Liverpool Slaughtered By Napoli, Jurgen Klopp Can't Accept Reality
JAKARTA - Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp, could not accept the fact that his team was massacred by Napoli in the first match of Group A of the Champions League, Thursday, September 8, early in the morning Indonesian Western Time (WIB).
Liverpool lost by a score of 1-4! In fact, they came with the status of a leading team.
According to Klopp, this result is very difficult to accept. However, he said it was not difficult to explain the cause after seeing the match.
"First of all Napoli played a very good game, we didn't. That was the first explanation for the defeat," the German manager told BT Sport, after the game.
"They scored one penalty and missed the second, but the next two goals we served them on the plate. It wasn't cool and we had to hold on better."
"We are not compact in defending or attacking. Everything is clear but why it is happening now is a question. I can't answer now," he continued.
Klopp added that Liverpool must again find their identity. There are many shortcomings to be addressed.
"However, the fun part is that we did it in the midst of the Premier League England and the Champions League campaign," he concluded.