Klopp said his players are starting to feel a few pressure and that they’re a little stiff in the minds. We have to wait for this. “If we handle them like horses we get horses”, Klopp said Wednesday.
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And the self-proclaimed “Normal One” has admitted the two draws have shown how hard it will be to turn the club into a force once more. “We had lots of shots on goal, 35 I think, but only nine for the goalie”.
Liverpool still looked vulnerable in defence when the Russians attacked and they lack ideas and quality to break down teams that sit deep and defend.
With both Daniel Sturridge and Christian Benteke out injured, Liverpool have scored just once in Klopp’s opening two games.
Meanwhile, the Dutchman played down all of the pre-match hype surrounding Klopp with it being his first league game in charge at Anfield.
Sturridge will undergo another scan on the injury later today but Klopp has conceded that the 26-year-old is unlikely to feature in the clash with Ronald Koeman’s side at Anfield on Sunday.
“So I would say 98 per cent okay, not ideal, the other two per cent, that is the problem of this game”.
“We have to use that when they are fit and that is the moment when I have to start thinking about this because in these short times between games it is really hard to think about the game when they can play together”.
“Christian and Roberto had two training sessions with the team and usually that is too early to bring them into a situation where you need them, but they did well”, he said.
Koeman has warned Liverpool fans the German is not a miracle-worker, adding: “You need time to put everything you like to put over as a new manager”. That is something Klopp is open to, providing the balance of the team is right. “We want nothing less than three points on Sunday”.
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The former Southampton player struggled to maintain his former under Brendan Rodgers, netting five times from 24 starts last season compared to nine goals from 37 starts in his final season at St Mary’s. Lallana was Liverpool’s best player against Rubin Kazan and he performed well at White Hart Lane too.
