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 | Klopp: There was no accident, we just aren`t perfect21-01-2021 |
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has admitted that the team is not performing at the level it should be. The German added that this season the Merseysiders will face a different challenge in the battle for the title.
`Things are constantly changing because it`s so contested. It makes the title fight different this year. We have to be ready. I know in this business only the results matter, but you need a good performance before the result. The lastit was good (0:0 against Man United) `, shared Klopp.
Liverpool have fallen to fourth place and have not scored in their last three league games. `We don`t score much, but that doesn`t mean our performance is weaker. It`s not always the approach, it`s the other team. We know we`re not where we want to be, but the reasons aren`t too important. `We just keep fighting. People are not happy with the game when there are no results. We have to play our football at a high level. In the attack phase we don`t do that, ` he added. Tomorrow Liverpool will meet Burnley, and on Sunday they will visit Manchester United in a match from the FA Cup. Klopp hinted that for these matches it is possible to rely on Joel Matip, who has recovered. `Joel Matip is training on an equal footing with the others and we will decide on him. Diogo Jota is a few weeks away from returning. He will not be in the next matches. He needs time, ` the manager explained.
`No one is tired. We are as fresh as possible. There is no team that can defend itself throughout the game. The other teams know what they are doing. We need to make better use of our chances to score, ` he said. He added: `I heard somewhere that we need to rebuild the team. The world is a crazy place right now and not just because of the pandemic. No one has time anymore. We need to change that through our game, not in words. ``If we want to keep the title, we have to be close to perfection. There is no perfect season, all teams have setbacks. We have to be calm. There is no catastrophe, we are just not perfect, ` said Klopp.