Jurgen Klopp: “Simple. Napoli played well, but we played badly.

Liverpool’s head coach Jurgen Klopp He commented on his team’s defeat in the 1st round match of the Champions League group stage:

“Everything is very simple. Napoli played well and we played badly. From the beginning of the game we had problems in defense. That cannot be allowed. Two penalties in the first 20 minutes… It is difficult to comment on this.

We never had normal pressure throughout the match, we lost the ball often, we made sudden mistakes. We didn’t have accented attacks, the midfield didn’t feel connected. These are basic mistakes.

We want to win the games but we can’t. Why? Why? It’s my job to find out. It’s not the first time we’re playing bad. Rebuild the team? You have to stop and think. Everything will be alright.

We used a high line of defense. Yes, I understood all the risks, we finally paid the price. Naturally, when the defense plays too high, you have to actively press and control the ball, and as I said, we didn’t have that.”

Note that the next game for Liverpool will be against Wolverhampton in the 7th round of the Premier League. The match will be played on September 10 at 17:00 Kyiv time.