00:01Liverpool progressed to the Carabao Cup fourth round after beating Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 at Anfield,
00:09with Andoni Irreola making ten changes following the goalless draw with Fulham in the Premier League.
00:16Alexis McAllister opened the scoring before Cody Gapko doubled Liverpool's advantage early in the second half.
00:23Tottenham responded through Connor Gallagher, but it was Dominic Sabozlay who settled the tie in stoppage time
00:29with a long-range effort. Irreola was pleased with the intensity Liverpool showed,
00:35particularly from a number of younger players given the opportunity. He highlighted Luis Kumas,
00:42Trenioni and James McConnell, as well as Rio Ingamoa, saying their willingness to compete
00:48and win duels gave the team the energy it needed. Irreola also focused on the congested schedule
00:55and talked about different players needing different recovery times. Here is what he had to say after the game.
01:02Yes, it's true that I made a lot of changes, but I think I needed to do it because we
01:09could see the other day,
01:11you know, we lacked a little bit of energy and we needed fresh legs. And I'm happy because all the
01:19players
01:20have given us intensity, have given us aggressiveness. I think we've been good during a lot of part of the
01:27game
01:29and also happy because we've received the reward to win the game and to earn the right to be in
01:34the next round.
01:36Yes, Cody gives us not just the goals and the assists and he gives us also some physicality. He gives
01:44us calm on the ball
01:47and also players like him, like Ronald Alexis, with a team that was quite young. I think his experience has
01:57helped us a lot.
02:00I was happy for them, different positions, different demands, but I think the best thing probably is that
02:09they were dead when I saw the trail was cramping, Rio couldn't have run a lot more, McConnell the same.
02:17And when this happens is because you've given us what you got, no? And I think they've especially, you know,
02:25been very, very, very energetic, with the willingness of winning the duels,
02:31of making they feel their presence and I was happy for them, yes.
02:39I think the three goals we scored, honestly, were very good goals. The origin of the goals,
02:44remember the first one and the second one are also very important for us,
02:48but the third goal obviously is a wall, he's outstanding. The thing with Dom is that
02:54before shooting, you are trusting he might score.
