“But you have to see through what the opposition are doing and I am really pleased with the players today, because they could have got lost in that game, but they stayed in their shape, stayed diligent and kept working, knowing we had a threat”.
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“We lost in a game in which we had 80% possession, but there are different ways to play football and it’s absolutely ok”.
“Usually, in a game like this, you win if you don’t make mistakes at the wrong moment but we did”.
He declared that he will “watch the game again” but that he will “not see a lot of surprises” the second time back, insisting that they still “had a lot of time to win the game” even after going 1-0 behind early on.
Following on from their opening weekend win over Arsenal, they’ve now shipped five goals in just two Premier League games, a trend that they can’t afford to allow to continue. We already expected a tough challenge in breaking down a side with a very good defence at home, but after scoring they locked up tighter.
“The first half was not good for growing self-confidence, we lost a little bit of our timing, patience, all that stuff”.
Just one week after the Reds beat Arsenal 4-3 in a thrilling match at the Emirates, the furious supporter called a BBC Radio 5Live phone-in show to air his grievances with the German.
“I saw crosses – really good crosses – when nobody was in the box”.
78′ – GRUJIC SHOT – Grujic receives the ball on the edge of the box, cuts back onto his left, and Heaton stretches to tip his shot over.
Liverpool finished in eighth place in the Premier League table last season after a disappointing end to the Premier League season. “That may have been forced by the result (score) and the passion of the opponent”.
Despite only having 19 percent of the ball – Sean Dyche’s side made their possession count winning 2-0.
“Make no mistake, they’re a fine side”.
“I think the organisation and belief of the players was unbelievable”.
“To come off their result last week and then for us to win 2-0 I think is a coupon-buster for most people”.
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“I hope Jurgen Klopp got in Sean Dyche’s ear to buy their centre-half Michael Keane, thought he was huge today and last season #20 mil”, Thompson wrote on Twitter.
