Liverpool's performance on Monday evening was simply painful to watch from start to finish.
Brentford were very direct, but it was always going to be that way. It’s very similar to what Wimbledon used to do years ago, and we just didn’t deal with it. Defensively, we were ridiculous. We were being bullied and didn’t stand up to the fight. When you don’t organise and deal with set-pieces, you are going to struggle. Brentford had two goals ruled out in the first half, luckily for Liverpool, and I couldn't believe my eyes at the second one that was chalked off.
Yoane Wissa took the time to chest the ball down in the middle of our box before his shot deflected in, and not one person closed him down. I’ve never seen that in football for as long as I can remember. That just summed us up. I’ve seen us defend badly this year: it started off away to Napoli early in the season and we’re susceptible to it now. Aston Villa could have scored three against us on Boxing Day, Dewsbury-Hall carved us open for Leicester's goal and it’s happening far too often. We’re miles away from being a title-winning side, it’s top four at best. If you’re always going behind in matches, you’re never going to get anywhere.
