Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has revealed his half-time speak to his gamers after trailing Villarreal.
The Reds discovered themselves trailing after 45 minutes courtesy of Boulaye Dia and Francis Coquelin’s objectives. Nonetheless, Liverpool got here from behind to beat the Spanish facet 3-2, 5-2 on mixture to advance to this yr’s Champions League finals.
Talking after the match, Klopp defined what he informed his gamers.
“At HT I informed the boys to play higher than the primary half!” mentioned Klopp.
“Often we attempt to discover a state of affairs to point out them which explains it. I informed them to search out one state of affairs. Pete Krawietz could not discover any! It was clear, the beginning was tough for us to take. We tried to pressure it and kicked too many lengthy balls. It was by no means sufficient to achieve momentum.”
“So we defined what we needed to do to get stronger and transfer smarter. We could not discover the half-spaces, the entrance three have been too mounted.”
“There was no flexibility so we needed to combine it up. We performed into their arms. I informed the boys I wished to learn the headline: ‘The mentality boys are on the town’. I wished us to go for it. For me, it was like this.”
The Reds will now face both Actual Madrid or Manchester Metropolis within the finals.
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