Jurgen Klopp said he will not make any panic buys following Liverpool’s loss to Burnley, but did not rule out potential transfers.
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“I did think that Klopp would go for Germany’s Jonas Hector, who is first and foremost a good defender and also decent at getting forward, which is the way it should be”, Thompson told Sky Sports. That was the story in the first half.
Despite boasting an astonishing 81 per cent possession during the game, Liverpool failed to force home keeper Tom Heaton into a noteworthy save but, of far more concern, on the odd occasion that Burnley crossed the halfway line, they looked perfectly capable of scoring.
“We must move on to the next game and not make the same mistakes we made today, and look forward with confidence”.
The Jekyll and Hyde references are out in full force again after Liverpool followed up an exciting opening day win over Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium with a disappointing display against newly promoted Burnley FC at Turf Moor as the Clarets bagged their first win over the Reds since the Seventies.
Despite only having 19% possession, the Clarets more than eeked out the win, defending in numbers and prioritising defensive stability and shape above all else. “We’d put in a good cross but there were no bodies in the box and then when we had bodies in the box we ended up shooting”.
Inconsistency and defensive weakness were Liverpool’s biggest problems last season under Juergen Klopp and the same trait has returned early in this campaign. “That may have been forced by the result (score) and the passion of the opponent”.
Gray still has to pinch himself when he realises he is now a Premier League goalscorer, after Burnley’s promotion.
Over the course of the 90 minutes at Turf Moor on Saturday afternoon, hosts Burnley had just 20% of the possession, took three shots of which two were on target, and earned one corner, according to BBC Sport. They [Liverpool] are a fine side and have players everywhere who can keep the ball, ” he said.
In a statement, Gray apologised and asked “for forgiveness” after homophobic tweets shared on social media. “But there are different ways to play football, that’s absolutely OK”, explained the German manager in his post match interview.
At the end of a day that Gray hoped would be remembered for a landmark goal in his career, he was making headlines for distinctly unsavoury reasons. It is information I did not want – but I knew it before.
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“It’s very hard to play against, as regards keeping the focus on your game plan, and I thought the players did that fantastically well”.
