Milos Kerkez argues Liverpool have not recovered well enough after the Atletico Madrid win on Wednesday, leading to their below-par performance in a 0-0 draw against Fulham.
“It’s tough when the physical outputs that every player had against Atletico is very high – we really fought during that game,” said the left-back who started the match on the bench but was brought on for Kostas Tsimikas at half-time.
“Before that we had Ipswich away, intense game also, then you have to play against Fulham that likes to play, that likes to move you and you have to run a lot.
“It’s tough but I think it’s more mental, a more mental thing in the head, and you have to take recovery very seriously at this level.
“We were not 100 percent I think in the duels and winning those balls, they won a lot more.
“Yeah, it’s normal, and that’s why I say every player has to take recovery very seriously and has to focus.
“When you come in, doesn’t matter how much minutes you play or if you start, if you don’t start, you have to come and fight for the club, for the badge and that’s what I try to do every time I step on the pitch.
“I think everyone has to have mentality like that because, like I say, we play for Liverpool and we need to be 100 percent on the same page and fight for each other.”