That was a disaster! Jürgen Klopp harshly criticizes Mexico vs South Africa match
Kenley Ward
Dailysports's expert
According to Klopp, both teams displayed a very poor level of football.
Details: The 58-year-old former head coach of Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool, Jürgen Klopp, did not hold back in his assessment of yesterday’s World Cup opening match between Mexico and South Africa.
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In Klopp’s words, the level of play on display yesterday fell far short of what’s expected at a tournament like the World Cup:
“That was just bad tactics! Neither team played well.
When your opponent is down to ten men and you’re playing with nine, and they still catch you on the counterattack—
Why? Because the defense was sitting way too deep. This problem persisted throughout the match.
South Africa didn’t capitalize on it at all. It was a match of very low quality.” Klopp said.
Despite Klopp’s comments, yesterday’s match still made World Cup history, as it featured three red cards, and Mexico had no trouble dispatching Hugo Broos’ side.
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