Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard offered up a savagely honest assessment
of his side's disappointing efforts as they went down to a 1-0 Champions League defeat against Basel in Switzerland.
Gerrard did not hold back as he provided a cutting appraisal of his
side's display at the St Jakob Stadium, which leaves qualification from
Group B in the balance ahead of a back-to-back with Real Madrid.
"We didn't deserve anything out of this game," he told Sky Sports. "I
thought we were too soft all over the pitch and I though they wanted it
more, which is very disappointing. It hurts [to say that], but it's
true.
"I thought we were second best at times against an OK team. I
wouldn't say we were played off the park, but we made it easy for them.
We wanted something out of this game, at least a draw. I came here
expecting us to win, so it's very disappointing.
"Conceding again from a set-piece isn't good enough, so we have to
get it right. You are not going to win football matches if you keep
conceding from set-pieces.
"We will discuss it and analyse it like we always do. There were
signs against Everton [last Saturday] that we are getting back to where
we want to be. We were aggressive without the ball against Everton, but
we went back to where we have been for most of the season today which is
not good enough."
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