Jurgen Klopp needs to 'get confidence up' in Liverpool squad after Napoli defeat, says Robbie Fowler
BT Sport pundit Robbie Fowler believes Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp needs to reinstall confidence into his side after a heavy 4-1 loss to Napoli. Napoli extended their unbeaten run in style at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona as Luciano Spalletti’s side struck three times in the first half to hand Liverpool an embarrassing defeat in their Champions League Group A opener. Ad After the game, former Liverpool striker Fowler says the result was indicative of the club's performance levels all season and that Klopp needs get last season's Champions League finalists motivated again.
Premier LeagueFerdinand 'baffled' by Tuchel sacking, but Chelsea too big for Potter to turn down3 HOURS AGO «When you think of Liverpool you should never question the desire or the commitment,» he told BT Sport. «That was one thing that Jurgen Klopp will go in the dressing room and pick a few players apart there. Rightly so.
»It is just about getting the confidence up. They haven't looked confident this year. They look a bit laboured.
They look a bit lethargic. «They're not playing at the fluency that we've seen in the past and they're all of Liverpool's faults. Napoli were very good.
Napoli Liverpooled Liverpool. »Liverpool do to teams what Napoli did. Jurgen Klopp has a got a bit of work to do." 'We have to reinvent ourselves' — Klopp angry after Liverpool thrashed by Napoli Napoli score four to stun lacklustre Liverpool in Champions League opener Rio Ferdinand says Klopp is currently not getting the best results out of his star players that led Liverpool to a Premier League title in 2020 and the Champions League back in 2019.