Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp tells team to 'reinvent' themselves after 4-0 Napoli thrashing

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says his team must “reinvent” themselves after a crushing 4-1 defeat against Napoli in the opening match of their Champions League campaign. Last season’s runners-up were 3-0 down by half time, and conceded again just two minutes into the second half. Ad Speaking to BT Sport following the match, Klopp said, “Really tough, tough to take.

Not that difficult to explain when you saw the game.” Champions LeagueNapoli score four to stun lacklustre Liverpool in Champions League opener4 HOURS AGO “First and foremost, Napoli played a really good game and we didn’t. That’s the first explanation for the defeat. The two penalties we concede.

For sure, both a little bit unlucky. Only one goes in. The next two goals, we serve on a plate — that’s not cool”, he said.

Although he said he needs to analyse the game closely, Klopp picked out some obvious areas where things went wrong, saying, “We were not compact neither defensively nor offensively. Until Thiago entered the pitch I can’t remember one counter-pressing situation. The reason for that is we were just too wide.

It was everything obvious, why it happened. I cannot answer it right now.” As well as their dire start to the Champions League, Liverpool have struggled to get going in the Premier League too, winning just two of their opening six matches. Speaking about their poor form, Klopp said, “We have to reinvent ourselves.

There’s a lot of things lacking, not in all games but now. The fun part is we have to do that in the middle of a Premier League season and a Champions League campaign. In three days we play against Wolves.