Liverpool 0 Plymouth 0: Pilgrims boss Derek Adams labels his side’s FA Cup draw as ‘one of the best defensive displays you will see at Anfield’
Meanwhile, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is looking forward to the replay at Plymouth, as it will be his first visit there
PLYMOUTH manager Derek Adams has hailed his side's shock 0-0 FA Cup draw at Liverpool as "one of the best defensive displays you will see at Anfield".
The League two outfit came under fierce bombardment from a much-changed Liverpool outfit for most of the 90 minutes, but somehow managed to keep a clean sheet.
That means Jurgen Klopp, who admitted he is looking forward to the replay, will take his Premier League outfit to the south coast.
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Speaking after the game, Plymouth manager, Derek Adams said "That was one of the best defensive displays you will see at Anfield.
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"We know our limitations – we could have used the ball better but today was about taking them to Home Park.
"It would be really naive from my point of view to tell my players to play up against Liverpool. They have world class players – it was about allowing them to have the ball.
"We stopped the space and it worked very well today.
"We knew the kind of team they were going to play but it was about closing down the space. We had two or three opportunities in the game and we didn’t take them but were delighted to take them back to Plymouth.
"We stopped them, negated the space – we didn’t make many passes but that’s not the aim of the game. The aim of the game is to be in the match."
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Liverpool named their youngest side ever in their club's history for the clash, with Klopp making 10 changes.
And despite it being defence versus attack for most of the game, the German manager didn't seem too downhearted as he looked forward to his first trip to Plymouth.
He said: "This team could have played much better but we didn’t, we could have won with a little bit of luck, that was the situation
"We go to Plymouth, the first time in my life, all good!
"You need to stay cool in situations and be patient – that’s the biggest challenge, to play against a deep-defending size
"The smaller they can make spaces the less obvious the difference in quality is. We could have used speed more though, yes, it’s how it is. They are young boys and its not a problem.
"We will try it again against Plymouth."
The two will do battle again on either Tuesday, January 17 or Wednesday, January 18.