Chelsea will be without Cole Palmer (suspension) and João Pedro (injury) when they visit Anfield in tomorrow’s Carabao Cup clash ❌🔵
🚨🚨🎙️ | Andoni Iraola:
“Nowadays, all the teams play with a lot of intensity. They don’t just sit in a block. That doesn’t happen very often, and certainly not against Brighton, Chelsea or Villarreal.
“They want to press and there won’t be many spaces. But if you win a duel or a second ball in midfield, you can find yourself through on the goalkeeper. Last season’s team was very good too.”
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🚨🚨🎙️ | Andoni Iraola on the Kop after Brighton:
“It’s not about gaining their confidence. You have to earn the right to belong, and you want to do that with good performances and wins. This will take time.
“But I’m glad because I felt the supporters helped us a lot the other day. They were enjoying it as we were.
“They liked our performance: the players gave everything, blocked everything, made tackles, won duels and made runs in behind. These are the things people want to see.
“I would say it’s the start of earning that right, but we need more time.”
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🚨🚨🎙️ | Andoni Iraola on Alexander Isak:
“I think Alex feels the trust of everyone. Everyone trusts if he moves into good positions he will score goals.
But I always tell him he has to HELP US so we can give you the chances, and I think he understands that necessity. I hope that can continue at the same level.”
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🚨🚨🎙️ | Andoni Iraola on compromise due to lots of games:
“It's the same for everyone. You don't have time. We don't have time, Chelsea doesn't have time, Arsenal doesn't. It makes a big difference if you have one more day.
“Against Brighton we were lucky as we had more days. Everything has to be done on video if you don't have time to prepare. Chelsea, Arsenal, Palace definitely we have less time to rest than the opposition but sometimes you have to adapt. You cannot overthink. It's a matter of adaptation.”
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🚨🚨🎙️ | Andoni Iraola on Jayden Danns:
“Problem for Jayden has been availabilty. He has had some setbacks and in and out, but he is now building some minutes, scored the other day, is in a good place. He has mainly been with us in European games. I hope he progresses and pushes to fight for minutes.”
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🚨🚨🎙️ | Andoni Iraola on the Carabao Cup:
“Every competition is important. I would love to win tomorrow and have the chance to win the competition but I know we have to play very well.
“We are playing a team that isn't in Europe so for them this competition is very important. I have a lot of friends [Alonso and Arteta]. They are good coaches. Whatever happens as with Inigo this week we will have some minutes to talk.”
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🚨🚨🎙️ | Andoni Iraola on the team selection:
“There will definitely be changes but we want to win the game. We want to be competitive. We have to see how the legs are. We've been trying to make changes from game to game. We want to be in the next round.
“We have been unlucky in the draw, playing Chelsea, and they've been unlucky also. But we want to earn the right to be in the draw again and that can only happen if you win.”
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🚨🚨🎙️ | Andoni Iraola on injuries:
“We still have to wait. We train later. Florian [Wirtz] was quite fine and optimistic he would be available. And with Dom and Victor I'm not so sure. I don't want to say no but I think it's more difficult than Florian.”
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🚨🚨🎙️ | Jamie Carragher on Trent Alexander-Arnold:
“At the moment, he’s third-choice right-back for Real Madrid. When you’re third choice at a club, they’re obviously wanting you to move on.
“I’d have him back. I think he made a big mistake leaving. But if something benefits Liverpool Football Club going forward, when you think of the problems Liverpool have at right-back…
“Ronald Araújo has been fantastic, but we do have a problem in terms of the full-backs’ passing. We’ve definitely missed Trent’s creativity.”
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