TURKEY: FOOTBALL/SOCCER: Coach Roy Hodgson delighted with Liverpool's Europa League victory over Trabzonspor

Record ID: 785332

  • Title: TURKEY: FOOTBALL/SOCCER: Coach Roy Hodgson delighted with Liverpool's Europa League victory over Trabzonspor
  • Date: 27th August 2010
  • Summary: TRABZON, TURKEY (AUGUST 26, 2010) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF LIVERPOOL TEAM ARRIVAL (2 SHOTS) WIDE OF AVNI AKER STADIUM AT NIGHT VARIOUS OF TRABZONSPOR FANS ENTERING STADIUM
  • Embargoed: 11th September 2010 13:00
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  • Location: Turkey
  • Country: Turkey
  • Topics: Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVA33X4ZYI3K4GWNLVARHRL34K51
  • Story Text: Liverpool advanced in the Europa League by defeating Trabzonspor of Turkey 2-1 away on Thursday(August 26).
    Liverpool did not have captain Steven Gerrard nor Fernando Torres but came back from a goal down to win 3-1 on aggregate.
    After the game, Liverpool coach Roy Hodgson said he was delighted.
    "I was relieved in particular, you know when you play as well as we did throughout the game and create as many goal chances, we did especially in the second half and you know, really deserved to win the game I was just delighted that we actually achieved it. I thought it was a good performance from start to finish though we were very unlucky to go down to a deflected shot so early in the game but we showed great character, to keep going, to keep playing the right football and I am really pleased that we acheived a victory here in Trabzon against, a team which is notoriously difficult to defeat here in Trabzon. Their record at home in both domestic and European competitions is very, very good," said Hodgson.
    Hodgson said Liverpool needed a stronq squad to play in both the Europa League and the Premier League and Thursday's win was important.
    "Yeah I think it was important, I think it is always important to win the games. I am hoping that we will have a strong squad this year. I think we are going need it to play in the European League and the Premier League, but as you saw tonight, there's players there that didn't play against Arsenal, didn't play against Manchester City but they've still come out and done a remarkably job. And you know, these games we play in the European league will be very useful for us in that respect, that we'll have a chance to give people, a regular game, which they might not get if we get a stable 11 together and those 11 tend to to play, you know, most of the matches."
    Hodgson also said he was especially that goalscorer Dirk Kuyt was staying with the club.
    "Particularly happy now that he said he is staying because I've never doubted that he was staying, and the speculation for me is something that you (journalists) have to do but it doesn't play a big part in my life."
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