Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp slams 'dangerous as hell' tackle on Mohamed Salah - 7M sport

Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp slams 'dangerous as hell' tackle on Mohamed Salah



Posted Sunday, October 06, 2019 by ESPN

Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp slams 'dangerous as hell' tackle on Mohamed Salah

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has urged Leicester City midfielder Hamza Choudhury to "calm down" after his "dangerous as hell" challenge on Mohamed Salah.

The Egypt forward will have scans on Sunday after limping off with an ankle injury on 89 minutes in the 2-1 victory at Anfield on Saturday following a late and wild tackle from behind by the Leicester man.

Klopp was furious with the reckless contact, which he believed should have resulted in a sending off instead of just a yellow card.

"It's just a challenge which I really don't understand," Klopp said.

"How he can do it, because the ball is far away. The player is full sprint to bring him down without the ball around, for me there is only one colour card.

"I see in your eyes that I am probably the only one who sees it like this.

"It is dangerous as hell. I don't want to cause the boy any problems, but he has to calm down. He has to calm down."

Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers disagreed with Klopp's analysis of the situation.

"I don't think it was an overly bad challenge," Rodgers said.

"Salah is coming inside and the speed he travels and Hamza is coming back, there is a clash.

"I'm not sure if it is a dead leg or whatever? I have tried to look at it but the camera is quite a way away. The emotion of the game, it might seem worse than it was. He is an honest boy, Hamza. He makes challenges, he's aggressive, but I don't think there was anything malicious."

Choudhury has a reputation of being too rash in duels and was sent off during England Under-21 duty for an awful challenge on France's Jonathan Bamba in June.

Two months later, Newcastle United manager Steve Bruce was seething with the 22-year-old, who injured Matt Ritchie with an "over-the-top, awful, horror challenge" in the Carabao Cup defeat to Leicester at St. James' Park.

"This is not the first situation like this," Klopp said. "He is a super player, but these kind of challenges -- no.

"From a football point of view, if you are quick, you need to make sure that somebody can't do everything to bring you down. I don't need to be a football manager to know this can cause serious injury. I only need two eyes!"

Hugo Lloris suffered a dislocated left elbow as Tottenham lost 3-0 at Brighton on Saturday.

Lloris failed to hold on to Pascal Gross' third minute cross at the AMEX Stadium and landed awkwardly in the goalmouth as Neal Maupay nodded in Brighton's opener.

The France international, who won the World Cup with his country in 2018, required on-field treatment as oxygen was administered before he was taken away on a stretcher. Lloris was then transferred to a nearby hospital.

The 32-year-old underwent a series of scans and tests which revealed no fracture, and he is expected to leave hospital on Saturday night.

"We can confirm that Hugo Lloris sustained a dislocated elbow during today's match against Brighton," a Tottenham statement said.

"Our club captain was stretchered off as a result of the injury and will now return to London this evening after being assessed at a local hospital.

"Assessment will continue this coming week to ascertain the full extent of the injury and the length of time he will require to undergo rehabilitation.

While it is too early to put a date on his return, a source told ESPN FC that Lloris can expect to miss up to two months, possibly more. The source added that Lloris will travel to Paris on Monday to meet the France national team doctor. He will undergo another series of tests in Paris on Monday to try to determine the extent of the problem and will then return to London to start his rehabilitation.

Tottenham coach Mauricio Pochettino said after the game: "It was a massive impact after three minutes. It had a massive impact on the game. To concede and lose your captain is a massive impact emotionally and for the team.

"After 30 minutes it was 2-0 and we tried to find a solution, but it was impossible. It's a very difficult moment, but we need to keep going."

Lloris' injury capped a miserable afternoon for Tottenham following their embarrassing 7-2 defeat against Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Tuesday. Maupay's goal and two from Aaron Connolly meant Tottenham are still without an away league win in nine months.

Pochettino said ahead of the match that he wanted to stay for five more years at Spurs, but another defeat has cranked up the pressure on him.

"I feel very sorry for the fans. We are living in a tough moment. When we were on the top we were together, and now this movement has arrived we need to stick together," he said.

"This feeling is not so good. It is new for everyone in the club.

"Now is a moment to be strong."



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