LIVERPOOL MANAGER Jurgen Klopp is taking responsibility for his team’s form slump, but he is desperate to find answers.
Klopp’s side have endured a miserable start to the year, winning just one of 10 games in all competitions.
It has seen them eliminated from the FA and EFL Cups and fall13 points behind Premier League leaders Chelsea after a shock 2-0 loss at Hull City on Saturday.
Klopp believes in Liverpool’s ability to get back on track and he accepts blame for their dismal recent performances.
“You cannot believe how many questions I ask myself, even when we win 5-0 or 6-0. That’s not a problem. I don’t think I’m perfect. Things like this don’t change that,” the German told UK newspapers.
“I feel 100 per cent responsible for defeats, much more than I feel for wins. It has been like this my whole life. That doesn’t mean it’s for me not suffering or to be sorry for yourself, to have self-pity. I’m not like this.
“When I get up I will only be solution-orientated. There are solutions, 100 per cent. Now we have to change it – that’s a football thing.
“Even though at this moment it feels really bad, it’s not the biggest problem in the world. Many teams have already made mistakes and changed things. For this you have to do the right things and I’m quite confident we can do the right things.”
Liverpool fell behind just before half-time at Hull, another set-piece followed by a Simon Mignolet error allowing Alfred N’Diaye to open the scoring.
Klopp is eager to see a response from his team, who face a tough clash against Tottenham at Anfield on Saturday.
“Putting ourselves under pressure is a hobby of ours. Now we have to show a reaction,” he said.
“It’s all about concentration. It’s all about being really in the game and finding the answer after a defeat that really hurts. Not just myself, but the players too.”
What is very poor management is that LFC and Klopp didn’t do SOMETHING to bolster their calamitous defence in the January window. Take a look at Hull – made a heap of bargain purchases in January and have had a positive change in fortunes accordingly – some good little purchases can be made if proper scouting is done! And now most teams now plan to effectively to ‘park the bus’ on LFC’s attack, and then take their chances on the break or at set-pieces against a very uncertain defence, this is why LFC have close to the highest possession stats in the League per game, but fail to turn that into goals and wins. For God sake they had Lucas as a Central defender last Saturday!!!
I totally agree, not strengthening the defence in January was criminal. But to be fair a few shrewd cheap buys will easily improve that Hull side whereas Liverpool would need to be looking at £15m+ to bring in a new LB that might be an improvement on Milner for e.g. It won’t be cheap but money needs to spent sooner or later
Somebody obviously has had a word in his ear about throwing his players under the bus on Saturday.
So the players are not to face any criticism? They have to hold their hands up too. There’s more than enough talent there to have the beating of most teams ,particularly the ones they’veve lost to recently. They should have brought in a defender in January all right though..
@I’mthatguy: Just out of interest… Did Mignolet survive after being thrown under the bus?
Not really if he still makes mistakes
Boom eventually after blaming the bang average team first .
Posted at 5.03am Paul?? Seriously?? Wtf, do you not sleep at all? You stayed up all night and today just to post here. Genius.
having me breakfast before work ya nosey bollix
Ha ha i belive you seriously
You? Job?? Bla-hahahahaha!! That’s a good one Paul. Finishing your last can of dutch gold I’d say.
took you 4 hours to think of that good absolute nonsense ya pleb.
here stupid if that’s the level of horseshite you are going to post i suggest you don’t bother your hole.
Touched a nerve, snowflake?
Dutch Gold! Mighty stuff. Never forget your roots kid.
snowflake me not at all your just being a p@ick.
A paick? What’s that Paul, a new word you made up. The ‘truth’ hurts LOL!
the filter won’t let me use the proper spelling but you know what you are in don’t get why you are close to alright when your William but a tool when your graham.
Ah Paul c’mon now. Read over all your posts the past few days and then tell me who the tool is. Ye must be bolloxed, ye haven’t slept in 3 days.
Ultimately the coach takes the blame, no different than anywhere else…. Well, maybe except Chelsea…
he slaughtered his keeper in the Liverpool echo today the guy he gave a long term contract too when anyone with half a brain could see was woeful,he brought a Wally from Germany for 5 million to replace him and he turned out even worse.
@the truth: Many managers do the exact same. But its different when Klopp does it. Mourinho does it allthe time too, but worse, like how he treated Scwheinsteger. Managers will protect players when needed, and scold them at others… like any line of work. The other goal keeper is young, remember, De Gea, he was as woeful, but again, selective memories….
@william you have a fantastic talent for bringing another club into every football topic.
@the truth: do you ever stop ffs . De gea couldn’t catch a cold in first 2/3 years for the Mancs . He was eating codel 5 times a day to put the weight on . Get a grip . He will be a top goal keeper and Klopp will have them bang at it again . Not long ago his team were the best this that and the other . Short memories
@william exactly . It was only 1 all yesterday according to MOANinho
@ the truth: Our Graham also try’s to make valid points and fails every time. Schweinsteiger played little football last season through injury but made a miraculous recovery in time for the Euros, and when he returned to Utd this year he was seriously overweight and uninterested so Mourinho did what he had to do to give him a kick up the backside. Our Graham is that what happened to Mignolet ??
@mucus ball a deluded memory you have
@ mucus ball will flopp be ‘Bang at it’ like he was at Dortmund ?????? when he had to come out and deny it ….
@jenny Bra: MOANinho is dirt bird . His list of vileness is worse then anything even Fergie could muster . Look what he did to schweinsteiger . Not the first . Mata , Schneiderlin , depay that’s 4 players connected with the Mancs alone . Then his disgusting behaviour toward a ref in champions league encouraging his Chelsea players to chase him into the dressing room . Ref retired . Then doctor at Chelsea a WOMAN . Filth . His constant moaning and whining . Ghost goal . Not two nil it was 1 all . And then benitez gives him stick and he attacks his Mrs . He is dirt bird . Everyone knows it . And that’s who is managing The Mancs . He will be lucky to last another 2 years . Egomaniac that can only bully women . Dirt .
Jenny BlaBlavo:Without one of his signings at Dortmund you be still fighting it out for top 8 instead of 5th with Everton
@marcus not long ago his team where it the vest this and other they where a team who looked good going forward but had 2 keeper’s and a defence like a unibond division 2 team now they are a unibond division 2 team all over the pitch.
@marcus I agree with you jose is a vile little creature .
the best.
@the truth: From the guy with the talent for coming into every Liverpool article with the same copy and paste rubbish, followed up with insults…
@Johnny Bravo: Schweinny was ridiculed by Mourinho, forced to train with kids. But yeah, again with you lot, only believe the rags when it suites you. Let me finish this off with your type of intelligence,
Blahahahahahahahahahahahahaha…. yeah…. I feel like an idiot now….. sorry for you.
Hey Mucus Ball the fact you keep bringing him up shows that he’s doing his job! What’s Flopp gonna do when he’s not in Europe again next season . Who will he blame ?? The weather ? The linesman? The players ? Outer space ????
Our graham still make points that aren’t valid ..
Hey Jenny BlaBlavo your really annoyed because it’s true . Listen sweetie gotta run theirs a fantastic documentary on the Comedy channel about the Mancs have to watch it . So I’ll sign off in your MATURE ADULT WAY Bahahahahaahahahahahahhaha
@the truth : good man
Blahahahaha mucus everybody knows your Mr Angry
Hey Mucus you still didn’t answer the question. What’s Flopp going to do when you miss out on Europe again next year ?
@Johnny Bravo: Valid, as in according to you? I doubt many, if any believe anything that comes out of your mouth… As for ‘thetruth’, Trump is more reliable…..
@marcus unibond division 2 hahahahaha that’s a cracker in fairness.
Ha ha f@ck off
Jenny BlaBlavo Premiership Table after 38 games 1st The Rentboys 2nd Spurs 3rd Liverpool 4th Man city What will MOANinho do . Attack another woman or throw another player on the fire because he is more famous then The SPECIAL 1
@the truth ha ha even Jurgen said: das is gud ja
@william trump very topical well done ridiculous but topical all the same.
3rd Liverpool??? You’re some donkey b0llox
It’s been called that before you’re right . Now go and slag somebody’s Mother or did you do that all day in school xx
You’re hung like a mouse I’d say !
Ah tks that means I’m still much bigger then you . Tks babe . Into bed now or you’ll be wrecked for school xxxx
That’s not what your Ma said
You’ll be tired in morning honey get to sleep xx Anne and Barry books tomorrow .
This guy talks more BS than Rodgers and Moyes combined. I have read it here many times. An abysmal lack of a plan B.
Players and coach and defensive coach should accept responsibility. We cannot defend corners or crosses. We can’t even win a header in our own box. Bring back Hypia as a defensive coach and forget zonal marking.
Ronnie Whelan says Conte shows the way as pool dive off cliff . Says it all really
Klopp is turning into Juergen flop