Date: 2nd October 2014 at 8:59am
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Steven Gerrard delivered an honest assessment of Liverpool’s latest poor performance, as the Reds fell to a 1-0 defeat to Bael in Switzerland.

The result leaves Liverpool level on points with the Swiss champions, and facing a double header against reigning champions Real Madrid, as they look to navigate their way out of Champions League group B.

But it was the performance that was of biggest concern to Gerrard, who knows Liverpool must improve quickly if they are to avoid an early exit from the competition.

He told Sky Sports after the game: “I think we created a good few openings where you would expect us to go and score but we didn’t deserve anything out of this game.

“I thought we were too soft all over the pitch. I thought they wanted it more, which is very disappointing. Conceding again from a set-piece isn’t good enough, so we need to get it right. You’re not going to win a football match if you keep conceding from set-pieces.

“I thought we were second-best at times tonight. I think they are an okay team, but I wouldn’t say we were blown off the park or that they were fantastic.

“We made it easy for them and we wanted something out of this game – at least a draw. We came for the win, I expected us to win, so it was very disappointing.

“We will discuss it, we will analyse it like we always do. There were signs against Everton that we were coming back closer to where we wanted to be.

“We were aggressive with and without the ball against Everton but we went back to where we have been for most of the season tonight, which is not good enough.”

What did you make of our performance against Basel? What needs to be done in order to improve? Let us know your thoughts below. 

 

4 responses to “Honest Gerrard blasts ‘soft’ Liverpool”

  1. Mr Chris Penfold-Ivany says:

    Liverpool awful.

  2. fernando says:

    isn’t it obvious that stevie is the cause of the problem captain legend or not doesnt mean at his age he should be getting 90 min plus every gam e he way to slow in that holding role can’t seal the defence so why does Brendan persist with him there is other players that needs n chance to prove there worth and if Brendan continues with Stevie for the starting 11 for the whole season then its sory Liverpool we will end up no where get it right ynwa I’m behind u

  3. wheather you are a captain fastastic or what you call yourself doen’t mean that he must play full 90 mins……. Rodgers, Gerrard and Balotelli are the cause of our problem…. 1/ Rodgers doen’t know how to get his formation right he is such a coach who always look at names to select players. 2/ Gerrard is such a player who must be rest now he is all the problems this season we are in now, his poor passing and always slip with the ball. 3/ Balotelli is a strike who always get angly when he got a ball, he is a foolish player i have ever seen.

  4. Rodgers is a coach who always select players who have names but we have some youngstar who can turn our problems round. Sosu, Borini can help as.