5 major takeaways from Klopp’s post-Wolves news conference: Mac Allister, Quansah, and “WTF” moment
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.
The boss chuckled, “I had a number of ‘WTF’ moments in the first half.
“You could see that with Macca and other players; they lacked the legs today.
Jarrell is impressed by Quansah For his first Liverpool start, Quansah was thrown into the fire, and the boss was impressed with how the defender handled it.
He did really well, was really good, and it was a lovely experience for him, the supervisor gushed.
Being the one who seems to be doing okay in such a disjointed squad as we were in the first half is a statement, without a doubt.
Szoboszlai demonstrates fortitude
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 double six that Curtis and Dom used in the second half was quite offensive, but they handled it very well.
He made it into a really enjoyable game.
Mac Allister was “exhausted”
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.
“Oh, yes, he was finished. He was worn out and had a yellow card, acknowledged Klopp.
It was challenging, and in a game like this, it is likely that you may enter a task a little bit late, earning you the second yellow and ending the challenge.
When we got him off, “I don’t think he was disappointed; I think it was more like relief.”
Leadership depth
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 personalities in his dressing room to handle such circumstances.
Alisson, Mohamed Salah, Joel Matip, and Diogo Jota were a few other leaders that played against Wolves, according to Klopp.
