DBasia.news – The Reds were beaten 3-0 at Molineux, their defeat in the league was obtained after a lousy season. They trailed two goals in 12 minutes, with an own goal, Joel Matip followed by Craig Dawson’s debut goal, before Wolves captain Ruben Neves put the game to an end midway through the second half.
Klopp was forced to listen to the home fans chanting “you’re going to be fired in the morning” during the final stages of the game, and although there was no chance of that happening, he was asked in his post-match press conference if he still had any confidence in his ability to turn the ball around. “Yes, yes. Of course,” he replied, although he also said he was sick of making excuses for his team’s poor performances.
“How could I not worry?” he said. “I can’t sit here and say everything is fine and we did well. It’s not true. I was asked if it was because last season, [played] 63 games. Yes, of course, it’s clear that it affected the first part this season, but how long do we want to suffer because of that? It’s already February. We have a full week to prepare, we have another eight or nine days to prepare for the next game. We are fit, we are there now, a few injuries yes, but today the first 12 minutes we shouldn’t have done, and we did it.”
Liverpool have conceded more league goals this season than the previous season, and have lost more away games than the previous two seasons. They are 13 points adrift of Champions League qualification zone, and significantly closer to the bottom of the table than at the top.
Liverpool have conceded more Premier League goals in the first five minutes of games than any other side this season (five), while Joel Matip’s own goal was the first time the Wolves made a goal in the first five minutes of a league game this season.
The Reds will return to Premier League action on February 13, when they host Everton at Anfield in the Merseyside derby.