Philippe Coutinho slams Liverpool for conceding ‘silly goals’ against Tottenham

Philippe Coutinho slammed Liverpool’s dreadful defending against Tottenham but insists the whole team is to blame.

Jurgen Klopp’s side slipped to ninth in the Premier League after they were smashed 4-1 by a rampant Spurs side at Wembley on Sunday.

Prolific striker Harry Kane fired the hosts in front after just four minutes and Tottenham doubled their lead soon after through Son Heung-min – Dejan Lovren was at fault for both goals and was taken off midway through the first-half.
Liverpool briefly threatened to mount a comeback when summer signing Mohamed Salah halved the deficit but goals from Dele Alli and Kane either side of half-time settled the contest.



‘They were goals that could have been avoided,’ Coutinho told ESPN Brazil. ‘Starting from out wide, they ended up being silly goals.

‘The manager said quite a lot about how they would try goals like that and, of course, in defence we have to play a decent game. We were in the game, but the third goal in the first half was a low.

‘It’s not just about the defence, it’s about the whole team, because the first goal started out wide, where everyone is involved in defending, not just the wingers or full-backs.

‘We have to improve this as quickly as possible in order to win games, fight more, in more difficult games like this.
‘To concede in the first four minutes, that unsettled the whole team a bit. Then the next one was after 12 or 13 minutes. It’s really difficult against a strong team when you start like that.’

The 4-1 defeat means Liverpool have now conceded a worrying 15 goals in their five away games this season and have the worst goal difference of any side in the top half of the table.

Cameroon international Joel Matip admitted that the Reds must find a way to sure up their defence, saying: ‘It cannot go like this