Source: Liverpool_Echo
LFC manager Roy Hodgson fumes over defensive lapses after latest away defeat
Roy Hodgson 300[LNB]A FRUSTRATED Roy Hodgson admits defensive errors are costing his side dearly.[LNB]The Liverpool boss was left cursing the Reds' mistakes as they endured yet another disappointing away day with a 3-1 defeat at Newcastle.[LNB]Having seen his side claw their way back into the game following a disappointing first-half, Hodgson watched his side concede twice in the last 10 minutes at St James' Park, to succumb to their sixth Premier League away defeat of the season.[LNB]The game's crucial moment came ten minutes from time, as Liverpool's defence hesitated in dealing with a long punt from Newcastle 'keeper Tim Krul, allowing Joey Barton to nip in and net decisively.[LNB]Hodgson was visibly angered. and said: 'The major problem was the second goal, which was an unbelievably bad goal to give away.[LNB]'That's the bottom line. When you concede a goal like that, it's going to have a major effect on the team's confidence.[LNB]'We weren't looking that troubled at 1-1; we weren't exactly being smashed or bom-barded. Newcastle had not put us under massive pressure but when you concede like that, you can almost see in the faces of the players, it's a case of 'whoops, here we go again'.'[LNB]Andy Carroll wrapped up Newcastle's victory with a third goal in stoppage time, to lift the Magpies above Liverpool in the table. The Reds have now taken just five points from nine away fixtures this season, and Hodgson is aware that an improvement on the road is of paramount importance, with the busy festive period approaching.
