adminLONDON. — Liverpool’s damaging 1-0 defeat at Basel in the Champions League soccer continued an underwhelming start to the season for a team struggling to adapt to life after Luis Suarez.
Runners-up to Manchester City in last season’s English Premier League title race, Liverpool are currently 14th in the table, nine points behind leaders Chelsea, after losing three of their opening six games and winning only two. They needed a stoppage-time penalty to beat newcomers Ludogorets Razgrad in their first Champions League game and only squeezed past second-tier Middlesbrough in the League Cup after edging a penalty shoot-out 14-13.
With a Champions League double-header against champions Real Madrid now looming on the horizon, captain Steven Gerrard delivered a stern warning after Wednesday’s loss in Basel, accusing his team-mates of being “soft”.
“They wanted it more, which is very disappointing,” Gerrard told Sky Sports. “We didn’t deserve anything. We were too soft all over the pitch.” — AFP.
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