BR on our drop in form in the 2nd half of games “We have sat down this week and looked at that. You can want to win too much, but our game has to be about not being fearful and expressing ourselves.
“I will always respect brave, courageous players.
Even if they make a mistake I will always support them if they are trying to do the right thing. I have always done that.
“To continue to get on the ball, to pass, move and open up the pitch is important. We have shown we are a force when we do that.” Rodgers doesn’t believe the drop in performance level is linked to fitness, and added:
“It is more of a mental than physical thing for me. A few weeks ago we were saying how fit all the players looked. Their condition is fine.
“But sitting back is natural sometimes. We just
need to make sure that we take calculated risks in a game because that is what gets us in front in the first place.
“The quality of our football is there, the pitch opens up, we pass and press the ball well, so we have to continue to do that throughout the game.
“Of course there comes a point when you have to close things up and see the game through, and that is something I am sure we can improve on.
“Against Manchester United we dropped too deep, too quickly. Even though we looked comfortable that was not the type of game we want to play.
“And against Swansea we were very good in the
first half but were not how I expected us to be in
the second half. After Coutinho went off we went too deep, too early.”
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