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Arne Slaughter He is frustrated with Liverpool’s tight schedule after admitting his players ran out of energy in a dramatic 3-2 defeat Premier League Lost to Bournemouth.
Cherries winger Amine Adli sparked wild celebrations at the Vitality Stadium after almost scoring the winning goal with the last kick in a brilliant game.
The Reds looked ready to shake off a wet and windy Dorset with a fifth successive draw in the top flight with a 3-0 Champions League victory in Marseille on Wednesday night. Virgil van Dijk Dominik Szoboszlai neutralized attacks from Evanilson and Alex Jimenez.
“It’s always frustrating to lose a goal, especially when there’s no time to get back into the game.” liverpool Coach Slaughter said after Adderley scored in the 5th minute of stoppage time.
“But they could have made it 3-2 earlier. After we tied it 2-2, we were still working on it, but I think it’s safe to say that some of our players were exhausted.”
“I can’t even criticize them for that because we had to play an away game two (three) days ago.
“We are the only team to play in the Champions League with two days in between. This time it was after an away game and another away game against one of the toughest teams in the league and I mainly played the same players because we had the players available.
“What shouldn’t happen is you have to win the game in the end because it will be more difficult. That’s what you saw in the last 10 minutes.
“For the rest of the game it was a completely different story and we dominated the game.”
Defending champions Liverpool remain fourth, 14 points behind leaders Arsenal, but could drop to eighth at the weekend.
A misjudgment by captain Virgil van Dijk led to Alex Scott teeing up Evan Nelson in Bournemouth’s 26th-minute opener.
Jimenez scored the Cherries’ second goal seven minutes later as substitute Endo Watari was still waiting to replace the injured player, with the Reds down to 10 men. Joe Gomezhe collided with goalkeeper Alisson Becker while trying to block the first goal.
“I think it’s unfair for Virgil to blame him for the first goal because you could see throughout the game how much the wind affected certain balls,” Slaughter said.
“He’s not the only one who occasionally struggles with the wind.
“The second time, of course, was when we were down to 10 people.
“Maybe that sums up our season. Every time something different happens, every time something special happens, how we concede the goal, but we still concede it. The only one we have to blame is ourselves.”
As Bournemouth climbed to 13th – 10 points above the relegation zone and just six behind their rivals – Adderley secured a second win in 14 league games when he struck after James Hill’s long pass into the box.
Cherries coach Andoni Illara said: “It was probably the best goal.
“I just asked the fourth official (how much time was left) and he told me it would be over after the long shot, so when we scored, I knew we were going to win.
“It’s been different at times this season and we conceded goals in stoppage time, but when that happens to you it’s a great moment to celebrate.
“The team is looking for ways to pick up points after a very poor run. We’ve taken seven points from the last nine games against Tottenham, Brighton and Liverpool, which is a good result at a time when we really need it.”