Ralph Hasenhüttl burst into tears after his team defeated the Premier League champions
Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhüttl fell to the ground and started crying after beating Liverpool 1-0 with Jurgen Klopp, in one of the most surprising results of the day.
Ralph Hasenhüttl is Austrian and has been leading Southampton for two years, shooting just over 30%. His team still dominated the Premier League leader and won the match thanks to a goal by Danny Ings, in the second minute.
“It’s the wind,” said the Southampton coach, asking why he was crying. “It’s the wind, it’s not the joy, it’s not the emotion,” added the coach of the team that currently ranks sixth in the standings. SKY Sports.
“Nobody expected us to win, the expectations were against us, but the game is unpredictable, anything can happen, that’s why I am very happy to have won all three points and beat Liverpool“, Said the coach, after defeating Jurguen Klopp’s team.
An emotional Ralph Hasenhuttl sinks to his knees after defeating Liverpool. That victory meant everything
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The coach admitted that “it was luck”, because “to win Liverpool you need”. Also, that “the mentality was the key, a perfect night. We were hit by injuries, we had to climb some juniors for today and to see how my team competed moved me ”.
Liverpool have only two defeats so far in the Premier League and are now within reach of Manchester United, who have a smaller game than the Reds.
Jurgen Klopp, on the other hand, had a terrible day.
“It’s not an excuse for performance, but you can get a point if it gives you enough. Now we have to show a reaction in the coming days,” the Reds coach said after the loss.