Liverpool Assistant Lauds Mario Balotelli After Tottenham Winner
Liverpool assistant manager Colin Pascoe praised Mario Balotelli after the Italian scored the winning goal in the club’s 3-2 win over Tottenham on Tuesday night.
Pascoe – who replaced Brendan Rodgers at the post match press conference because he had a flight to catch – also called for the Liverpool players to keep producing performances of the same quality. Liverpool won after a late winner from Balotelli, as well as the opener from Lazar Markovic and Steven Gerrard’s penalty.
He said after the match: ”We knew tonight would be a tough game but it was very important that we got the three points to keep closing the gap. It was probably a great game to watch for spectators. The way everything was going, you knew we would always create chances.
“Daniel [Sturridge], coming back, is always a threat in behind. The way he makes the runs, he was unfortunate not to get a second penalty. As we talked about in the team meeting, we needed to win tonight, to get closer and edge closer.
“Our next game in the league is at Southampton and we’ll be looking to do exactly the same thing again – get three points and keep closing the gap.
“We’ve always been trying to get into the top four – that was the main thing. We’re still in the FA Cup and Europa League. The goals at Liverpool are always to try to achieve and get as much as you can.”
Regarding Balotelli, Pascoe was glad to finally see his hard work pay off: “Mario always works hard in training. He has been ill recently and he has had some knocks on his foot. It’s testament to him that he kept going and he deserved the winning goal in the end. He is immensely happy. If you get the winner at Anfield, I’m sure he’s happy.
“Mario knew he would have a part to play tonight and he certainly did.”
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