Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp wants even more quality from his team this season.
The Reds head coach is not satisfied, even as they march on in the Premier League.
After his team won 3-0 against Nottingham Forest at home, Klopp outlined how they can get better as a unit.
He told reporters: “We had a lot of strange games, let me say it like this, where we had 10 men, fight back, turn it around, these kind of things. Controlling a game was not that often necessary.
“Two-nil up [today] was the situation and being completely dominant in the game, then staying in the game, keep the ball moving, stay compact, don’t give them any kind of counter-attacks, corner kicks and that’s the moment. You might remember, three or four years ago – I don’t know exactly, maybe longer – when we all of sudden became slightly better, more dominant and then were leading at home and always came under pressure. Like 1-0 up meant nothing, everybody thought, ‘Oh my God, 1-0… 10 minutes to go…’ We were all halfway to seeing the equalizer coming and that’s a situation you have to grow into.
“The boys showed wonderful signs in all aspects, all aspects really, but that’s something we now have to learn again. The key positions are obviously occupied by different players than at that time, pretty much everywhere – up front, midfield, last line. If you want it’s Virg, Trent, Mo and Ali – so four players and all the rest around are slightly different. That’s where there is space for improvement.
“Creating without losing the compactness is pretty much the idea behind. If you have to chase a game, it’s obviously a completely different task. If it’s an open game then it’s a different task, but if you are really in control then why should you not stay in control?
“The last five minutes before half-time, all of a sudden we were a bit too deep and they just could chip the balls there. One-on-one situation… we won the situation but then it was a corner or a throw-in, which is by the way pretty much the same for Nottingham Forest, and these are the moments where we have to improve, clearly. In creative things, you always can improve. That is always possible because the boys have a lot of potential so we have to use it fully.”
