Press conference'I believe completely' - Dominik Szoboszlai previews Liverpool v PSG second leg
Dominik Szoboszlai has full belief Liverpool can be successful in their bid to turn around Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final tie with Paris Saint-Germain.
The Reds trail 2-0 to their Ligue 1 counterparts ahead of the second leg at Anfield (8pm BST kick-off).
Goals from Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia helped Luis Enrique's side secure victory at Parc des Princes last week.
Ahead of the second meeting with PSG, Szoboszlai sat down with reporters to preview the fixture and discuss a range of topics.
Read a round-up of his answers at the press conference below.
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Watch on YouTubeOn what belief he has that Liverpool can turn the tie around...
Personally, I believe completely because I know what we are able to do, I know what kind of players we have, I know what kind of mentality we have and we showed it many times. Maybe not every time, but many times and that's what we need tomorrow from the start of the game.
On his interaction with supporters at the end of the FA Cup tie at Manchester City earlier this month...
To make it clear, maybe it was a misunderstanding between me and the fans. I didn't mean it in a bad way. Obviously, I know what the fans mean for this club and what this club means for the fans as well. As a player, we know we do everything for them as well as we do for us.
If it was a misunderstanding, then I apologise, but they can feel also that I'm not feeling better than them. I'm feeling exactly the same way like they do and to make it clear that I am with them and we are with them and I think hopefully they are with us as well.
On where turning around the PSG tie would sit in terms of comebacks in his career...
That's a good question. Of course, it will be one of the biggest comebacks in my career, probably. Especially with Liverpool against Paris in the quarter-finals of the Champions League after [being] 2-0 down. I can say it will be the biggest comeback of my career.
On the importance of the two games this week against PSG and Everton...
We are speaking every day between each other. Obviously the first game is tomorrow. We didn't speak as much about Everton than maybe about Paris, because after the Paris game, it was Fulham. It wasn't Paris. We always look game by game because the first job is tomorrow and we have to give really our best. From tomorrow on we can think about Everton, which is a big game for us, a derby away [from home] going for the Champions League spots, so we have to be ready as well for this.
On the role Anfield could play against PSG...
Anfield is going to make a big impact tomorrow. We saw it many times during this season, last season and in the past, for sure. So yeah, it's going to be not only 11 players or the subs who come in. It's going to be the whole stadium. We know what it feels like, how it feels to be playing for Liverpool, playing in front of these fans and playing in Anfield. I think we don't need any more motivation. We know what it feels.
On what needs to change for Liverpool in the match compared to last week...
Now we can talk about tactics and stuff, but I'm not going to open it up publicly. It's going to be a different game, for sure. We're going to do different stuff in a different way. We saw what they have done in the first game and we will try to manage it now not to happen.
We need to go all in and we need to give everything what is possible. At the end of the game if you say to yourself you gave everything and still we didn't go through, then you can still keep your chin up and say we tried it. As I said, we do really [need] everybody [for] what we have to do. I still surely believe there is a big opportunity tomorrow.
On whether he would feel comfortable within the team taking on more of a leadership role in future...
I think yes. I'm captaining the national team since four or five years [ago] so I have a little bit of experience [with] how to deal with it. But as long as we have these kind of players like Mo [Salah], Robbo [Andy Robertson], Virgil [van Dijk], Ali [Becker], Joey [Gomez], we have enough experienced players [this season]. But if they need help from the young ones, who are not that young anymore, then I'm happy to help them.
I'm happy to take responsibility even more and be there for them, maybe to be the connection between them and even the younger [players]. I'm happy to do it and if they need me, they know I'm really happy to do it.
