Liverpool legend John Barnes has a different opinion to what Jurgen Klopp thinks about his side’s top-four chances.
Contrary to what Jurgen Klopp thinks, John Barnes believes Liverpool can still finish in the top four this season.
It’s been an inconsistent campaign for the Reds in the Premier League. There were hopes about a potential title defense as Liverpool led the standings in the league up till December.
However, injury struggles and a number of woeful performances has seen Liverpool drop to seventh place, level on points with Merseyside rivals Everton in eighth place. The highlight of their season was losing six consecutive games at Anfield.
All of the above forced Jurgen Klopp to admit his side no longer had a chance at the top four spots this season. Speaking in an interview last week, he said: “I like to be an optimist, but in the league, it is almost impossible to qualify in the competition for the places that we have.”
However, John Barnes remains optimistic and sees no reason why his former side can’t end the season on a high.
“Jurgen Klopp has said it’s impossible for Liverpool to finish in the top four, but that’s not true,” the Liverpool legend said to BonusCodeBets.
“Liverpool are not so far behind that they can’t make up the 10-point gap to finish fourth. It’s unlikely they’ll finish in the top four, but not impossible, Klopp saying it’s impossible to finish fourth is just to take the pressure off the players.
“The teams in the top four aren’t playing consistently well enough for it not to be a possibility for them to drop points and be overtaken by Liverpool after a good run of form. However, we must start winning consistently for that to happen. The problem is with Liverpool being inconsistent, rather than the other teams being too good and outperforming us.”
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