Liverpool honors Queen Elizabeth in connection with the Champions League meeting with Ajax at Anfield.
Coach Jurgen Klopp expects respect from his supporters, who have historically shown their dissatisfaction with the British establishment.
– For me, it is clear what we have to do, says the German.
Queen Elizabeth II passed away on Thursday. She lived 96 years and was regent of Britain for 70 years. The relationship with English club Liverpool has not been entirely without problems.
In the 1980s, Liverpool supporters were unhappy with the way the city had been treated under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s conservative government. Fans booed at the national anthem “God Save the Queen” playing in the squares. Resentment over the disaster in Hillsboro in 1989 grew and extended to the entire British establishment. In May this year, Liverpool supporters booed when Prince William, the Queen’s grandson, was presented to Wembley in connection with the FA Cup final against Chelsea.
On Tuesday, Liverpool will play their first football match since the Queen’s death – amid national mourning across the British Commonwealth. Ajax is visiting Anfield to face the Champions League match.
A minute’s silence will be held in the ring, players will wear mourning squads and flags will be flown at half mast. The 55-year-old German coach yourgen club You expect the supporters in the stands to show respect for the Queen and the royal family.
‘Great respect to grief’
– I have great respect for grief and therefore I will show my respect tomorrow evening, Jürgen Klopp says in a pre-match press conference and continues:
I don’t think our supporters need any advice from me when it comes to showing respect. There are many examples of when people have shown the right amount of respect.
Unexpected, and of which I am very proud, was when we faced Man United after a very sad situation in Cristiano Ronaldo’s family (in April). This is exactly what I expect now. For me, it is clear what we have to do.
In purely sporting terms, the Premier League side is under pressure after they outplayed them in last week’s premiere of the tournament away to Napoli (1-4) in Napoli.
“Worst match”
– It is the worst match we have played since I came here, Klopp said in a Sky Sports video from the press conference and continued:
Eight or nine out of the eleven players were completely below their normal levels. In football, you solve all individual problems as a team. This is the first thing we have to do.
Ajax outperformed Scotch Rangers 4-0 at their home premiere in Amsterdam.
– We need to keep going from the second leg against Rangers. Especially the way we acted on the pitch: the energy, the joy we radiate, the longing to keep going when we score goals, says Ajax coach Alfred Schroeder according to Echo Liverpool.