Wataru Endo laughs off Jurgen Klopp 'criticism' as Liverpool comments clarified
Wataru Endo has laughed off comments from Jurgen Klopp that were taken out of context after Liverpool's 2-1 win against Newcastle last month.
Liverpool beat the Magpies in a memorable game at St James' Park on August 27 after battling back with 10 men to turn the game around thanks to two goals from substitute Darwin Nunez.
It was a difficult day for Klopp's men before the late intervention from Nunez with the Reds playing over two thirds of the fixture a man down following Virgil van Dijk's red card, which came a few minutes after Anthony Gordon had given the hosts the lead.
Endo made his full Premier League debut in that game alongside Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister in midfield but was replaced shortly before the hour mark with Klopp indicating that the Japan captain was not fully in-tune with his team-mates given he had only been at the club for one week.
"Endo has no clue on what we actually do," Klopp said after the game in reference to the limited amount of time the player had to work with his new colleagues before the match.
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The comments were carried by certain sections of the media as Klopp criticising his new £16m man, with the quotes making news in Japan as a result.
Endo, however, has dismissed the way the words were presented by some areas of the media in an interview with Japanese publication Syncronous and says it was merely a mistranslation of his manager's post-match views.
"The mistranslation? I got that call from a friend! (laughs)" Endo said. "Certainly, it is difficult to convey nuances in Japanese. I didn't care at all.
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