Coach Jurgen Klopp was confused with the way Liverpool players defended, especially in the second half of the defeat against Man City.
Klopp "gives up" with Liverpool
Man City easily got a big win against Liverpool at home. Despite being led, Pep Guardiola's team reversed the bravery to end the match with a crisp 4-1 victory. In the second half, Liverpool let the opponent concede 3 times and lost quickly.
Sharing in the press conference room after the game, coach Klopp could not hide his disappointment. He was confused with the way his students defended in the second half. Klopp said: "To be fair, we had a good first half. It was not just about opening the scoring and holding the opponent's draw. The player's performance is also convincing.
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Liverpool defend superficially against Man City
But I could not understand why Liverpool players played with such an attitude in the second half. I could not explain why my students did not even bother to dispute the ball when the opponent organized an attack. No fouls, no interference, nothing, it's all just letting the opponent have the freedom to hold the ball, go inside. All very confusing.
You have to try to defend against Man City while you can. If back too deep, (defence) too passive, Man City will take advantage of that opportunity. There were situations where Grealish had to face three or four of us, but none of them had an impact. Then the ball entered the round of 16m50, they ended with a simple kickback phase.
Even the Liverpool player wasn't there. Everything was completely out of control, we were too deep, too passive, too far away from the ball situations. City can easily do almost anything they want, because the space on the pitch is huge. Luckily we only conceded 4 goals!"
Coach Klopp also said he will have to motivate the players and look forward to the match against Chelsea. The German captain also reassured fans that emotions have never been a problem for him. Liverpool will be determined to do better in the match against Chelsea.
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