Jurgen Klopp has warned Liverpool’s fans and players about underestimating Augsburg when the sides meet in the last 32 of the Europa League.
Klopp is obviously very familiar with the upcoming opposition having managed against them on numerous occasions when he was in charge of Borussia Dortmund and at his pre-match press conference, he said taking them lightly would be a mistake as they are a good side and Liverpool haven’t exactly been consistent this season.
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Klopp also spoke about the fact that teams from the German top flight are not easy to play against and also that Augsburg will be highly motivated as this is one of the biggest games in their club’s history.
As reported by the Liverpool Echo, he said:
Bundesliga clubs are never easy to play against and especially a club like Augsburg, who are a special story in Germany. They have said it is the biggest game in their history.
If it is the biggest game in their history you can imagine how ready they are for this game.
For a club like Augsburg the competition is the biggest money they can get in Europe because the Champions League is far away.
The manager did admit that his experience of managing against Thursday night’s opponents is an advantage for Liverpool, before pointing out a few of the major strengths of the Bundesliga side.
I’ve played a lot of times against them and that makes the preparation easier but in the end they will fight for everything. They have a good mixture of experience and young players and made some really good transfers.
They have players with big potential and have one of the most physical strikers in Europe in Raul Bobadilla, who you need a navigation system to drive around! He is a real worker and difficult to defend.
Their wingers are quick and usually one of the best players in the Bundesliga is their playmaker Daniel Baier, who plays No 6 or No 8, but he is injured for our game which is a big problem for them.
They have experienced centre-halves too and good full-backs. Their manager said it would be better for them if Liverpool had another (non-German) manager because they would never have been to Augsburg. We know everything about this team.
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