Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has likened his side’s confidence crisis to the struggles of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
Liverpool have won only three games this season and sit ninth in the Premier League table after drawing 3-3 with Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday.
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“Do you think Cristiano Ronaldo at the moment is at the top of his confidence? It happens to all of us. Lionel Messi last season [at Paris Saint-Germain] — pretty much the same,” Klopp said in a news conference on Monday.
“You have to take a step in the right direction and when you’re ready, it’s back… We have to be patient again to do the right thing and then we will be fine again.”
Klopp added that Liverpool have been conceding too many similar goals this season and that they need to get “back to basics.”
Famed for their counter-pressing style which helped Liverpool compete on all four fronts last season, Klopp’s side have leaked goals this season and kept only two clean sheets in all competitions.
