Jurgen Klopp admitted it was difficult to see his Liverpool exposed by an aggressive Brighton away team at Anfield.
The German’s post-match comments were broadcast on Twitter by Neil Jones after the Reds succumbed to their fourth draw in seven league games to drop them out of the top four places.
Jurgen Klopp admits it was “horrendous, horrible to see” Brighton’s attackers gaining space between the lines today, and says even he wasn’t “100 per cent convinced” his Liverpool side would finish the match 3-2. #LFC
— Neil Jones (@neiljonesgoal) October 1, 2022
The Merseysiders offered some hope of taking all three points after mounting an excellent comeback, due in no small part to some heroics from Bobby Firmino, but were let down by a hat-trick from Leandro Trossard at L4, the first by a star of the opposition from Andrey Arshavin. in 2008.
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In the coach’s defence, as he pointed out, the potential build-up of momentum gained from a 2-1 win over Ajax in the Champions League was certainly nullified by the international rest period (prolonged by Chelsea’s postponed duel).
That said, it’s hard to excuse such a performance after witnessing several of the club’s key men fail to meet the high standards we expect of them.
Klopp has a lot of work to do to inspire change in our season and quickly before the World Cup arrives.
Liverpool’s big problem may already have been resolved after Merson noted the international break advantage.
