So, who is confident against the weaker teams?
We really should be putting these away and going on a run of form with wins. There is no reason why we cannot, and hopefully we've learnt our lesson from the Bournemouth game. We played really well recently, but fell into our old ways of taking it easy on a "winnable" game, and that is our problem.
It's all about the attitude of the players and perhaps also Klopp. We saw that he didn't make effective use of his players or tactics against Bournemouth and perhaps he too again underestimated the opposition. But it's clear that the players did. All round, they were lackadaisical in their approach. Messing around - throwing passes to nobody, and trying to take on too many players. Then not even putting in enough effort to stop the threats.
No way do they play that way against Chelsea or Man Utd!! They take them folks seriously, but expect to get away with it against the likes of Bournemouth. No more.
What we need is intensity and a desire to hammer our opposition. That has to come fro Klopp and forced into the players. He should be screaming at them for messing around with the ball. He should be charging them on, and that has to happen now.
We need to go out there and put Stoke, Crystal Palace, and any other 'guaranteed victory' to the sword and claim those 3 points long before we get to the final 5 or 10 minutes and hold on for dear life.
Same team picks itself - unless any fortunate turn in fitness/injuries, but this time, let's go for it! We control our own destiny here. 4th place is ours if we want it.
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