TomandJerry
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- Oct 1, 2013
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"Klopp pinned the blame on the fixture schedule, a long-held concern of his, and accused broadcasters of undermining the product that is key to their business model.
Liverpool have had the most 12.30pm Saturday kick-offs this season and the most since the start of the 2017-18 campaign. Klopp said: “The Premier League is the best league in the world. It is not overrated, the players are overworked. Somebody needs to help the people.
You cut off one game [next season; Carabao Cup semi-finals to one leg] but give the top teams three more Champions League games. Everyone has a reason to ask: ‘You cannot cut off these games, they are important!’ But you cannot sort it all the time. “I had a discussion the other day with colleagues from my favourite TV channel which I will definitely never watch again, TNT.
They always say: ‘They pay you. They give money for football.’ It’s the other way around. Football pays them. They broadcast and deliver it but it’s not like TNT or Sky is doing really well and can pay all of you. You have to become a partner of football again and not just the squeezer. That’s just a little advice from an old man on the way out. I will watch a lot of football but not all – people can survive without matches from time to time.
[Manchester] City and Arsenal are out in the [Champions League] quarter-finals; it’s just not a reflection of quality. Yes, other countries have good teams – it’s not about that. It’s a sign. We have to change our approach. When I speak about it they think it’s because of our situation, if we lost the last game, but it’s a general problem. They dare to give Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday, Saturday 12.30 – it’s a crime! I was waiting for Amnesty International to go to them. I would like to be part of that meeting when someone says: ‘Liverpool 12.30’ and the whole room bursts into a laugh. The quickest turnaround in the whole world … Liverpool! It’s absolutely insane. But they are still happy. They like subscribers – you can take me off that list.”
Liverpool have had the most 12.30pm Saturday kick-offs this season and the most since the start of the 2017-18 campaign. Klopp said: “The Premier League is the best league in the world. It is not overrated, the players are overworked. Somebody needs to help the people.
You cut off one game [next season; Carabao Cup semi-finals to one leg] but give the top teams three more Champions League games. Everyone has a reason to ask: ‘You cannot cut off these games, they are important!’ But you cannot sort it all the time. “I had a discussion the other day with colleagues from my favourite TV channel which I will definitely never watch again, TNT.
They always say: ‘They pay you. They give money for football.’ It’s the other way around. Football pays them. They broadcast and deliver it but it’s not like TNT or Sky is doing really well and can pay all of you. You have to become a partner of football again and not just the squeezer. That’s just a little advice from an old man on the way out. I will watch a lot of football but not all – people can survive without matches from time to time.
[Manchester] City and Arsenal are out in the [Champions League] quarter-finals; it’s just not a reflection of quality. Yes, other countries have good teams – it’s not about that. It’s a sign. We have to change our approach. When I speak about it they think it’s because of our situation, if we lost the last game, but it’s a general problem. They dare to give Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday, Saturday 12.30 – it’s a crime! I was waiting for Amnesty International to go to them. I would like to be part of that meeting when someone says: ‘Liverpool 12.30’ and the whole room bursts into a laugh. The quickest turnaround in the whole world … Liverpool! It’s absolutely insane. But they are still happy. They like subscribers – you can take me off that list.”
