Pick up a copy of tonight’s Anfield schedule or order online here.“Welcome to our last Europa League home game against LASK, who we played and enjoyed glory against earlier this season.
“The reason I want to state this at the outset is very simple: people will sometimes see results and those results will determine what they think about one team or another.
On the one hand, football is a results-producing business. Although this is understandably not an easy task for a director. “We learned and suffered enough in the first game to know what a threat LASK are.
We had to work hard, react to what was left behind and find ways to build trust and confidence from the good times. None of this was easy. It was difficult to play against a strong team with their own goals and ambitions.
“Before the match in Linz, I knew about LASK. I knew that this was a team that was very stable, had a clear idea of football and could use the wings well.
We knew all this and prepared, but it still gave us a good test.“So I would like to welcome Thomas Sageder and his staff, LASK players, officials and fans to Anfield. I hope they enjoy the event.
But not too much! Like any team that comes here, they, our guests and opponents, come with respect and leave with good wishes for the future. “We were expected to play this tournament right from the group stage, but we said from the beginning that it wasn’t going to happen, and every game we’ve played so far has been a competition.
“The last game in particular was very difficult and losing to Toulouse was another demonstration of what happens when you don’t perform well at this level. It doesn’t have to be this way. “It was a tough night for us but it was what we expected as we finished with two positive results and games against Brentford and Manchester City.
We will carry that form into this competition and hope to do so as we continue to develop as a team and improve where we need to. “One of the things I like about this team is that there’s a lot to say about how they’ve developed, but there’s still a lot of room for improvement. It is still.
We are on a journey that started in the summer and there is no finish line in sight. So that’s how it should be. It’s such a natural thing to do. “With every game, every challenge and every lesson we learn, we will continue to move in the right direction and we will do it as a team and with the support of our fans. I’d say it’s not a bad combination.
“Regardless of who is selected [to play tonight], the challenge is the same and that is to continue the good work that has already been done.”We knew at the start of the season that every player and everyone involved in the team had to be at their best when needed, especially during periods of tough competition.
“As always, we do this for every part of the Liverpool team. It’s not just the best way, it’s the only way. I hope you have a good night
