‘Clutching at straws’ – Steven Gerrard points the finger at Liverpool duo over Wolves goal

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He’s gone with the wrong leg trying to put in a tackle. “He could’ve bailed out Van Dijk but you’re clutching at straws asking for a foul there.

He’s the focal point; you know he’s gonna try and dominate you from a physical point of view. You’ve gotta be ready for that.

You’ve gotta stand up and be stronger, so I think he’ll be slightly disappointed in himself when he watches that back.”Image via Sky SportsPreventable errors cost Liverpool dearly yet againGerrard’s criticism of the Liverpool duo is legitimate. Van Dijk at his best simply doesn’t get beaten so easily in a duel, even against opponents as burly as Arokodare, while Konate’s positioning allowed Gomes far too much space to surge forward and gave the Frenchman too much to do in terms of recovery.There was a high level of risk attached to making a last-ditch challenge, as a red card would’ve been inevitable had he gotten it wrong, but with a better starting position he may well have been able to dispossess the goalscorer cleanly before it ever got into the penalty area.It’s individual errors such as those, and the careless distribution which led to the ‘mess’ of a winning goal from Andre Trindade (as James Pearce put it), that cost the Reds dearly last night and could also come back to haunt them in the race for Champions League football.The sloppy concession of costly late goals has been a theme of Liverpool’s season, and unless they address that Achilles heel in their remaining Premier League fixtures, a top-five finish will most likely elude them.DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL EMPIRE OF THE KOP APP FOR ALL THE LATEST & BREAKING UPDATES – STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE!