Klopp Talk: “The Decision Making Was Not That Good”

Jurgen Klopp was less than impressed with his team’s ability to
pick the final pass or get anything on frame

After a dismal end to 2020, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was
hoping for a fresh start in 2021. Instead, what he got was one of
Liverpool’s worst starts to a match, and a continuance of poor
finishing that has plagued the team since they scored 7 against
Chrystal Palace.

“We had a bad start in the game, we played completely into
Southampton’s hands and gave the game away, we have to
admit now, in the first few minutes because after that we were not
calm enough to create the opportunities to turn it around,” said
Klopp.

“The first half was massively influenced by the start, but with
the break it meant we could settle it a little bit. Then we were
dominant in the right areas, had the moments but then the
decision-making was not that good. The last pass, we missed the
last pass. I heard now we only had one shot on target; we had a lot
of shots next to the target which we did not finish, but even with
them we probably did not have enough for the moments we had. Our
fault, my responsibility and that’s it.”

While Klopp was frustrated with his team’s inability to convert,
he did make sure to provide some praise for Southampton.

“Southampton deserved it, they fought, they ran their socks off
with all they had. They missed a lot of players and did really,
really, really well and that’s clear. But I am mostly concerned
about our game and I didn’t like that too much.”

Jurgen Klopp now has almost two weeks to get his team rested and
ready to take on penalty merchants Manchester
United.