DBasia.news – Adrian was in the spotlight for making a blunder when Liverpool lost 2-3 to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League. Adrian made a blunder like Loris Karius.
Liverpool had the upper hand after winning two goals thanks to Georginio Wijnaldum (43 ‘) and Roberto Firmino (94’). At that time, Liverpool won 2-1 on aggregate. However, two goals from Marcos Llorente in the 97th minute and 105th minute +1 turned things around.
Llorente’s two goals were produced through a similar process namely a kick from outside the penalty box. Some parties considered, Adrian should have been able to ward off the kick released by Llorente.
Inevitably, Adrian received a lot of criticism. Adrian’s action under the crossbar was considered not good enough. Moreover, the 33-year-old goalkeeper was compared to Liverpool’s main goalkeeper, Alisson, who was injured.
Opta Joe reported, since the 2017-2018 season in the Champions League, Liverpool are the team with the most goalkeeper errors that led to a goal. In detail, Adrian made one mistake, while Karius made three mistakes.
However, Jurgen Klopp did not want to opress Adrian. The manager claimed to be satisfied with the action of the Spanish goalkeeper.
“He is a man and knows how things are going. We will not blame him. It would be nice if you continue to have some respect,” Klopp said as reported by the Guardian.
“He did not want to do that. He saved us in many moments when playing. Because, when he was here, he had an extraordinary performance.”
“That goal will not help, but that’s the way it is. If you lose a match, you always lose for different reasons,” Klopp explained.
Jurgen Klopp rates, Adrian will not need time to get back up. As Klopp feels Adrian is a mature player who can solve his own problems.