Jurgen Klopp has ‘a big problem’ at Liverpool, says Alan McInally

Jurgen Klopp has a big problem at Liverpool after his team were beaten 2-0 at Leicester in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday, says Alan McInally.

Liverpool dominated possession and shots on target during the match, but were knocked out of the competition as goals from Shinji Okazaki and Islam Slimani secured Leicester’s passage to the last 16.

Speaking on Sky Sports News on Wednesday, McInally said: „Liverpool have a problem putting the ball in the back of the net.
„Complete and utter dominance they had in the first half but they can’t put teams away. It’s a big problem for him (Klopp).
„I said at the time, he must be utterly deflated, Jurgen Klopp. Your team can look so good but go in at half-time 0-0.

„And when he substituted Philippe Coutinho at half-time, Liverpool didn’t look anywhere near as threatening.

„He had an opportunity with the transfer window to strengthen the football team.“

But McInally believes there is still light at the end of the tunnel for Klopp, whose side are without a win since beating Arsenal 4-0 in August.
„Danny Ings was on the bench last night and he came on in the second half,“ said McInally. „Once Ings gets his fitness, he might make a difference and they are definitely missing (suspended) Sadio Mane – that’s massive.“

He added: „And I don’t think they are ruthless enough in the final third. They have to be as ruthless as Man City and Man Utd in scoring goals.

„The amount of chances they had and the possession they had, when they go in at half-time, they probably thought ‘we’ll still win this’.“

Another guest on Sky Sports News, Shay Given, highlighted Liverpool’s defensive issues, with the Reds conceding 10 goals in their last four games.

Liverpool’s failure to sign Virgil van Dijk during the summer is proving costly for Jurgen Klopp, says Sky Sports pundit Shay Given.
Liverpool’s failure to sign Virgil van Dijk during the summer is proving costly for Jurgen Klopp, says Sky Sports pundit Shay Given.
The former Newcastle, Manchester City and Stoke goalkeeper said: „It was well-documented they wanted to sign Virgil van Dijk in the summer but didn’t.

„But you would have thought a club the size of Liverpool would have had a plan B.

„There should be another centre-half in Europe, or the world, they could have got because it’s clear from the goals, from last season and this season, they are conceding and even Klopp says he’s sick of the same goals week-in, week-out.

„But now they’ll have to work on it on the training ground, as there is no magic wand. The window’s closed and there’s no Van Dijk.

„They’ll have to be more dominant (in defence). Someone will have to step up. No one seems to take control of the situation.“Euro Soccer Bonus

Our fantastic Euro Soccer accumulator offer gives you the chance to earn a bonus of up to 100% on accumulators on the top domestic leagues in Europe along with the group and knockout stages of the Champions League.

This offer applies to returns on pre-match accumulators of 3 or more selections on Full Time Result or Result/Both Teams To Score markets for the English Premier League, Italian Serie A, Spanish Primera Liga, German Bundesliga 1 or UEFA Champions League.

The maximum bonus that you can receive is €100,000 or currency equivalent. The bonus will not apply where a stake has been fully Cashed Out. Where a stake has been partially Cashed Out, the bonus will be calculated based .on the remaining active stake. If a qualifying bet is edited .using our Edit Bet feature. The bonus will be calculated based on the new stake. Where a bet has been edited to include or amend a selection for an event that is In-Play, the bonus will no longer apply. Double Chance bets or combination bets with bonuses. Such as Lucky 15’s or Lucky .31’s do not apply for this offer.

If your bet is successful, we will add the following bonuses to your returns:

Bet Type Bonus

14-folds and upwards 100% bonus
Terms and Conditions
Applies to straight pre-match accumulator bets on the Full Time Result or Result/Both Teams To Score markets for UEFA Champions League, English Premier League, Italian Serie A, Spanish Primera Liga, German Bundesliga .1 or Australian A-League matches. Maximum bonus €100,000 or currency equivalent. Euro Soccer Bonus does not apply to Double Chance bets or combination. bets with bonuses such as Lucky 15’s, Lucky 31’s etc.

If any selections are postponed/void then the bonus will still apply, but the percentage bonus added will reflect the actual number of winning selections. For example, an 8-fold accumulator with 7. winners and 1 postponed match will receive a 30% .bonus to returns.
The bonus part of your returns will be added to your account within 24 hours of your final selection having played.
This bonus will not apply where a stake has been fully Cashed Out. Where a stake has been partially Cashed Out, the bonus will be calculated based on the remaining active stake.

If a qualifying bet is edited using our Edit Bet feature, the bonus will be calculated based on the new stake. Where a bet has been edited to include or amend a selection for an event that is In-Play, the bonus will no longer apply.

Where any term of the offer or promotion is breached or there is any evidence of a series of bets placed by a customer or group of customers, which due to a deposit bonus, enhanced payments, free bets, risk free bets or any other promotional offer results in guaranteed customer profits irrespective of the outcome, whether individually or as part of a group, bet365 reserves the right to reclaim the bonus element of such offers and in their absolute discretion either settle bets at the correct odds, void the free and risk free. bets or void any bet funded by the deposit bonus.

In addition bet365 .reserve the right to levy an administration charge on the customer up to the value of the deposit bonus, free bet, risk free bet or additional payment to cover administrative costs. We further reserve the right to ask any customer to provide sufficient documentation for us to be satisfied in our absolute discretion as to the customer’s identity prior to us crediting any bonus, free bet, risk free bet or offer to their account.

All bet365 offers are intended for recreational players and bet365 may in its sole discretion limit the eligibility of customers to participate in all or part of any promotion.

bet365 reserves the right to amend, cancel, reclaim or refuse any promotion at its own discretion.