‘Two goals should be enough to win a game’ – Former Liverpool striker bemoans defensive frailties after West Ham defeat

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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 07: (R-L) Jordan Henderson, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah of Liverpool speak before a free kick during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Liverpool at London Stadium on November 07, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Liverpool’s unbeaten run that stretched back to April was ended this evening and John Aldridge took to Twitter to vent his frustration on a disappointing day.

The 63-year-old gave an honest assessment of the team’s performance on his Twitter account:

It certainly was a ‘bad day at the office‘ and the ease in which David Moyes’ team got in behind Jurgen Klopp’s side, particularly after the second goal, was worrying.

As the ex-Tranmere manager said though, Liverpool did score two great goals and that goes on a trend of free-scoring away days this season.

To have the ability of scoring goals is not always a given and maybe too much reliance has been on the attackers bailing us out, the balance between scoring and not conceding does need amending though.

All-in-all a frustrating afternoon but it’s important to bear in mind a significant positive in terms of our proficiency in front of goal and then pay some attention to the defensive issues that have been apparent of late.

It’ll be a long international break before we welcome Arsenal on the 20th of November but we’ll bounce back!

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