Klopp delighted with Liverpool 3-1 win over West Ham

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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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