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Liverpool – Sevilla draw: Klopp admits his boys failed to play football

Liverpool coach, Jürgen Klopp says his team failed to play football as they threw away a three-goal lead over Sevilla to final stoppage time draw.

A Roberto Firmino brace and another first-half strike from Sadio Mané made it seem as if Klopp’s side would secure progression to the Champions League last-16 and win Group E on the night.

However, Sevilla made a stunning comeback after the break, with two goals and Guido Pizarro making the equalizing goal.

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Klopp was quite unhappy with his boys, attributing their performance to a “passive” play. He said;

“The second half we made a mistake, We didn’t carry on playing football. It’s normal to try to control the game but a team like us has to control the game with the ball. We didn’t play football any more.

 

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“We became passive, they scored the first, then it was obvious the atmosphere changed immediately. That gave them a big boost. Until the second goal we were reactive. After the second goal it was an open game again, but we couldn’t score off the counter-attacks.

 

“We opened the door for them, didn’t close it, so they could score in the last minute. That’s the story of the game.”

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“We showed already fantastic mentality against Dortmund [in the 2016 Europa League quarter-final comeback victory], we showed it in a lot of other games. Yes it was not perfect tonight but it’s not a general problem. It just happened. In this atmosphere, we need to get more and more experience.

 

“Could we have done better? 100 per cent. Do I think it’s a mentality problem? 100 per cent not,” the Liverpool manager added. “It’s football and until the final whistle everything is possible. I knew that before.”

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