Liverpool looked very bad yesterday (Monday), when they lost 3:1 at Brentford in London.
Jurgen Klopp's proud team stopped after four consecutive victories and missed a good opportunity to sting Tottenham in fifth place and get closer to the top of the Premier League.
The Mighty Reds opened 2023 with a loss to the Wasps, and manager Jurgen Klopp also knows that something is not right in his team: "It was a crazy game. We should have taken a 0:2 lead, but we didn't take advantage of our opportunities. After only 20 minutes, we fell behind early . This is our exclusive fault. We were not good enough in the stationary situations. This is an important point that needs to be criticized. There is no doubt that a number of things need to be changed."
Brentford celebrates a huge victory over Liverpool, photo: Reuters
"Our opponent wanted more than us, and so it seemed," Klopp continued, "We are obviously not satisfied with our performance. We have to control the game more and it didn't happen on the pitch. Of course I can't say anything about the refereeing, although it seems to me that there were struggles overly physical."
Brilliant Brentford.
Liverpool terrible at the back.
#BRELIV
— Alan Shearer (@alanshearer) January 2, 2023
Jamie Carragher, who played for Liverpool and is currently a Sky Sports commentator, did not feel sorry for the Liverpool players either: "Klopp's team is not coping with the intensity of its opponents. It doesn't look good and it's been like this for a year in the league. Liverpool looks like a team is getting old and past its time. I don't think it's something that will change soon so easily. A shameful performance by a group that makes an impression has reached the end of its path."
Absolutely criminal from Liverpool.
Criminal.
— The Anfield Wrap (@TheAnfieldWrap) January 2, 2023 Were we wrong?
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