Klopp: I have not lost faith in team
do good, it’s ‘they have goofed again.’ Our job is to be consistent and now it’s Chelsea, the champions of last year.
“I’m happy about a lot of things but we have to show them.”
And Klopp says he has not lost any trust in his players. Not even Alberto Moreno, after the full-back’s horror show in Spain when he gave away a free-kick and lost his man for the opener and gave away a sloppy penalty.
“It’s not a player to blame, I’m 100 per cent responsible for that. I told Alberto I still trust him 100 per cent,” said Klopp. “I can trust this team. We could have done better in a lot of games but that doesn’t minimise my trust, that’s the thing you have to accept.”
Jordan Henderson has also come under the spotlight and Klopp is aware how tough it is for him having to follow Anfield legend Steven Gerrard as skipper. There have also been questions about his suitability for his role in the team.
“Of course Jordan can play the No6,” said Klopp.“He played it for England, he played it for us.
“In this game, I would love to see one of the big pundits being on the pitch and be the person who changed the whole game. That is legend. It really never happens.
“You stand in between saying, ‘Come on, push up’. Things like this. If we score the fourth goal against Sevilla then everything is fine, Jordan is fine.
“Could he change the game on the pitch? No. Was he too deep in a few positions? Yes.
“Does that make me think he cannot play the No6? No, of course not. Can he improve? Yes. But did he improve already a lot? Wow. 100 per cent. He is a proper captain.”
JURGEN KLOPP has launched a fierce defence of his Liverpool team ahead of today’s showdown with Chelsea at Anfield.
It comes in the wake of their Champions League collapse against Sevilla, where they blew a three-goal lead and chance to book a last-16 spot.
The draw followed a run of four wins with 13 goals and just one conceded but it was more evidence of Liverpool’s inconsistency which leaves them 12 points off the top of the Premier League. “No one is really believing in us,” said Klopp, left, who appears upset by the constant criticism from ex-players and on social media. “You can feel it. If we do good, it’s good and if we don’t