Jurgen Klopp claims his Liverpool side did not take advantage of wide areas against Leeds United. The Reds boss highlighted that area as a weakness of Jesse Marsch's side, while adding the Whites were compact in the middle of the pitch.
The German added that the first goal Leeds United scored at Anfield was a freakish goal, with his side unlucky in the first-half. Klopp ultimately said his side could not defend in the manner in which they did for Leeds' winner.
“Good start to the game, liked it, energetic like we should have,” Klopp told the Liverpool Echo. “Then we conceded an early freakish goal, nearly an own goal.
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“Not helpful but we can equalise off the set-piece. Then a normal first half, with some good moments, bit unlucky and put them under pressure with a lot of set-pieces and corners.
“Half-time, we were telling the boys again where are the areas where we can cause them more problems. How we can adapt positioning-wise, because in the centre Leeds were very compact and the wings were a weak part.
“It’s where we created in the first half, we put them under pressure not with free-flowing football but the boys really tried. We had two big chances which we don’t use, that means the game is still open.
“Then we concede a second goal where it’s obvious you can’t defend it like that, it’s clear. A two v one situation on the wing but no challenge, for a second three v one but no challenge, they pass the ball through and we outnumber them but all of a sudden it’s two v one in the box and the ball is in the goal and Leeds win. That’s it pretty much.”
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