JAKARTA - Liverpool are hauled by Aston Villa 7-2 in the Premier League continued at Villa Park, Sunday, October 4 local time. One of the goals they suffered last night was the result of a blunder from the goalkeeper Adrian San Miguel. What did manager Jurgen Klopp say?
Klopp expressed his disappointment at the reaction of Liverpool players to Villa's opening goal due to Adrian's blunder after only four minutes.
"The first goal was obviously because of Adrian, it was a big mistake, but our reaction to the goal was an even bigger mistake," Klopp said in his post-match comments.
After Adrian's blunder, Liverpool tried to get up to press Villa but the effort was fruitless and the hosts' high defense line was a huge success to stage a goal feast against the Reds.
"We have to take risks when playing attacking, that is clear and natural in football. But it is the duty to reduce that risk, and tonight we did not succeed," said Klopp.
Adrian's blunder coincided with the substandard appearance of almost all Liverpool players who often lost the ball both in the opposing area and in their own region, which triggered a number of Villa counter attacks.
Defeat at Villa Park. #LFC | #AVLLIV
- Liverpool FC (@LFC) October 4, 2020
In addition to appearing badly, Klopp also considered Liverpool to be unlucky because three of Villa's seven goals occurred in situations where the ball hit a player first so that the direction tricked Adrian.
"I think tonight we did a lot of bows on the 50 percent scale, we didn't block quite precisely, so the ball changed direction," he said.
"We conceded those goals, had a strange final score, but like it or not we have to accept it," concluded Klopp.
The defeat sent Liverpool down to fifth in the standings and is now under a heavy burden ahead of a trip to Goodison Park, against rising Everton, for the inaugural Merseyside Derby of the season two weeks after the international break.
Jürgen Klopp's post- # AVLLIV reaction ...
- Liverpool FC (@LFC) October 4, 2020
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