But, for all the talk of magic of FA Cup and for all the dominance that Man United had under Ferguson, in 27 years, Ferguson only won it on 6 of the occasions. That makes it approximately 2 per decade and only 4 during the PL era. It shows that even Ferguson hasn't given a major importance to this particular trophy. I don't remember any particular outrage about him though.
Chelsea have won it twice in the 90s, twice in 00s and twice in 10s.
We won it twice in the 80s (during our dominant period), once in the 90s and twice in the 2000s. It's only in the 2010s that we've failed to win any. Frankly, looking at this, I think Klopp would've achieved his target with the FA Cup even if he wins it once out of his remaining 5 years. That's the going rate for top clubs - two per decade.
It's only really Arsenal who have given importance to this by winning it thrice in the 90s, 00s and 10s. Thrice per decade is the above par limit. So anyone expecting an FA Cup every other year is bonkers and what's the use in going far in FA Cup without winning it? It's not like in Europe where we have memories visiting different countries and playing different sides with tactical challenges to be beneficial even without winning it. In retrospect, Klopp is spot on here.
For those who're crying 'treble, treble', how many English sides actually have a European Treble (we have a Cup treble and Man City have a League treble, but European Cup/CL + League treble)? Man United once ever? And that too with much less PL points than what we can manage this season? The PL has become tougher to win, make no mistake, especially after Man City broke the points record. It's no longer as easy to win a treble as it was then, and only one side only one time had ever managed it in England.
