Klopp talks about Liverpool ‘throw-in’ problems
Date published: Tuesday 24th January 2017 10:21
Jurgen Klopp has cited Liverpool’s incompetence at opposition throw-ins as one of the problems besetting their season.
Liverpool have picked up just two points from three Premier League games in January; on Saturday they contrived to lose 3-2 to relegation battlers Swansea.
Klopp has admitted that they had a ‘long meeting’ after the Anfield defeat which saw them drop down to fourth.
“We scored two goals, enough to win the game, but I felt the defending could be improved. I also think the goals we have conceded in 2017 have been a little bit of the same story. The influence of throw-ins is a bit too big, for instance, so we spoke about that.
“Sometimes there’s a single mistake, but most of the time it is seven or eight players who could have done something differently. That’s how we understand it.
“It’s not about one player. We really have to do better as a defensive unit. That was one of the things we discussed in our long meeting after the Swansea game, and I think we are all ready for the rest of the season now. The feeling around the club is not quite as positive as it was, and it’s our job to bring that positivity back.
“We are Liverpool, a really good football-playing side, and we don’t enjoy the job we have to do.
“It is not as though we are a team at the bottom of the league that has to defend 80% or 90% of the time. In most of our games we are dominant, so we have to enjoy this, even when we don’t come through after five minutes.”
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