Liverpool star slams Nottingham Forest approach in narrow win | OneFootball

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker is not a fan of how Nuno Espirito Santo sends his Nottingham Forest team out to play.

The east Midlands outfit defended stoutly at Anfield on Saturday, holding back the host’s many attacks, before stunning Arne Slot’s side with a 73rd-minute winner from impact substitute Callum Hudson-Odoi.

The result put an end to the Dutch manager’s perfect start to life at Liverpool, but it was also Forest‘s first win at the ground in 55 years.

Although Alisson praised how well the opposition played at the back as they fought for every ball, he criticised their employment of a low block and long balls.

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“It was a shame, losing points at home is not good at all but the opponent today only wanted to defend and play for the long ball,” the Brazilian complained after the final whistle.

“We gave them that too easily when they scored, it was poor defensively from us. We couldn’t create much, we had a lack of quality today, we needed more energy. It is three points we have lost today unnecessarily.

“All the opportunities we had were not clear enough and they defended great, they threw themselves in front of the ball.”

Meanwhile, Nuno lauded his players for their back-against-the-walls display after they secured an historic victory on Merseyside.

The players did it so well, we were against the ropes but we stayed in the game and found our moment. I am really happy for the boys.

“Liverpool are so good, you cannot play them and ignore the quality they have,” he said. “Defensively we were really good. It was impossible for our wingers to last 90 minutes, they had to track the runners so we needed fresh legs in the second half.

“We played well, we controlled the game in the right moments and harmed them. This is a moment to enjoy for our fans. It doesn’t last long but our fans are amazing and this is a big help for the players.”

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