Despite playing poorly in the first half, Liverpool recovered to defeat Wolves and claim all three points. In his post-game news conference, Jurgen Klopp discussed the highs and lows of the game.
Here are the manager’s five main observations following a busy afternoon at Molineux.
Energy issues following the break
Unsurprisingly, the manager wasn’t overly pleased with his team’s first-half performance and pointed to a lack of “legs” as a contributing factor after the break for international play.
You can turn it if you can get through the first half with a respectable outcome, such as not being significantly behind.
For his first Liverpool start, Jarrell Quansah was thrown into the fire, and the boss was impressed with how the defender handled it.
Dominik Szoboszlai has a “massive influence” on Liverpool’s midfield, according to Klopp, who also acknowledged that Szoboszlai “didn’t play well” for the opening 45 minutes.
The manager said, “He stays in the game, and that is perhaps his strongest strength.
The manager was inevitably questioned about his choice to take Alexis Mac Allister off the field at halftime after the player had only appeared once for Argentina in a match against Bolivia on Tuesday night at a high altitude.
In the absence of Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold, Andy Robertson served as captain, with the manager stating that he has “enough” senior figures in his dressing room to handle such scenarios.
On Robertson’s 200th Premier League outing for the Reds, the manager praised him, saying: “Robbo is an important player as well, if you don’t know it then have a look at his stats.”
