Klopp praises Alexander-Arnold's defensive performance

2023-01-01 11:24

Klopp praises Alexander-Arnold's defensive performance


In the 18th round of the Premier League in the 2022/23 season, the "Red Army" Liverpool relied on opponent players to accidentally "contribute" two own goals when they were led by one goal, and finally reversed 2-1 at Anfield leicester. After the game, when Liverpool coach Klopp was interviewed by the media, he praised Arnold for his excellent defense in this game, and he also felt sympathy for the player who scored two own goals in Leicester.


When asked about Liverpool 's performance in this game, Klopp said, "We are very happy with this result, but we all know that this is not our best performance. Conceding the ball, frankly, I can't remember how many times we've faced that situation."


Klopp continued, "We didn't enter the state. In the end, Hall faced Alisson, and Alisson couldn't save us. So at the beginning of the game, we fell behind 0 to 1, which is exactly what we wanted. On the contrary. We didn't get our footing in this game either, and then we had our moment, only we scored a disallowed goal and then made two own goals."


"I think especially the second goal, we did a great job, unfortunately the ball hit the post, but even more unfortunately, Fass was again the victim of an own goal."


Sympathy for opposing players who scored two own goals


"At the end of the first half, we were 2-1 up, but we knew we needed to improve, and everyone did. We played more aggressively after that, and we became stronger as a whole. Lecce It's no coincidence that they have always had good performances away from home. But we also had a lot of chances in the second half, but we just couldn't take advantage of them. When you're 2-1 up, you need Sticking to the last minute, that's what we did and I'm satisfied.


In addition, Klopp also praised Arnold 's defensive performance in the interview, "It's really great, this is not the first time he has shown such a performance. His role is very helpful to the team, I think Everyone knows how good Harvey Barnes is going to be in the game and Alexander-Arnold is doing really well. We have players who are doing well, but there are also a lot of players who are not at their best. That's why it was so hard for us to win.


On the other hand, Klopp also felt very sympathetic to Leicester player Fass scoring two own goals, "Yes, I also encountered it once in my career, when a player scored two own goals at the same time. I really sympathize with him, is there anyone else who is as unlucky as he is? If you play football, you expect to score in that situation, but when you realize the ball missed and hit the post, It was too late and then there was an own goal. But the player will get through it and everything will be fine."