Ralph Hasenhüttl burst into tears after his team beat the current Premier League champions by a narrow margin
Southampton coach Ralph Hasenhüttl fell to the ground and began to cry after defeating Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool 1-0, In one of the most amazing results of the day.
Ralph Hasenhüttl is Austrian and has spent two years at the helm of Southampton, with an effectiveness of just over 30 per cent. His team dominated the still Premier League leader and won the game thanks to a goal from Danny Ings, in the second minute.
“It’s the wind,” the Southampton coach said, when asked why he was crying. “It’s the wind, it’s not the joy, it’s not the excitement,” added the coach of the team that currently ranks sixth in the table, in the chain SKY Sports.
“No one expected us to win, expectations were against us, but the game is not predictable, anything can happen, so I am very happy, to win all three points and beat Liverpool“, Stated the coach, after defeating Jurguen Klopp’s team.
An exciting Ralph Hasenhuttl sinks to his knees after beating Liverpool. That victory meant everything 😢
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The coach acknowledged that “there was luck” because “to win at Liverpool you need”. Also, that “the mentality was key, a perfect night. We were hit by injuries, we had to pick up some juniors for today and seeing how my team competed made me excited.”
Liverpool have only two defeats so far in the Premier League and are now within reach of Manchester United, who have one game less than the Reds.
For his part, Jurgen Klopp admitted that he had no excuses, although he demanded the referee’s action.
“It’s not an excuse for the performance, but you can get a point if they give you the fair. Now we have to show a reaction in the next few days,” the Reds coach commented after the defeat.