The longer Jurgen Klopp's tenure at Liverpool has gone on, the more tetchy his post-match comments and the more vivid the imagery he evokes after a defeat has become.
His latest touched on their current injury crisis, which saw three more members of his squad go down with some sort of issue.
'The week was crazy. It was like we had a witch in the building, honestly. Every day somebody else pulled out for the craziest reasons.'
No doubt the German boss' complaints were valid and the frustration to keep players fit has hit well before the issue of World Cup fatigue can become a thing.