Jürgen Klopp heralded a textbook away performance from his Liverpool side after they claimed a 2-0 victory over Southampton to move back up to third in the Premier League on Sunday.
Roberto Firmino put the Reds into the lead after just six minutes on the south coast when he swept home Mohamed Salah’s lay-off at the conclusion of a speedy counter-attack following a Saints corner. And just before half-time, Firmino and Salah reversed roles as the Brazilian magnificently teed up his fellow forward with a sublime backheel to allow the No.11 to turn in his 29th goal of the season so far. A tight second half followed, but the away side enjoyed success in keeping their opponents at arm’s length throughout, much to the delight of the manager.
Jürgen Klopp
I think not brilliant but we were ready for hard work, doing the right things in the right moment, reacting in a good way in the second half. There were a few things we didn’t do too well in the first half, but we scored fantastic goals – that’s how an away game should be. They were two great goals, to be honest, but we were not in a few situations active enough in our formation, it meant they could play the diagonal balls pretty easy from the centre-halves and full-backs. Then on the other side, our full-back, we left them alone in situations not only after crosses but before the crosses already, so we needed the goalkeeper – but no problem, that’s why he is there. He did fantastic in these moments. They had their chances in these situations, they had possession and played good football. Then, second half, we controlled the game, really. We were much more active again in these half-spaces and still created fantastic chances which we didn’t use, but after 2-0 it wasn’t a big problem.
ไม่มีความคิดเห็น:
แสดงความคิดเห็น