PREMIER Show some fight: Klopp to Reds
Watford ( United Kingdom), Dec. 21: Jurgen Klopp challenged his Liverpool flops to prove they have the stomach for a fight after capitulating in a woeful 3- 0 defeat against Watford.
Liverpool never threatened a response as Watford wrapped up their first home win over the Reds since 1986 when inform Ighalo headed home in the closing minutes. It was the heaviest defeat of Klopp’s two- month reign and by far the worst performance.
Coming after praise was heaped on the German and his players following impressive wins at Manchester City and Southampton, Klopp wants to see what kind of response Liverpool, without a win in four matches, can summon now the going is a little tougher.
“After Southampton and Manchester City everyone thought ‘ wow’. That was one part of what we can do. Now everyone saw the complete other side,” Klopp said.
“Maybe the truth is somewhere in the middle, but I know how strong this team can be. We don’t feel good today of course. We came here to do something really different from what you saw.
“We have a few days before the next game and we will work on it. The easy game everyone wins. Now we have to win the difficult ones.”
Klopp had no qualms about criticising Bogdan for his mistake, but he felt referee Mark Clattenburg could have blown for a foul before Ake scored because he virtually kicked the ball out of the goalkeeper’s hands.
“We made bigger faults than the ref but in my opinion he had both hands on the ball so it is a foul,” Klopp said.
“Mistakes can happen, that is football, but the reaction has to be better. We lost our minds after the goal. I would say hopefully it’s the most disappointing moment in my whole Liverpool FC life.”
On Sunday, Swansea City and West Ham United found no solution to their recent travails in a lacklustre 0- 0 Premier League draw at a sodden Liberty Stadium.