Originally Posted by CardioCortez:
“Just caught up with Sunday Supplement. It started as them putting Neville on trial and just defending themselves but Neville soon had them almost on side. He made some really good and well-executed points which the journos didn't exactly defend/answer. It's blatantly clear that our journalists don't actually seem to understand football as well as they seem to think they do. Also, they seem to think their opinion is more important than others.”
“Just caught up with Sunday Supplement. It started as them putting Neville on trial and just defending themselves but Neville soon had them almost on side. He made some really good and well-executed points which the journos didn't exactly defend/answer. It's blatantly clear that our journalists don't actually seem to understand football as well as they seem to think they do. Also, they seem to think their opinion is more important than others.”
I didn't see it but this quote perfectly summed up what a couple of members said here (from M.E.N.):-
Quote:
“Gary Neville believes Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius “brought pressure on himself” by taking his criticism personally.
The German stopper said he “did not care” what the pundit thought after giving an interview with a national newspaper days after a shaky performance vs Bournemouth.
And, with Karius having since being dropped following the furore, Neville has no regrets - claiming he criticises players on a weekly basis.
It became a big story because the player, coach and Liverpool added fuel to a fire that wasn’t there, he told Sky Sports Sunday Supplement.
Two weeks ago my most critical comments were about a United and an Everton player. No one will remember what my comment were because United and Everton never reacted to it, the players never reacted to it and they were forgotten about.
I called Fellaini pathetic and idiotic and I battered Stekelenburg for his part in Ibrahimovic’s goal. I said Karius transmits anxiety and nervousness to his team-mates.
The other two stories have disappeared to the point at which no one can remember them, that’s how I would expect press departments of football clubs to deal with these things.
When Karius did his newspaper interview I knew he would be out of the team in a few days, I knew he brought pressure on himself.
Young players should always do interviews and me saying, ‘stay clear of the situation’ – my advice to Karius after doing the interview he did – and Phil Neville and Jamie Carragher telling him to stay quiet, as ex-players, we were more guiding him saying, ‘this is not a fight for now.’
From our point of view as pundits though, we did our job, we created the debate.”
“Gary Neville believes Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius “brought pressure on himself” by taking his criticism personally.
The German stopper said he “did not care” what the pundit thought after giving an interview with a national newspaper days after a shaky performance vs Bournemouth.
And, with Karius having since being dropped following the furore, Neville has no regrets - claiming he criticises players on a weekly basis.
It became a big story because the player, coach and Liverpool added fuel to a fire that wasn’t there, he told Sky Sports Sunday Supplement.
Two weeks ago my most critical comments were about a United and an Everton player. No one will remember what my comment were because United and Everton never reacted to it, the players never reacted to it and they were forgotten about.
I called Fellaini pathetic and idiotic and I battered Stekelenburg for his part in Ibrahimovic’s goal. I said Karius transmits anxiety and nervousness to his team-mates.
The other two stories have disappeared to the point at which no one can remember them, that’s how I would expect press departments of football clubs to deal with these things.
When Karius did his newspaper interview I knew he would be out of the team in a few days, I knew he brought pressure on himself.
Young players should always do interviews and me saying, ‘stay clear of the situation’ – my advice to Karius after doing the interview he did – and Phil Neville and Jamie Carragher telling him to stay quiet, as ex-players, we were more guiding him saying, ‘this is not a fight for now.’
From our point of view as pundits though, we did our job, we created the debate.”
Note that Neville criticised a Manchester United player - which he does almost weekly, Martial being another recent - which makes Klopp's intervention suggesting Neville's critcism really being about hurting a Liverpool player even more bizarre.
The fact Klopp dropped Karius for the very next game also made his intervention illogical. He must've known he planned to drop him, a "no comment" would've made more sense.
