Frankfurt boss makes Liverpool admission after Champions League hammering - 'Killed us'
- mrwedwards
- 15 hours ago
- 2 min read
Dino Toppmoller says Liverpool "killed" his Eintracht Frankfurt side through their set-pieces as Arne Slot's team won 5-1 in Germany on Wednesday night.
After a run of four successive defeats, the Reds bounced back in style by hammering the Bundesliga outfit with one of their most complete performances of the campaign so far
After falling behind to Rasmus Kristensen's opener, the Reds responded through former Frankfurt star Hugo Ekitike before Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate headed home corners to give the visitors a comfortable lead at the interval.
Cody Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai registered after the break to end a four-game losing run against Crystal Palace, Galatasaray, Chelsea and Manchester United and it was a convincing victory for the Premier League champions ahead of Saturday's trip to Brentford.
Toppmoller said.
I think we played a good first half and executed what we set out to do,"
"We showed good aggression in the duels, which is how our goal came about. We played it exceptionally well there. We felt like we were in the game well.
“We knew Liverpool were always dangerous, and then we conceded a relatively simple goal at 1-1. We definitely needed better coverage, and we knew about Eki's speed.
“In the end, to be honest, the two set-piece goals conceded before half-time killed us. Liverpool have bigger players in their ranks.
“When the lads come out with that kind of momentum, it's difficult to defend.”
We knew they would have more of the ball. They didn't have any big opportunities in the first half because we defended well.
“We definitely should have been calmer and exploited one or two situations better."
Toppmoller added: “At this level, you have to be good in this phase of the game, too. In the second half, we lacked a bit of belief and self-confidence.
"This was also noticeable in some of the misplaced passes. On the last goal, we controlled the ball ourselves.
“We have to learn from that. We weren't aggressive enough in the duels. The gaps grew.”
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