This result has kept Liverpool at the fifth position for the time being which could change if other results go against them in the Premier League.
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Liverpool supporters were dragged back to Earth following their shock defeat to relegation-threatened Bournemouth in the Premier League. The Reds were brimming with confidence ahead of this fixture after beating old foes Manchester United 7-0 in their last game at Anfield. Jurgen Klopp’s side were expected to kick on from that result and get the maximum points in this game. However, things did not go according to plan for the away side, who lost 1-0 at Vitality Stadium on Saturday.
After the game, Jurgen Klopp was not able to hide his emotions, as he let his frustration known to everyone. In his post-match press conference, Klopp was asked whether this setback is more frustrating because it comes after last Sunday’s incredible 7-0 victory. “Setbacks are setbacks but we are in the situation we are because of the setbacks, that’s how it is. And we are in the situation we are because of the good performances as well; we didn’t have only setbacks but we had too many, that’s clear. Today was a proper one, no doubt about that. Now we have to deal with it and we will deal with it,” he was quoted by the club’s official website.
“One of the things we learned this season was to deal with setbacks. We have to make sure we recover properly because on Wednesday we have obviously a big game as well. Then it’s the international break, I hope that everybody comes back healthy. Then we have the football week of all football weeks opponent-wise. There’s a lot to go for but today is now not the moment for me to talk about that. This game was a massive knock and how it is with knocks, you have to take them, you have to have a look how big the scars are and then you go from there.”
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This result has kept Liverpool at the fifth position for the time being which could change if other results go against them in the Premier League. Just when things were starting to look good for Liverpool, they suffered a big blow with a result like this. “The game was pretty much the opposite of what we wanted to show and to do today. I think we played for pretty much 95 minutes the game Bournemouth wanted to play and a few minutes maybe, a few moments, we did the stuff we wanted to do actually,” he added.
“In the first half I think our two or three best moments were similar: finding the half-space, going from there behind the last line. We scored a goal which was disallowed for offside but was anyway a good situation, well played, had other situations in a similar manner. Had big chances after set-pieces which we didn’t use, like, how do you say this, no-brainers or whatever, where we have to score but don’t.”
Liverpool’s away record has been extremely poor this season. In the Premier League, the Reds have won only three of their 13 away games till now. They drew three and lost an alarming seven of those. Asked whether he is concerned by Liverpool’s away record this season, Klopp replied, “Concerned, yeah, I see it. I think with the home games we are top four, if I’m right. With the away games we are not even in Europe. There is always a reason for the situation you are in and our away record is for sure [one of them].”
“We could have had more points at home as well – or maybe should have. Away, definitely. It was a big strength of us in the last years, it made a real difference between, but that’s how it is when you are successful, when you do the things consistently in the right way, with the quality we have, we have a good chance to win away or get away results as well. This season not often enough. It’s a clear point, to be honest.”
