Liverpool ‘could BREAK Jurgen Klopp’s golden rule for pre-season’

Liverpool are set to change their summer pre-season plans following complaints from manager Jurgen Klopp, according to reports.

The Reds have suffered through an injury crisis and a dramatic loss of form this season after an excellent 2021-22 campaign that saw them reach the final of four competitions and win the FA Cup and League Cup.

Earlier this year, the German coach admitted that he would rather have done things differently than his usual “rule of thumb”: going to Europe after a lucrative trip to Asia, after a grueling but lucrative pre-season tour last summer. past.

and according to liverpool echothe club have taken their concerns into account and will turn things around in 2023.

Asked what he could do differently in pre-season to avoid a series of injuries, Klopp said: “I wouldn’t go, in the first week, to Asia. Not because Asia isn’t great, but I would go to Asia in the third week or so, but it wasn’t really in our hands.

Klopp complained at the beginning of 2023 for doing things differently and the club listened to his message

Typically the club heads to Asia or North America for a money tour, before going to a more streamlined location in Europe, but it looks like they’ll do it the other way around in 2023.

Reports suggest that Liverpool will now visit Europe first and then head to Asia before next campaign.

‘Is that the reason (for injuries and poor form)? No I dont think so. But would it have been better to do it differently? Yes. We learn from these kinds of things, but in the end we have to deal with them.

‘We played until the last day (last season). We planned the preseason much earlier, but we were super positive, we could have won everything. We didn’t win everything and we had to deal with it. It’s not that just because we are Liverpool we can’t have problems.”

Klopp generally prefers to attend easier trips to Europe, for example Evian-les-Bains in France or the Austrian alpine town of Saalfelden, after a lucrative stint in Asia or North America.

Last summer, Liverpool played Crystal Palace in front of 50,000 fans at the National Stadium in Singapore, and it is understood that a return to Singapore is being considered. However, a trip to Las Vegas is believed to be off the table.

It was reported in early 2023 that Klopp and the club are considering a season in the German Black Forest city of Donaueschingen, where Klopp previously visited while at Borussia Dortmund, and where the likes of Barcelona, ​​Bayern Munich have stayed. and Brentford in recent years.

However, plans are believed to be fluid at the moment, with Liverpool open to a number of different options.

Last summer, Reds commercial director Ben Latty said: “The pre-season tour is a vital time of the year for our players to prepare for the upcoming season, and it provides a fantastic opportunity to meet with fans of everyone”.

“Since the start of the pandemic, we have not been able to travel for pre-season so we are very excited to be able to visit our fans around the world once again and compete in games like ‘The Match’ (against Man United). ‘