JURIC on Liverpool 3-1 Southampton

JURIC on Liverpool 3-1 Southampton  08/03/2024  Anfield, Liverpool, Uk

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00:00Jürgen, in terms of the first half performance, is that one of the best 45 minutes you've seen yet?

00:16No, no, I think we did some really good games in this period and the last two games we were really bad.

00:23Today we changed a little bit the way of playing and I think the players feel very comfortable

00:29and we did some really good things.

00:31Can you talk about the change to the system and the shape?

00:33Is that something different to anything you've done before?

00:36No, we want to still be an aggressive team but let's say a little bit less than I get used to in my life.

00:48I think the players in this moment need that, to be closer to each other and I think they did well.

00:57We worked hard this week, they understand the things when we are under pressure, when we are back and they did well.

01:03After a really good 45 minutes and the three big penalties, all of them went to Liverpool.

01:10Were you disappointed by any of those?

01:11Yeah, I have to say a little bit.

01:13I don't know about the other decisions but the first penalty was too soft a counter for it to be a penalty in England.

01:20I didn't like this decision but I have to say that in the second half we are really young

01:27and there is a moment that you have to be more focused, more concentrated.

01:32I think that what is happening in the second half we can use in the future for these young guys.

01:38I'm lucky for Penalty like you said, he gets a lot of criticism sometimes from fans but he was really good again today.

01:45I like Willi, I have to say that I like the player.

01:49He doesn't have physicality like a Premier League player but he is clever, he knows good moments,

01:57he defends well with the ball, he is great and even like a person he is wonderful, he is great.

02:10I think there is a sixth day they told me and he will be ready for the next game.

02:15A couple of times now Sugawara has been called on the handball,

02:19does he just need to be more careful, more focused in those moments?

02:22I know that even in the first game it was the handball of Yuki for Liverpool.

02:29Yeah, I think he was a little bit pushed but he has to be more careful.

02:33You cannot give a penalty in this kind of situation.

02:36You've got a really big game next weekend against Wolves, the team are in 17th.

02:41How do you use today to encourage the players?

02:45It's very important, like I said against Brighton I make mistakes, it's my fault.

02:53Today they performed better and I like the performance, I like almost everything.

03:00It's very important for us to keep going like this, that we are improving and that the guys want to work

03:07and we have to do a good match against Wolverhampton until the end of the season.