Equaliser almost made me vomit: Klopp
Apr 5, 2017 - 10:52 PM Jurgen Klopp was close to vomiting after Bournemouth's late leveller as Liverpool missed out on the chance to open up an eight-point gap between themselves and fifth place.The Reds fought back from conceding early at Anfield when Georginio Wijnaldum's back-pass presented Benik Afobe with a gift, as goals from Philippe Coutinho and Divock Origi put the hosts on course to go well clear of Arsenal and Manchester United in the hunt for Champions League qualification.
However, with Coutinho having come off after being sick at half-time, Liverpool reverted to a back three and allowed Joshua King to rifle in an 87th-minute equaliser in a 2-2 draw.
"Usually you close the game in one moment, we didn't, we left it open," Klopp explained.
"Then it's a second ball after a set piece and that made me nearly vomit. That's of course not nice. We have to take it. It's my responsibility, all of this, and I have to be clear in this situations. I will find a solution for this."
The burden of blame could easily have been laid at Ragnar Klavan's door after the Estonian allowed King to turn into a shooting position, though Klopp refrained from blaming him or any other Liverpool player.
"When my son does something that is not right, probably I have a big part of the responsibility," he said.
"I should have explained better. It's a situation that's not too different.
"I will tell them that they had a part but there's nothing else to say. I said it earlier in the season: the bad things are my responsibility, the good things are the responsibility of the players. I think that is a fair deal because I have the age to get it.
"With three points we would feel completely different but it would have been pretty much the same game. That's how we have to see it.
"It feels already different, it should be disappointing but tomorrow we have to take it like it is. It's one point more than before. Not what you wanted, but it could have been worse.
"We lost already games like this this season and we didn't so maybe that is a positive."
The point may prove crucial for Bournemouth given the form of the sides beneath them in the table and they are now seven clear of the relegation zone with just seven fixtures remaining.
Source: AAP
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