Ex-Liverpool captain Ince slates Klavan\'s lack of courage; \'stupid\' Moreno decisions

Published on: 24 November 2017

Former Liverpool captain Paul Ince has questioned the leadership inside Jurgen Klopp's squad.

Ince wasn't surprised by Liverpool's collapse in Sevilla this week.

“When Liverpool concede a goal, they literally do not know how to react – and that needs sorting," Ince said.

“They got nervous against Sevilla in midweek, and the things they were doing in the first half seemed to be just totally gone.

“In those moments where you concede a goal, or you go behind, that's when you need to turn to leaders. But there is no leadership in that Liverpool team, and it showed on Tuesday night.

“The final goal was the most frustrating for me. What was Ragnar Klavan doing? He should have been heading that ball with everything he has. If that was Gary Pallister or Paul McGrath, there's no way that ball would've gone into the net.

“When we're talking about leaders, that was a prime example. This is where leadership comes into play. It's not all about talking or giving out orders, sometimes it's about owning a situation like this and thinking 'I don't care how – I'm not conceding a goal in the dying minutes of the game'.

“This is why Liverpool concede a lot of goals. Individually, a lot of the players just don't have the right mindset, particularly the defenders.

“Liverpool's lack of courage, and Klavan's lack of will to put his head in where it hurts, alongside some of Moreno's stupid decisions, are what cost them on Tuesday – and could cost them again this weekend."

Source: tribalfootball.com

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