Liverpool may have beaten Crystal Palace at home for the first time since Jurgen Klopp took over as manager but the German coach maintains there is still room for Improvement from the Reds,
In the first half, with Milner’s penalty kick, Liverpool took the lead in breaking the deadlock. Before the end of the game, Ma Nai took the Sarah’s wonderful flyer knife straight in, shook the opponent’s goalkeeper and pushed the empty door to succeed, to seal the victory for the Red Army. However, after the game, Klopp expressed his satisfaction with his disciples and pointed out that his team still has a distance from its best performance. The Germans also talked about the contributions made by Van Dyck and Alysson on the defence line and the possibility of other Liverpool players leaving the team by the end of this month.
About Liverpool’s performance in this game and the final result…
I think we could have done better. However, yes, we expect that Crystal Palace will be as strong as it is when we compete with us, kicking out clear tactical ideas, and constantly launching offensives with long pass. When I saw Wayne Hennessy (the Crystal Palace goalkeeper) when I warmed up before the game, I thought, “Wow, that’s really hard!” In this game, their passing distance is not that far, but It is already far enough. I don’t think there are many guards in the world who can defend Bentek in 100% of these situations and make every mistake without making any mistakes. Van Dyck’s existence is very important, the sense of existence, but there will still be a ball scattered, and then cause the second point. That is also the opponent’s game plan, so in this case, 100% clearance is very difficult.
On defense, we can do absolutely, but I am not very satisfied with our offensive performance. Our rhythm is not very good, the timing is not good, the two full-backs need to participate more in the team’s offense, tearing more space for the team, so that we can have other options. They don’t need to be our No. 10 player, but they are our offensive choices, so the actual performance is not cool. Around the opponent’s goal, we have 3-4 chances to have a few good passes around the penalty area and in the small area of the penalty area. We were not very lucky and got a penalty. I didn’t watch the video playback. During the game, the ball looked like (penalty). But I can’t say too much about it. We scored a penalty and Milner scored the goal at the most crucial moment in the first half – the same goal in the second half.
About the performance of Salah…
I have not asked Salah about this (penalty) thing. I have nothing to say about the individual players. Salah can play better, that is 100% certain. But both goals have his participation – decisive participation, so that is two assists, so I am completely satisfied with this performance, everything is fine. We must play the power of the team. Then play better with the power of the whole. Salah is involved in the team’s operation and everything is fine. 2-0, everything is cool.
About the importance of winning this game tonight…
I am not sure, I remember (during the time I coached Liverpool) all of our games at the Crystal Palace won at home. But I know very well that the game is very difficult and really difficult. Wow, the fans here are great, especially after getting a penalty in 44 minutes. When we got out of the locker room in the second half, the cheering of the fans was even louder, the kind that was not very friendly to us. Crystal Palace hopes to recover the score, so everything is clear. This is a great place to play football.