'It feels like we lost' - Jurgen Klopp devastated following Liverpool capitulation
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Updated 22/11/2017 at 08:43 GMT
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said Tuesday's 3-3 against Sevilla felt like a loss given that his team were three goals up.
Jurgen Klopp, Manager of Liverpool looks dejected during the UEFA Champions League group E match between Sevilla FC and Liverpool FC at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on November 21, 2017 in Seville, Spain.
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"We stopped playing football in the second half. We have one real weapon – playing football – and we didn’t do that in the second half before we conceded the second goal.
Two goals from Roberto Firmino and a header from Sadio Mane saw Liverpool race into a three-goal lead in Seville.
But they were undone in the second-half as Guido Pizarro equalised in the dying seconds following a brace from Wissam Ben Yedder.
Speaking after the game Klopp said his team just stopped playing football and dropped a little too deep.
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Jurgen Klopp, Manager of Liverpool looks on during the UEFA Champions League group E match between Sevilla FC and Liverpool FC at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on November 21, 2017 in Seville, Spain.
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"We stopped playing football in the second half. We have one real weapon – playing football – and we didn’t do that in the second half before we conceded the second goal," the Liverpool boss said.
"It was absolutely OK that we were confident after that first half. It’s obvious what we did – the real problem is we stopped playing football. Our main mistake was that for 15 minutes we didn’t play football, we were passive, we were a little bit too deep. They fought back and well done to them.
"It feel like we lost but we didn’t lose. There is a game to go and it’s still in our hands but at the moment it feels really bad."
Captain Jordan Henderson repeated his manager's line about stopping playing football and was at a loss to explain the collapse, saying the team couldn't cope in the second-half.
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Liverpool's Jordan Henderson reacts after they concede the second goal
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"I am not sure (how the collapse happened). The first half was very good, disciplined, score good goals. The second half was very bad, we did not start well at all. We gave a corner away and struggled from then on.
"We stopped playing football and did not get the ball to the front three to cause them problems. it does not feel god. We did not keep the ball and I did think the free-kick and penalty decisions were soft to let them back in the game. We need to be better.
"The message at half-time was to keep going and they were going to give it a right go, they had nothing to lose and we could not cope with it. At least it is still in our hands to top the group."
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