"In between the boxes we are a very, very good team. The way we play out from the back and bring the ball towards promising positions - so, so many times against Bournemouth we were in positions I want my players to be in. Taking it from promising positions to chances and being clinical to finish them off [is where] we have to improve."
"It is going to be really difficult to quiet outside noise with the position we are in in the league. It's impossible to shut down the noise at a club like this if you are not competing for the league. In the other box, other teams arrive there three, four times a game. Too many times when they arrive it leads to chances and sometimes goals. There is an imbalance between us and other teams."
Liverpool sit sixth after a defeat at Bournemouth and require a win against Qarabag to guarantee automatic Champions League last-16 qualification. The squad shows quality in possession and progressing the ball into promising positions but lacks clinical finishing to convert chances. Defensive lapses inside the own box allow opponents multiple clear opportunities per game, creating an imbalance. Summer signings such as Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz have not yet produced the expected returns. Improvement in both attack and defence could yield major successes; partial improvement would salvage the season, while no progress will intensify outside criticism.
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