Liverpool (from our reporter) – Liverpool have not lost 30 competitive games in a row at home. The last time they lost at Anfield Road was against Everton in 1964 by a four-goal margin. On Thursday, Letenští will try the impossible, their chances of promotion are almost zero.
“We know we are in a very difficult position. In the end, we want to be satisfied with the performance at both ends of the pitch. We must not make mistakes and at the same time we must convert the chances that we created a week ago,” stresses Priske.
It is said that there is no question that the reigning Czech champion is not set up correctly. “We want to show the style in which we present ourselves. We are playing at Liverpool, there is no doubt about the motivation. As in any duel. The day before yesterday we chose a certain tactic, we will fine-tune it and we will be ready,” Kuchta points out. “It’s amazing to be in this stadium. When you step onto the lawn, the environment engulfs you. If not, something would be wrong,” agrees Priske.
The Danish coach will face the English giant for the seventh time in his career. In the past, The Reds stood up three times as a Portsmouth player, twice as Midtjylland coach and once on Sparta’s bench. Interim balance? Five losses, one draw. He has already experienced Anfield twice. “I’m older now and I don’t remember everything well. We are expecting a great match with great fans. Ours will drive us to a goal and a good result,” he smiles.
👀 KITCHEN | “The motivation is clear. Even here at Liverpool we want to show our style with which we present ourselves. But we’re playing at Anfield, so we don’t even need to talk about motivation.”
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Jakub Pešek, David Pavelka and Asger Sörensen were also on the plane. That is, players who are out of the game for health reasons. “Yes, they won’t be ready. But he belongs to the team. They are training hard every day to be back as soon as possible. That’s why they are with us,” explains the coach.
With regard to the result of the opening match at Letná, it can be expected that Liverpool coach Jürgen Klopp will rotate the lineup a lot, most likely he will deploy a large part of the youngsters that he has been using in recent weeks due to widespread decay. In addition, Liverpool play Manchester United in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup on Sunday.
“Even before the first match, it was difficult to estimate the composition of the opponent and the same applies now. They want to do everything to win in front of their home audience,” comments Priske. The match starts at 21:00 CET.
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