Defiant Klopp says Liverpool 'won't stop fighting' after recent Premier League woes
Jurgen Klopp insists Liverpool 'will not stop fighting' to improve despite an uneven start to the season.
After appearing to get back on track in the Premier League with wins over Manchester City and West Ham, Liverpool have suffered defeats to Nottingham Forest and Leeds United in their last two league outings.
Speaking at a press conference ahead of their final Champions League group game against Napoli on Tuesday, Klopp said he understands the criticism towards and against him, but he believes the time to judge them correctly will come closer to the end of the campaign.
"We obviously do the work in public, and I think the judgment for [if the team is in decline] will come later, or maybe at the end of the season where we could say, 'C' is obviously all for this group of players", whatever, "for this manager", if you will, whatever questions will be asked then", he said.
"Right now it's not 100% fair to judge this team, because it means the team, obviously, because we never have them [all] available. We mostly miss now top quality [ injured duo Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota], which is not helpful.
"That's not to say we don't have the best quality [there now], but with the number of games you would usually make changes; we can't do that."
Liverpool sit ninth in the Premier League, with four wins, four draws and four losses in 12 games, and have yet to win an away league game in 2022-23.
Klopp acknowledges that his team's problems are not easy solutions, but he vowed to give his all to try and turn things around, saying: "We can say now that it was never a quick fix. , and now it looks like it's not a silver bullet, but we won't stop fighting.
"Probably everything will be judged on me now, which is totally fine. When people look at me and say, 'He looks tired', I'm not. I can't use this sorry.
“My job is not just to be here when the sun is shining; my job is also to be there when we have to go through a really difficult time.
"And I will do it with all I have, or if possible, even more."
Reds vice-captain James Milner backed his manager's remarks, saying Liverpool's struggles stemmed from a number of small issues rather than one big one.
“If it was an easy fix, you would know it and fix it,” the 36-year-old told reporters. "To be a successful football team, there are so many little things you need to do well, and at the moment we are not doing them regularly enough.
"We have shown very good performances this year, but we haven't had that consistency, and that's something we need to improve."
Jurgen Klopp insists Liverpool 'will not stop fighting' to improve despite an uneven start to the season.
After appearing to get back on track in the Premier League with wins over Manchester City and West Ham, Liverpool have suffered defeats to Nottingham Forest and Leeds United in their last two league outings.
Speaking at a press conference ahead of their final Champions League group game against Napoli on Tuesday, Klopp said he understands the criticism towards and against him, but he believes the time to judge them correctly will come closer to the end of the campaign.
"We obviously do the work in public, and I think the judgment for [if the team is in decline] will come later, or maybe at the end of the season where we could say, 'C' is obviously all for this group of players", whatever, "for this manager", if you will, whatever questions will be asked then", he said.
"Right now it's not 100% fair to judge this team, because it means the team, obviously, because we never have them [all] available. We mostly miss now top quality [ injured duo Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota], which is not helpful.
"That's not to say we don't have the best quality [there now], but with the number of games you would usually make changes; we can't do that."
Liverpool sit ninth in the Premier League, with four wins, four draws and four losses in 12 games, and have yet to win an away league game in 2022-23.
Klopp acknowledges that his team's problems are not easy solutions, but he vowed to give his all to try and turn things around, saying: "We can say now that it was never a quick fix. , and now it looks like it's not a silver bullet, but we won't stop fighting.
"Probably everything will be judged on me now, which is totally fine. When people look at me and say, 'He looks tired', I'm not. I can't use this sorry.
“My job is not just to be here when the sun is shining; my job is also to be there when we have to go through a really difficult time.
"And I will do it with all I have, or if possible, even more."
Reds vice-captain James Milner backed his manager's remarks, saying Liverpool's struggles stemmed from a number of small issues rather than one big one.
“If it was an easy fix, you would know it and fix it,” the 36-year-old told reporters. "To be a successful football team, there are so many little things you need to do well, and at the moment we are not doing them regularly enough.
"We have shown very good performances this year, but we haven't had that consistency, and that's something we need to improve."
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