He said: “If one game would change my mind, then I would be a real idiot”.
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But, just as he had at Burnley on Saturday, Klopp produced a frustrated response.
Klopp was critical of his team’s defensive efforts in the opening 4-3 victory at Arsenal and, after conceding a further two goals at Turf Moor, Liverpool have kept just two clean sheets in their last 13 league games.
Jurgen Klopp has demanded more from Liverpool in the final third as they embark on their League Cup journey against Burton Albion on Tuesday.
“Then we play at Burnley, we have 81 per cent possession but cannot score a goal so now you can say we need another striker if you want”. Losing the ball in the buildup makes no sense.
Klopp also said that his available options for their clash with the Brewers are boosted by having no new injury problems, though he spoke of a few minor issues that his players have. “I don’t know in this moment 100% what will happen, but it’s not that we have a preferred position where we are looking for players”. “We have to do better”. And their promotion from Blue Square’s Conference North to League Two nearly didn’t happen that season after league sponsor Blue Square made a show of paying out bets they would win promotion-in February while they were 19 points clear at the top of the table.
“Of course we respect them”. You can lose a game.
Coaches from these shores aren’t often credited with such footballing wisdom but Dyche’s troops knew their opponents well and had a clear plan in place in order to overcome them. “Danny is a wonderful player and a wonderful guy, but we can not change everything every two days”.
But Daniel Sturridge and Origi, who replaced the England worldwide in the 65th minute at Turf Moor, were unable to break down Sean Dyche’s stubborn Championship winners. We had so many shots from outside (the box) and sometimes you have to try but it looked too early and kind of desperate’.
“There is no pressure in this moment, it is more a chance to bring the Liverpool train in the right direction and that is what we want to do”.
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“In the last moments, we were not where we should have been and that was a little bit of the problem, in the box, around the box”. I can not give all players the opportunity to play together. “It’s about respecting the game, working hard, playing football”.
