Talking after Liverpool have been overwhelmed 3-0 by Brighton on Saturday, Jurgen Klopp went so far as to say he couldn’t bear in mind a worse efficiency from any workforce.
Listed below are the important thing factors from Klopp’s post-Brighton press convention…
The worst efficiency he can bear in mind…not simply from Liverpool
That is some declare.
The boss says his workforce’s efficiency was the worst one he can bear in mind, and never simply from a Liverpool workforce.
Darkish, darkish occasions.
“I’m unsure if it’s as a result of the sport was just a few minutes in the past, however I can’t bear in mind a worse sport,” Klopp mentioned.
“I truthfully can’t. And I imply all, not solely Liverpool. I can’t bear in mind.
“And that’s my accountability. That makes it an actual low level for the second.”
Change of system backfired
Liverpool started the sport in a distinct formation to Klopp’s typical 4-3-3 system.
Thiago was positioned barely greater within the midfield in what appeared extra of a 4-2-3-1, however Liverpool couldn’t get near Brighton.
The boss mentioned he thought it was a change that will have labored to their profit, however that couldn’t have been farther from the case.
“We tried to assist the boys with a barely totally different organisation,” the boss defined.
“I really thought it may have labored fairly effectively. We had moments after we put them beneath stress, however in all conditions after we received the ball, we misplaced the balls a lot too simply.
“That’s the principle drawback. We by no means acquired one thing going.”
“Totally my accountability”
So the place precisely are Liverpool going mistaken? All over the place, you say.
Klopp says Liverpool’s downfall on the Amex was largely all the way down to the identical points he identified in final week’s draw with Wolves, and he says he’s totally accountable.
“The issues are the identical as final week, like we spoke about, we don’t win the important thing battles on the pitch, the important thing challenges, and we give the ball away too simply,” he added.
“That makes it tough to organise safety for dropping balls you shouldn’t lose. It’s not simple.
“However it’s totally my accountability, as a result of I had an concept with a distinct formation and that didn’t work out. Sorry.”
The top of this workforce?
One journalist had the nerve to ask Klopp whether or not he thought the workforce that had been so distinctive over the previous few years was now a factor of the previous, stating the withdrawal of the likes of Jordan Henderson, Fabinho and Joel Matip within the second half.
And the boss didn’t actually dismiss that suggestion in his response:
“It’s our fault that you would be able to ask this query. I perceive it…
“Who had their greatest season but, for us? Troublesome, eh?
“We’ve to just remember to can’t ask this query anymore, and that’s clearly our job.”
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