Jurgen Klopp delighted with Liverpool 3-1 win over West Ham
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00:00 Anyone? Chris?
00:16 Yeah, as expected, difficult game, very good moments in the first half,
00:29 but we were not in enough control to deny them completely,
00:35 which is anyway super difficult, but I really thought we played well in different phases,
00:43 lost some balls we shouldn't have lost, that's clear.
00:47 But we scored our goal, which was a super counter-attack,
00:51 especially counter-attacks, we had really good ones.
00:55 And then we were asking a little bit for the equaliser,
01:01 if you want, when they scored I was not completely surprised,
01:05 I was not like, "Oh, I should have defended it better", that's clear.
01:09 But most important is that you stay in the game, and that's what we did in the second half,
01:13 obviously we controlled much better, we gave them a proper challenge,
01:19 we really caused them some problems and scored a super goal,
01:23 and of course it's now a really special one, the second one, incredible.
01:27 Everybody is looking at me when I'm talking about the goals,
01:30 but I saw it only once yet, so I can't wait to see it properly.
01:34 Third goal, again, top set-piece, which we all know how important they are,
01:42 on the other side how well we defended the set-pieces of West Ham,
01:47 again, everybody should know how good they are at that.
01:50 Ali with an unbelievable save, pretty important moment.
01:56 So, improved, Maka lost the first ball, the second I don't know,
02:04 but then he started really playing, Dom similar, really playing,
02:09 stayed in the game until late, late, late, until the end actually.
02:13 Joel Matip with a super performance against Antonio,
02:19 it's a key moment in the game, he chipped the ball there,
02:22 and I don't know how often in the past we suffered when he could control the ball,
02:26 today he had it once or twice and immediately the chaos starts.
02:29 He did that really well.
02:31 Darvin and Lucio after the Thursday, more top, top, top,
02:40 involved in defensive stuff, offensively everybody knows.
02:45 So, don't want to forget anybody, Curtis good, Virg, Robbo,
02:48 and then the most important thing, the boys who came on,
02:52 again, super positive impact.
02:54 Yes, it's the goal of Diogo, but I really thought Cody came on,
03:00 that looked really, really good.
03:03 This is the most important thing we can learn, besides the three points, obviously.
03:08 That's the way we have to deal with this situation,
03:11 we have to use them all, too many games, Thursday, Sunday is a tricky one,
03:15 we have to get used to that, and for today, really happy.
03:20 You were at times devastating on the counter,
03:32 and yet obviously a new line-up is still forming,
03:37 so you must be excited about what this line-up can produce in that way.
03:43 It was kind of as good as you've seen, and you had some amazing teams in the past,
03:48 as good as you've seen from anyone.
03:51 Yeah, I was promising, I was sad, we have to get used to different things,
03:56 that's how it is.
03:58 Yeah, the penalty came from a counter-attack,
04:02 that was a sensational pass from Darwin, I think, to Lucho,
04:07 and then he's the one in the box as well, if I remember right.
04:11 I'm sure it was in front of me, and then Mo arrives there completely free,
04:16 and if he's not getting fouled then he probably finished it off,
04:20 from a similar position like he did with the penalty.
04:23 No, you're right, yeah, that looks positive,
04:29 again, these boys are good footballers,
04:34 and when they have a great day they are extremely good,
04:38 but when it doesn't start well, that's why I like the development into the game.
04:43 This time we didn't concede first, but we conceded anyway,
04:46 it feels the same to be honest, it was not great.
04:49 But again, reaction really top, and that's for us the most important thing,
04:57 because we have to become this kind of team,
05:02 where it's really difficult to deal with,
05:04 because when we are not playing well then we are solid,
05:07 when we are playing well, whatever word you use, really good then,
05:12 these kind of things, so that's how you can get consistency,
05:16 and that's what the opposite means.
05:18 Jürgen, you did contain West Ham very comfortably in the second half,
05:22 and not putting it in first, what would you put that down to?
05:26 I'm not sure I understood what "contained".
05:30 Well, they didn't pose a threat in the second half.
05:34 Oh, yeah. The other way we played,
05:37 so it's like they didn't get into the challenges anymore.
05:39 So the goal they scored was a ball we didn't expect in that moment,
05:46 a long ball behind, in half-time we looked it back,
05:50 so Robbo couldn't put it offside, so it was clear,
05:53 we should have reacted in the centre slightly earlier,
05:55 it was like a little breather in that moment,
05:58 and the ball came again, they had a similar situation in the second half,
06:01 where Robbo was there, in the back of Virgil, and then Robbo got there.
06:07 Very often we controlled that.
06:12 Yeah, we were better in possession, clearer,
06:17 so I think it was a really intense period,
06:19 we were 2-1 up and that was the best phase in the game.
06:21 So we really controlled, we thought about changing,
06:24 but then we really kept them calm with our own possession,
06:28 and that's what you have to do, the best way to protect your own offence,
06:33 you start with finishing it off, and as long as you cannot finish it off
06:36 you should keep the ball, that's how it is.
06:38 Yeah, a lot of good stuff I saw today.
06:42 It feels really good, because before the game it was clear,
06:46 you play Thursday, that's good, West Ham as well,
06:50 but you arrive here and you know, "Oof, really tricky opponent."
06:57 And then on top of that, I'm not sure, I think with the first whistle the wind started,
07:01 I didn't remember before the game that it was windy,
07:04 and we get out and I thought, "Eh?"
07:05 You saw it this time, with the big chance of Antonio,
07:09 the header he missed, I'm pretty sure, but the wind is not there,
07:13 that is even more dangerous.
07:15 So, it makes it very often a 50-50 situation in these moments,
07:20 and you just have to get the ball down on the ground, keep playing,
07:24 try again, learn from the game, use the formation as much as you can
07:30 and defend them with all you have.
07:32 And that's what we did.
07:33 Paul?
07:35 How do you assess Dalot's delay?
07:39 Massive steps in the last few weeks,
07:42 he's a threat, you all saw the goals, it was probably pretty good, right?
07:49 Yeah.
07:51 And that was really strong, it was always available,
07:56 super important for us that we have now a ball player,
07:59 chip the ball there, get it on the chest and play from there.
08:03 We scored the third at Wolves, for example,
08:06 that was a similar situation, super important for us.
08:09 And the defensive work he puts in, that's probably the main difference,
08:16 he always wanted it but it was less coordinated,
08:19 now that looks much better, we found a way how we can do it around him.
08:22 Curtis and Dom helped there a lot, how flexible they are in that way.
08:31 Yeah, really good, absolutely.
08:35 Sheamus?
08:37 He was good as well.
08:39 I know Vardar started there,
08:43 but he hasn't started for so much,
08:49 what does he need to get used to?
08:52 He needs to get used to the things here.
08:54 Vardar is a super guy, very calm, very polite,
09:02 and that cost him the first two weeks maybe,
09:05 so that's now getting there.
09:08 He's not dirty or whatever and wants to get people out of the way
09:11 to get into the team, but he's improving every day.
09:14 You saw that today, he's there, he will help us a lot,
09:18 he will play games and start games, all these kind of things.
09:21 Yeah, it's all good, he had already three or four games for us in a very short period,
09:29 so that's the only thing that counts, it's not a short-term project.
09:33 But he's a super important part of the squad and I'm really happy to have him.
09:37 Thank you, everyone.
09:39 Thank you.
09:40 Thank you.
09:41 Thank you.
09:42 (door slams)
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