'Don't get me wrong' - John Aldridge perfectly sums up Liverpool's season so far
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Liverpool IconLiverpool FC NewsFeaturesLiverpool FCDespite Liverpool winning at Tottenham on Saturday, few were impressed by the Reds' performance. Aldridge gave a blunt verdict of the display and claimed it was "not good enough"John Aldridge is worried about Liverpool's chances of making the top four(Image: Getty Images)John Aldridge feels Liverpool will struggle to secure a top-four finish this season, despite the recent upturn in results and performances.The Reds lost nine out of 12 in the autumn months but have seen a winter revival, with Arne Slot ’s side now unbeaten in six across all competitions.
Saturday’s victory at Tottenham Hotspur made it three wins in a row.However, Aldridge, like most, was not convinced by the performance in North London. Liverpool struggled to impose itself on the game despite playing against 10 men for the majority, following Xavi Simons’ dismissal for a mistimed tackle on Virgil van Dijk in the 33rd minute.READ MORE: Wayne Rooney points out 'strange' part of Xavi Simons' red cardREAD MORE: Ian Wright slams Tottenham star after 'blatant' Liverpool incident as ban demandedLiverpool took a two-goal lead through Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike, but crumbled in the final stages.
Richarlison halved the deficit in the 83rd minute, leaving Liverpool on the ropes.It managed to hold on, but Spurs, who saw another red card brandished to Cristian Romero, were the better side in the latter stages.Taking to social media after the game, ex-Liverpool forward Aldridge wrote: “Well folks that's were we are atm!! It looked like it was us!!Aldridge was disappointed by the performance at Spurs(Image: 2024 Liverpool FC)“Don't get me wrong we'll take the result all day but that's not good enough for me sorry if you don't agree.“Lots and lots of work to be done to get in the top 4YNWA.”The result leaves Liverpool level on points with fourth-place Chelsea, with the recent upturn now represented in the table.The top five could all be granted a Champions League spot, as was the case last season, meaning that the Reds are very much in the shake-up for a place in Europe’s premier competition.Slot admitted the final minutes at Tottenham was poor(Image: Getty Images)Meanwhile, Gary Neville called Liverpool’s timid performance at Spurs “unforgivable”, and Slot admitted the team did not cope well in the latter stages.“The difficult thing is, football is you always remember the last few minutes the most, and they were the worst minutes of our total game,” he said after the match.“If I calm down a little bit, there’s a lot to like.