Federico Chiesa has spoken honestly about why the silence with which the Liverpool squad reacted to their latest loss against Brentford was a good thing.
Defeat at Brentford was Liverpool’s fourth consecutive Premier League loss for the Reds.
A midweek thrashing of Eintracht Frankfurt had failed to turn the tide and, with Liverpool back to square one, frustration turned to silence in the Brentford away changing room.
Speaking to media including the Liverpool Echo, Chiesa revealed: “No-one was speaking, because afterwards everyone knows. Sometimes you don’t have to speak about the situation, you know what’s going on.
“So no-one spoke because we have to think about what we can do better. Usually when we are in this situation, the first thing that comes to your mind is to give more, train harder.
“It was good that after the game we didn’t talk because it’s a sign that everyone wants to change. Everyone wants to change the situation.
“Afterwards we went to the bus and then we started to talk about the situation and everyone wants to turn things around.
“That’s the main goal and the first thing is that we don’t have to blame anything or anyone. It’s many reasons and there’s not just one thing.
“We don’t and I personally don’t care if it’s this or that that is causing us not to win. For me the most important thing is to work harder and then try to get the win.”
“Winning brings winning”
On a personal level, Chiesa has been performing well this season despite starting just one match in all competitions.
Several of his teammates, however, are struggling, but the 28-year-old isn’t worried about Liverpool’s long-term future.
“I always think positive and we have the quality and the players to bounce back and we have a fantastic manager, so I don’t see any trouble,” Chiesa added.
“I hope there’s not going to be any trouble in the future.
“At the beginning of the season we were winning and no-one was questioning this and that and whatever, so just we have to win because it’s Liverpool.”
“We have players that are world class and that can be put in any situation and will perform,” he said. “So I don’t see any problem.
“If Crystal Palace wants to play long ball and long throw-ins, they are more than welcome to do so, because we’re going to answer them with high intensity and winning duels, and trying to win.
“I don’t know if you say this in English, but in Italy we say, ‘winning brings winning’.”
In English, the equivalent phrase could be ‘winning breeds winning’, and that is a matter of mentality.
It is far from Liverpool’s only issue, but confidence is clearly lacking among members of the squad and the belief that they can pull back deficits is waning.
Whereas the start of the season saw Liverpool consistently scoring late winners, they now look bereft of belief.
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