Brendan Rodgers admits Liverpool are suffering a confidence crisis after Crystal Palace loss

BRENDAN Rodgers admits confidence is in short supply at Liverpool but says they did themselves few favours at Crystal Palace.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 23: Brendan Rodgers, manager of Liverpool walks to the dressing room with Neil Warnock, manager of Crystal Palace after the Barclays Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Liverpool at Selhurst Park on November 23, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Steve Bardens/Getty Images)

BRENDAN Rodgers admits confidence is in short supply at Liverpool but says they did themselves few favours at Crystal Palace.

The last time Liverpool conceded three at Selhurst Park, the club’s title aspirations were handed a dent. This time around, a 3-1 loss is a hammer blow to an already dwindling campaign and Rodgers knows the heat is on after another lamentable display.

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“I’m not arrogant enough to think I am safe from anything,” Rodgers said.

“Any manager will tell you that you have to win games and get results, particularly after the way we have been developing as a club.

“I have great communication with the owners. We’ve been honest enough with each other and we have to get results.

“You have to perform. Owners and directors and chairmen have to see development on the field.

“Barring this period, our development has been very good and fast. But there’s no doubt you have to get results.

“That will support the confidence to the owners, and you take it from there. I will only ever do my best.

“The best has seen us develop well. Now I must fight even harder. The full responsibility comes down to me.

“Now I have to fight even harder and take the responsibility. As manager, the responsibility comes down to me and any pressure comes on to me.”

Rodgers concedes that his side are struggling, following a run of one win in seven in all competitions, but he also believes that they need to start doing the basics better if they are to turn the corner.

He told Sky Sports: “It was a terrific start to the game for us, to get up so early.

“And well done to Rickie Lambert, great movement, touch and finish to get his goal. I thought he was excellent today, he worked tirelessly up front, touch and movement, he worked very well.

“We are obviously low on confidence at the moment in terms of the results and I think the intensity of our game just dropped right off.

“We concede poor goals, but we’ve got nobody to blame but ourselves. As manager, I take full responsibility for it.”

Rodgers added: “We aim to be tighter and more resolute defensively.

“We get the goal and in a number of games this season we’ve gone a goal in front, and that should be enough. We work on defending, very hard on being compact.

“We never managed the game. We were down to 10 men (with Joe Allen receiving treatment) and were too fast trying to work the ball out from behind, it gets cleared and then the distances are too big and they end up getting an equaliser.

“The management of the game, that’s experience. We’ve got a lot of young players and players that are new to the club, but we have to be better.”

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