249328128

https://twitter.com/JJ_Faz/status/733175957415137280

https://twitter.com/LFC_Fan_321/status/733031296683913216

https://twitter.com/TomDoolan10/status/733034612478357504