Liverpool will go into the UEFA Champions League final as favourites and this partly due to the loss to Real Madrid during the last year’s final – as per Danny Murphy.
The Reds lost to the Los Blancos last time around and Murphy feels that in that match a number of the players were not ready for such a big occasion.
But this time around, things should be different primarily since Klopp’s men have gained a lot of experience from last year’s final.
Danny said: “The disappointment is going to be an incentive, to put that to bed and erase that memory.
“When you play in a big final, particularly for a big club like Liverpool, if it’s your first one, you probably don’t understand the enormity of it when you see the 50, 60, 70,000 Liverpool fans in the city and the expectancy that comes with that.
“Last year it didn’t work out, whereas now they’re coming back a year later and they’ve been through that preparation. That should give them experience.
“I think any player would tell you, the more finals you play in, the easier it gets. Even though some of the Tottenham players are experienced internationals, they haven’t played in Champions League finals. I think that will work in Liverpool’s favour.”
Danny Murphy has also added that the added break before the final has obviously helped Spurs more than Liverpool since Pochettino has gotten time to get players like Harry Kane fully fit.
“Liverpool are favourites still but I think the gap between the end of the season and the game is a long time,” he added.
“I think that suits Tottenham; it’s given them chance to work on their tactical approach and get players like (Harry) Kane fit.
“Liverpool finished the season so strongly; momentum was good, confidence was high, they were winning games, scoring goals. How did they cope with the break? How did they train, how did they keep the intensity up?
“I still think Liverpool are favourites after the season they’ve had and the way they’ve played, but it’s a one-off final.”
