Please Robin Hood don't come back!

(Baonghean.vn) - Coach Klopp and his team had an important victory with a score of 2-1 right on the field of their opponent Hoffenheim in the first leg, the final qualifying round of the Champions League 2017/2018. But that was not enough to confirm that Liverpool was certain to be present in the group stage.

Admittedly, the port city team has a significant advantage after the match with Hoffenheim in Germany. If they only draw or lose with a minimum score (0-1) in the rematch between the two teams at Anfield, the place to participate in the group stage will belong to Henderson and his teammates. That said, Liverpool is holding a huge advantage over Hoffenheim.

However, for those who love the "Red Brigade", the possibility of the home team being eliminated is not small. Recently, especially under the leadership of coach Klopp, Liverpool often has to accept bad results against opponents that are not highly rated. With the habit of "taking points from strong teams and then losing points to weak teams", the Anfield team is nicknamed "the Robin Hood of the Premier League" by fans.

Young defender Alexander - Arnold scored a free kick. Photo: Internet

According to statistics in the most prestigious tournament in England last season, Liverpool was the team with the best record in confrontations between teams in the TOP 6. People even joked that if the Premier League was full of "giants", then surely coach Klopp and his team would be crowned champions.

That means, the "disease" of losing points against mid-level teams and below is the fundamental reason why Liverpool cannot be crowned king.

It seems that coach Klopp has not yet found a way to treat this rather incurable "disease", when recently, in the away match against Watford in round 1 of the Premier League 2017/2018, The Kop dropped 2 points in extra time.

The home team Watford held them to a 3-3 draw, proving that for Liverpool players, concentration at crucial moments is a luxury. I wonder how many more times Klopp and the Liverpool fans will have to hold their heads in regret from now until the end of this season?

Coach Klopp still cannot rest assured even though Liverpool had the advantage in the first leg. Photo: Internet

But for now, fans of the port city team do not expect that bad thing to happen in the return match against Hoffenheim next Wednesday evening (Vietnam time). Even coach Klopp himself did not seem too excited after his team's victory: "This score is acceptable. We won. Now we need Anfield."

That is, the German strategist is still afraid that Liverpool will become Robin Hood again and give Hoffenheim a ticket to the group stage.

The victory that Liverpool won at the Rhein-Neckar-Arena a few days ago was simply due to the German team's luck and bad luck, rather than the brilliance of Mane and his teammates. Surely at this moment, coach Klopp as well as Liverpool fans are silently praying, asking the Robin Hood not to return to Anfield./.

Thanh Hung