Liverpool Menangi Laga Boxing Day setelah Kalah di 2013 dan 2012
Rodgers Will Look Back to Boxing Day when Liverpool`s Fortunes Finally Turned
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
Burnley, Inggris (B2B) - Pelatih Liverpool, Brendan Rodgers, akhirnya sukses mempersembahkan kemenangan pertama bersama dalam laga Boxing Day bagi tim yang sudah ditanganinya sejak musim 2012-2013 itu.
Rodgers membawa Liverpool menang 1-0 atas Burnley, setelah di dua musim pertamanya menangani tim Merseyside Merah itu selalu menelan kekalahan pada laga Boxing Day, masing-masing 1-2 dari Manchester City pada musim lalu dan 1-3 dari Stoke City dua tahun silam.
Meski demikian, kemenangan tipis yang didapat di kandang tim promosi tersebut Stadion Tur Moor, Jumat malam WIB itu, harus diperoleh Liverpool dengan susah payah.
Gol semata wayang yang dicetak penyerang muda Raheem Sterling pada menit 62, menjadi faktor pembeda antara dua tim yang sama-sama cenderung tumpul dalam urusan menyerang sepanjang 90 menit laga tersebut.
Meski menguasai 52 persen bola, Liverpool sebetulnya cenderung lebih ditekan dalam laga tersebut, mengingat tuan rumah lebih spartan kala memiliki bola, seperti dilansir Yahoo Sports.
Burnley, United Kingdom (B2B) - Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers believes his side proved they have the guts to rescue their spluttering season after grinding out a 1-0 win over Burnley.
After a miserable run which included their exit from the Champions League, Rodgers' side have now lost once in their last nine games in all competitions.
Their victory at Turf Moor on Friday was their first win in four Premier League games and the result, secured by Raheem Sterling's well-taken goal in the 62nd-minute, lifted Liverpool up to ninth place.
Rodgers believes a top-four finish is still a possibility and with a home game to come against Swansea on Monday ahead of a trip to bottom club Leicester on New Year's Day, the Reds will be confident of adding to their points tally over the festive period.
They may well have to play better than they did against a Burnley side which was unfortunate to lose for the first time in five home games after dominating the first half.
But Rodgers believes the manner of the performance bodes well for his team.
