Gary Neville says Liverpool look to be beaten ‘ZOMBIES’ and could be in for a ‘depressing’ season if Jurgen Klopp can’t bring them into life with a ‘new idea’ … as he suggests using three backs to save the Champions League spot
- Liverpool are sixth in the table after a 2-0 win over rivals Everton at Anfield
- Gary Neville believes Jurgen Klopp needs to try something new to stop the decline
- Manchester United legend has it that Mo Salah and Co look like ‘zombies’ on the pitch
- Neville has suggested changing the immune system to help improve outcomes
- He believes Klopp and his players may have to relocate as Manchester City
Gary Neville thinks Liverpool could be there for a very sad season if Jurgen Klopp can’t stop them from looking like ‘zombies’ for the rest of the season.
The fake champions suffered another disappointing loss on Saturday when rivals Everton lifted their first win at Anfield since 1999, winning 2-0 on the night.
And with other results going against them, the Reds are now finding themselves in sixth place in the table and in serious danger of missing out on a place in the Champions League.
Thiago Alcantara looks sad as Everton lost to Liverpool 2-0 on Saturday night
Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville says the champions currently look like ‘zombies’ beaten
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Neville is confident Klopp ‘s men will turn around their form enough to finish in the top four, but he says a change of approach from the manager may be needed to get them alive in their lives.
‘It starts to get a little annoying in the sense that we know they’re injured, we know they don’t have fans in the stadium, we know about Covid and there are a lot of games there, but it ‘s the same for everyone,’ ‘Manchester United legend told Sky Sports’ The Gary Neville podcast.
‘But it’s a lack of change. A different view. They just look battered, almost like zombies on the park. Walking around thinking the same thing.
‘Maybe he needs something different from Klopp? It’s been pretty simple to hear and he’s still in Liverpool but he’s probably thinking now: “do I have to do something different?”
‘It’s not up to me to advise Liverpool or Klopp what to do but play a box to defend your backs or maybe go to three at the back. We’ve seen other teams go to that system.
‘But it seems to me that they need a new idea just to spark them or it could be very sad for them where they don’t deserve the Champions League, although I still think that .
Jurgen Klopp comforts Andy Robertson after a poor Liverpool run at Anfield
‘It’s a little more worrying than it was a couple of weeks ago if you’re a Liverpool fan. ‘
Liverpool are getting 19 points off league leaders Manchester City, the team they held on to win their first title in 30 years last season.
And as a City, Neville believes Klopp and his players may need an update opportunity before they take on the top spot again.
‘There’ s an opportunity to relocate in the summer because that fourth year is always a challenge, ‘said Neville.
Man City needed that year off last year when Liverpool won the league comfortably and this may be for Liverpool.
Everton players will be celebrating during a historic win at Anfield, their first since 1999
‘With fans returning, Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez returning it means they will be more confident in the summer but at the moment it is a crisis for them.
‘I haven’t seen any change or difference in what Liverpool are doing. Everton picked the right moment and if they weren’t going to show credibility in that game they never were.
It was a great time for Everton. They seem to have more credibility under Carlo Ancelotti in big games. It should reassure the players that they could have the best season for a long time. ‘