He's just trying to put a positive spin on the result to the media to try to reduce the pressure on the team and keep up their morale--that's what a coach does. He has said repeatedly that the team's had a 'robustness' issue, particularly towards the end of last season when Rashford said they couldn't forget their last games and the spirit went down. So he's trying his best to keep their spirits up.
But no, that's not good enough for the Caf, he should be sticking the knife into them when they're down, despite many being youth team players, and hoping that will prick their egos into trying harder. Different players respond in different ways, and the modern player tends to respond less well to old-fashioned hairdryers and more to the softer, positive approach. I don't really see Klopp or Pep saying anything much different.
If you can see the problems, you can be damn sure he can see them too. No need to feed the seagulls sardines though.
Some of you need to take heed of Berbatov's comments about how player's actually feel, and about social media (like the Caf).