Jurgen Klopp labelled Liverpool’s dismal 3-0 defeat at Brighton on Saturday because the worst he has seen throughout his Anfield reign.
Klopp’s troubled facet have been blown away within the second half by Solly March’s double and a late strike from Danny Welbeck.
Liverpool’s wretched efficiency got here scorching on the heels of a 3-1 loss at Brentford and an FA Cup draw in opposition to Wolves wherein they have been saved from defeat by a controversial VAR determination.
The Reds are languishing in eighth place within the Premier League with their hopes of a top-four end fading by the week.
Klopp couldn’t consider what he was seeing as Brighton ran his group ragged in a vogue he had by no means skilled since taking cost in 2015.
“Dangerous. Actually dangerous. I can’t keep in mind a worse recreation. It was a really organised group in opposition to a not very organised group,” Klopp stated.
“Massively pissed off. We gave the ball away, the areas have been too massive and we couldn’t push up. That’s clearly not good, particularly in opposition to an excellent well-drilled facet like Brighton. They bought extra assured and we did the other.”
Klopp stated he had tried to modify Liverpool’s ways in a bid to halt their poor run, however conceded the gamers didn’t deal with the adjustments properly.
“I had an thought to alter the formation which was to strive assist the group. That was the thought. However we by no means did it correctly,” he stated.
“We have to be artistic with the choices we now have. What I noticed right this moment from my group was that they have been probably not satisfied by it. That’s it.”
Final season, Liverpool got here inside two wins of an unprecedented quadruple as they lifted the FA and League Cups, solely to see the Premier League title go to Manchester Metropolis after which lose the Champions League closing in opposition to Actual Madrid.
Klopp’s present group are a shadow of the group that just about made historical past and he admitted he’s at a loss to clarify the distinction.
“How are you going to clarify that? The identical gamers performed excellent soccer matches but when issues aren’t correctly organised then it could actually seem like that,” he stated.
“We have been all the time a bit late and issues like this. When you don’t win key challenges and lose the ball too simply they’re the 2 worst issues that may occur in soccer. There isn’t any formation that may remedy that.
“My duty, I do know that. To enhance that will likely be not too troublesome. From this recreation we will choose up completely nothing aside from issues that don’t work.” Liverpool’s title hopes have been lengthy since over, however failing to qualify for the Champions League can be a hammer blow.
Requested how involved he’s by Liverpool’s plight, Klopp added: “Yeah, how will you not be after a recreation like this?
“I can not stand right here and say it didn’t occur. After all, we now have to be very involved about it.”
