Jurgen Klopp Discusses Liverpool Defence and More After 5-4 Win vs. Norwich City

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was a happy man after his team's last-minute 5-4 win over Norwich City on Saturday, but his team's inability to defend set pieces remains a major issue frustrating him greatly.

As reported by Bleacher Report UK's Karl Matchett on Twitter, the German thought his team showed some improvements, which makes the fact they conceded four goals all the more frustrating: "We defended set pieces better today and yet conceded 4. Second balls! Better organisation needed. All making mistakes."

Per Matchett, Klopp is none too happy with the recurring issue:

The Reds needed a spectacular last-minute winner from Adam Lallana to get past the Canaries, who didn't have much success creating from open play but somehow managed to score four goals.

Sebastien Bassong thought he had stolen a point for the hosts when he equalised late in the match, only for Lallana to blast a shot into the top corner with little time to spare. It concluded what had been a wild afternoon, with Norwich leading 3-1 at one point.

Per Matchett, Klopp admitted it was an emotional affair to watch from the sidelines:

He sprinted toward his players when Lallana scored the winner, and in the process of celebrating, striker Christian Benteke accidentally broke Klopp's glasses. Via Matchett, he told reporters something similar happened the first time he beat Bayern Munich with Borussia Dortmund, and those glasses ended up in the club museum.

But his team's defending remained the focal point of his post-match press conference, via the club's official Twitter account:

What makes it even more frustrating is the fact the defence does a good job of limiting danger from open play, as Klopp touched upon, per Matchett: ”Watch our games and you can see it’s not easy to create chances against us. United none, Arsenal 1-2… it’s frustrating."

Fortunately, Liverpool pulled through for a vital win, and even when the team went down 3-1, the Reds continued to show plenty of fight, something the boss acknowledged:

The Reds' continued struggles with set pieces remain a huge working point moving forward, and one that can't simply be addressed by acquiring one or two players in the transfer market.

More and more clubs will train harder on set pieces in the week leading up to a clash with Liverpool until Klopp can figure out what the problem is. This issue won't just simply vanish into thin air, and in a league where the players are so physically strong, it could end up ruining a campaign unless it's addressed.  

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