by kazza » Wed Jan 18, 2023 10:10 am
Thankfully we got the win but aside from a fantastic piece of skill we never really looked like scoring, this is an average Wolves team we are talking about. It does show what intensity can do and I agree that when the regulars came on in the second half we looked average, food for thought moving forward. If they can’t be arsed then they shouldn’t play, Mo Salah included. I’d rather not get a result with young players busting a gut than not get a result watching older experienced players not doing the same. We started the match yesterday looking nervous and without much energy. There was one back pass Wolves made to their keeper that Elliot ran down, it seemed to spur the team on as after that they seem to press more collectively. It just takes a leader on the field with a little fire in his belly to set the tone, in this case it was a 19 year old.
We won a lot of matches last year with one or two bits of skill in an otherwise average performance so the writing has been on the wall since last year. Most important thing is that intensity….. run everything down, chase, badger and stay right in there faces with energy. That is a Klopp team that many are emulating now, that is our key to success.