LIVERPOOL MANAGER JURGEN Klopp has urged his team to start enjoying themselves again after a run of indifferent form.
The German’s men have fallen to fourth in the Premier League on the back of a three-game winless run, including a 3-2 defeat at home to Swansea City on Saturday.
Klopp feels Liverpool’s love of their possession-based, high-tempo style that saw them make such a strong start to the season has eased.
“We are Liverpool, a really good football-playing side, and we don’t enjoy the job we have to do,” he told UK newspapers.
“It is not as though we are a team at the bottom of the league that has to defend 80 per cent or 90 per cent 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.”
Liverpool’s defence has faced the most criticism during the campaign, with their 27 league goals conceded the most of the top four.
Klopp said his team as a whole needed to take responsibility for their defending, which cost them against Swansea.
“We have a lot of meetings. It was because the goals we have conceded in 2017 have been a little bit of the same story,” he said.
“The influence of throw-ins is a little bit too big on the goals we concede. It’s not that teams create a lot of chances against us. That’s still a good sign. Usually, they don’t create a lot and still score.
“There has been a lot of talk about defence, you always speak about players – I speak about the whole defensive work of the team.”
Liverpool host Southampton in their EFL Cup semi-final second leg on Wednesday, trailing the tie 1-0.
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Stand up and fight!
WE ARE MUNSTER AND WE CAN SING WHAT WE LIKE!!!
3 tries so far – 1 to go !!!
I played for Munster !
Neil you don’t know what your talking about man. Munster has had a famously huge following long before they became one of the biggest clubs in the northern hemisphere, probably started way back when we beat the all blacks. The score line must be making you bitter. Scottish rugby is nothing to brag about you absolute langer.
Crudge – I know what level of support Munster had before, so don’t start telling porkies. My earlier posts were long before Half time, so u saying I’m bitter is ludicrous – especially as I don’t support Leinster or any other province/team. Finally,cheers for ur parting compliment and go fu** urself.
Classy yourself there Neil
Jimmy – I’m not usually in favor of personal attacks, but seeing that none of ye were able to articulate a response and instead decided to use base, vile language I decided to reply in kind. U got a problem with that ?
Neil seriously we need to get you a hammer and chisel so you can make a start on that chip on your shoulder
Feel good about the game today. Good weather for the backs, expecting a bonus point win tbh
Massive win for Munster today and got the bonus point. Come on Munster!
Sweet way to end a game, well done
We got the win and bonus point but the first 60 minutes were far from impressive. Edinburgh were cat, a serious improvement required for Sars!
No doubt Munster fans singing that song about a town in Connacht. Truly awful. Like Cameron in UK who says ‘we’re all in together’ – it just rings hollow. Community my ars*. Up Edinburgh.
Hey, at least we don’t don our jerseys in pretentious stars in competitions they don’t have relevance in!
Idiot
Wank#r !
Better than trying to sing about a 2 bob hooker – Molly !
That’s it Elrat & Jimmy Finn. Ye disagree strongly with my post so resort to abuse. Class ! How many of the so called ‘fans’ supported Munster before the professional era??? Mmm I wonder.
Neil you could say that about any rugby side in Ireland.
Also.thought o connell was,immense he was my man of match over murray
Munster didnt deserve that bonus point but will take it and badly needed as well , we were awful for first 60 minutes simon zebo was only munster player that tried to break the line,.edinburgh were dreadful for a team.that got to the semis last year its.a terrible comedown
Sarries won’t be cacking themselves looking at that, Munster will need at least 9 points from the back to back matches to have any hope of making the Q-final which I honestly can’t see them getting. Go take out a mortgage and stick it on Clermont to win it…..
Its hard to see past Clermont given yesterdays performance. It is finally their year I think too looking at Leinster as well.