The Liverpool manager admitted to being concerned after his side’s latest defeat to Wolves
Jurgen Klopp admits he is very concerned about Liverpool’s form as he reiterates how much last season’s 63-game campaign has affected proceedings this term.
The Reds were beaten 3-0 by Wolves on Saturday afternoon as they lost their seventh game of the season at Molineux.
Craig Dawson scored his first goal for Wolves after 12 minutes after Joel Matip had hit his own net earlier and Ruben Neves ended things in the second half after a sharp counterattack with Adama Traore on heels.
Klopp admits he is worried about the current form and suggested the first half of the campaign was negatively affected by the marathon run of the last half.
However, the German refused to use that as an excuse for the current situation, saying: “Unfortunately the question has been asked too many times. How can I not worry?
“I can’t sit here and say that everything is fine and that we’ve done a good job. It’s not. I’ve been asked out if it’s because of last season, 63 games.”
“Yes, obviously it’s clear that [last season] affected the first part of the season, but how long do we want to be bothered by that? It’s February now.
We had a whole week to prepare, we still have eight or nine days to prepare for the next one.
“We are fit, we are there now, injuries yes, but today the first 12 minutes are not allowed and we did it anyway. It’s not 3-0 like a 3-0 Wolves were significantly better down the side for 12 minutes and maybe the last 10 when they were 3-0 up and the ball was their friend again.
“But in the meantime we were really in the game and put the pressure on, especially in the second half, against a team full of confidence and momentum. But we haven’t closed the situations, which doesn’t help.”
Liverpool will be back on the pitch when they host local rivals Everton in the Merseyside derby on 13 February.
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unexpectedly, Jurgen Klopp’s woes deepen as big win lifts home side out of relegation zone making matters more than was predicted.
The report and highlights from the free game, including Joel Matip’s own goal, Craig Dawson’s own goal and a Ruben Neves shot, give Wolves a comfortable win over Liverpool. Julen Lopetegui’s side are 15th while Jurgen Klopp’s out-of-form Reds remain 10th
Joel Matip’s own goal, followed by Craig Dawson’s opener, put Liverpool in danger early on and although the visitors ran hard in the second half, it was Wolves captain Ruben Neves who sealed the win. victory for Julen Lopetegui’s men at a jubilant Molineux.
It’s a fourth game without a Premier League win for Klopp’s runaway side and there have been problems at both ends of the pitch for his side here in what was a goal-line repeat at Brighton in the month last. Liverpool remain tenth in the table.
As for Wolves, Everton’s victory over Arsenal had put the pressure on before kick-off and plunged them into the last three, but they played as a side capable of much more than scraping the bottom of the table. The three points lift them three places to 15th place, leaving Liverpool in disarray.
PLAYER RATTING
Wolves: Sa (8), Semedo (7), Dawson (9), Kilman (8), Ait-Nouri (7), Nunes (7), Neves (9), Lemina (9), Sarabia (7), Cunha (7), Huang (7).
Subs: Traore (8), Moutinho (7), Jimenez (5), Podence (n/a), Jonny (n/a).
Liverpool: Alisson (6), Alexander-Arnold (6), Gomez (4), Matip (4), Robertson (6), Bajcetic (6), Thiago (6), Keita (5), Salah (6), Nunez (5), Gakpo (6).
Subs: Milner (5), Henderson (6), Elliott (6), Oxlade-Chamberlain (n/a), Tsimikas (n/a). How Wolves