Alexis Mac Allister has highlighted a key factor Liverpool’s leaders do so as to preserve the staff pushing till the very finish.
Darwin Nunez‘s late winner in opposition to Nott’m Forest was Liverpool’s 18th injury-time winner within the Premier League with Jurgen Klopp in cost – that’s greater than some other staff within the division throughout that interval, say Opta.
The widespread denominator right here is Klopp, however the German can’t be on the pitch and in every single place suddenly. One of many components that has contributed to Liverpool’s success has been his capacity to select leaders.
It’s now these leaders who’re pushing Liverpool on to a number of late successful targets. Mac Allister, who signed final summer season, has described one key means the leaders do that.
After the match, he instructed BBC Sport: “We had been at all times optimistic. Our leaders had been maintaining the staff very optimistic. We’re a superb group, good gamers on and off the pitch.”
Chatting with Liverpoolfc.com, he later added: “You might see Virgil [van Dijk] and our leaders at all times maintaining the staff very optimistic, and that’s crucial to maintain going till the tip.
“We’re an excellent staff, an excellent group with good gamers on and off the pitch. That’s actually essential to be at all times optimistic.”
Mac Allister’s feedback underline the psychological energy Klopp has instilled within the gamers, and in addition highlights how the ‘doubters to believers’ phrase applies not solely to followers, however gamers additionally.
The supervisor’s participant management group has undergone a number of adjustments since he arrived.
With Jordan Henderson, James Milner and others now having moved on, the mantle has fallen on to the likes of Van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mo Salah to take care of the successful mentality.
It’s that self-discipline that has seen Liverpool come via the final couple of weeks with 4 wins from 4 matches.
The never-say-die tradition can be clearly evident all through the membership, with the kids who’ve made first-team appearances carrying the identical angle because the seasoned professionals.
Liverpool’s No. 9, Nunez, didn’t come via the Reds’ academy, however his purpose on the weekend was the epitome of by no means giving up.
It’s attention-grabbing that, in his dwelling nation of Uruguay, successful on the loss of life is described as ‘a lo Penarol’ or ‘on the Penarol’ in English.
Penarol is the title of the primary skilled membership Nunez performed for, a staff who turned recognized for his or her dramatic winners, therefore the saying.
Nunez has had this never-say-die perception instilled from an early age, and it’s one thing Liverpool supporters love about him.
As one Uruguayan Pink said: “Darwin, Penarol and Liverpool, a match made in heaven.”
Maybe ‘Darwin Nunez‘s winner on the Liverpool’ would have been a greater option to begin this piece. Then once more, it doesn’t fairly have the ring of ‘a lo Penarol’.
