Andy Robertson calls out Liverpool teammates and explains exactly who’s to blame for Crystal Palace defeat

Andy Robertson criticized his Liverpool colleagues following their loss to Crystal Palace.

Over the weekend, Crystal Palace, managed by Oliver Glasner, secured a crucial 1-0 victory against Liverpool at Anfield, alleviating their relegation concerns and complicating Jurgen Klopp’s pursuit of the Premier League title in his last season at Liverpool.

Eberechi Eze’s goal in the first half proved decisive as Liverpool finished the weekend in third place, trailing leaders Manchester City by two points and sharing the same points as second-placed Arsenal, who also suffered a defeat to Aston Villa.

Palace had opportunities to widen their lead, including a Jean-Philippe Mateta attempt cleared off the line by Robertson and another impressive save by Alisson Becker from close range.

Conversely, Liverpool squandered several golden chances to equalize, with Diogo Jota, Curtis Jones, and Mohamed Salah among those who missed opportunities at different stages of the match.

Robertson expressed regret over Liverpool’s missed chances, emphasizing that the team’s forwards must improve. In an interview with Sky Sports, the full-back stated, “You have to take your chances. The boys in front of goal have to do better. But the boys at the back as a defensive unit have to do better.”

Meanwhile, Klopp labelled the game a “horrible watch”.

“The first half was absolutely not good enough,” Klopp told Sky Sports. “We showed a reaction second half. We lost conviction from the last game. We concede the goal, which is a horrible goal. A completely free player in the six-yard box, that cannot happen.

“From that moment on, Crystal Palace didn’t have that many. We controlled the second half better. I think we can easily say, if you don’t score with these chances, what can you say? We tried a structure change and caused them real problems.

“If you would look at my teams throughout the years, you would say our pressing is good, our counter-press is there, but it is just we are open. How can that happen? Curtis was the only one really chasing. They could play through. It was horrible to watch.

“That’s how humans react sometimes. It happens. The conviction was not there. We were far apart from each other, last line too deep, midfield not really there. First line didn’t really start the press. That’s all true. Where it’s coming from? I cannot answer that 100 per cent.

“Here we stand, lost the game, feel really rubbish and now we need a bit of time to process that. It’s a really bad moment, the second home game in a row we lose. I cannot pick anyone up in this moment, that would not be honest. I stand here and feel really average, or below. I cannot change the world in interviews. I need time to think about it.

“If we play like we did in the first half, why should we win the league? If we play like we did in the second half yeah, we can pick up points here and there.”