Jürgen Klopp cannot have seen this rut coming and his mood after Liverpool’s latest weary performance was bleak. There was no anger, only tired exasperation. He had already discharged his rage at half-time as his side toiled at Hull City and, although Liverpool improved after that impassioned team-talk, they could not halt their dreadful start to 2017. Afterwards Klopp suggested it was time for some home truths. From the team’s mentality to Simon Mignolet’s latest error, he was blunt – facing mistakes head-on would be a priority before Saturday’s game at home to Tottenham Hotspur.
“Again that’s another thing where we have to show a reaction,” said Klopp when asked about Mignolet’s confidence, the goalkeeper having flapped at the ball in the buildup to Alfred N’Diaye’s opening goal at the KCom Stadium. “That’s causing problems. That’s how it is. For sure he was not alone around the goal but of course he nearly had it in his hands. We cannot ignore this is true and we will not. We don’t lie to ourselves.
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