Joel Matip has told Sport Bild that Liverpool's full-on attacking style is the reason for their leaky defence this season.
Liverpool have conceded 40 goals in the Premier League so far during the 2016-17 campaign -- comfortably the most by any team in the top five.
However, Matip says their league-leading 69 goals scored this term has helped make up for their problems at the back, with Champions League qualification now in sight with five games remaining.
"We know that we have to improve our defence," Matip, who has made 24 league appearances, said. "But it's also the style of play which makes it difficult in England.
"It's up and down all the time, and the tactical systems sometimes go to pieces. You are vulnerable, and you especially see that with teams like us who are strong going forward.
"But thank God we also score the most goals."
The centre-half joined Liverpool in the summer, arriving on a free transfer from Bundesliga side Schalke.
He has had an impressive first season on Merseyside, although Matip admits he had to adapt to the physical nature of English football.
"It might sound like a cliche, but it's just more physical in Premier League, especially those teams from the bottom third where real 'bulls' are flying into the box. It's a different kind of rigorousness," Matip added.
"I have the impression some teams design their match around it. And it's a real fight in the box because of it.
"It's different with the top teams where the key aspect is footballing skills."
Matip says he held talks with manager Jurgen Klopp prior to agreeing a move to Anfield but insists the decision to end his 16-year association with Schalke was not entirely down to him.
"I didn't only join Liverpool because of Klopp, but I had good talks with him," Matip said. "The whole package just suited me. I was looking for a new experience in my life.
"And if Liverpool's an option, you don't have to consider for too long. I was convinced straight away.
"It gave me goose bumps when I heard 'You'll Never Walk Alone' out there on the pitch for the first time.
"My girlfriend, Larissa, and I feel at home here. We moved from one working-class town into the next."