Klopp praises counter-pressing and captain Wirtz after win against Serbia

Jürgen Klopp clenched his fist and cheered wildly. The national coach celebrated his captain Serge Gnabry, who had won a duel with a tackle right in front of his eyes and thus initiated a counterattack. Klopp celebrated the action in the 2-0 win against Serbia in the Nations League more than the two goals.

"I liked everything today. Our counter-pressing was through the roof today. We could have scored more goals from winning the ball at the beginning. We can afford all the cheekiness and risks when we win the ball again afterwards. Everyone was there in our pressing moments, after that we played football," said Klopp.

After winning the ball, the national team quickly switched gears and looked for a direct route to the Serbian goal. The long-overdue lead came with the 14th shot on goal when Tom Bischof hit the ball under the crossbar from close range.

"We played a very good game. I was incredibly happy about my goal. Jürgen is a coach who pulls you along. I hope it continues in the same way," said Tom Bischof.

The goal was set up by Florian Wirtz, who, after a poor performance at Liverpool FC against Serbia, showed his potential and added the second goal. After Serge Gnabry was substituted, Wirtz wore the captain's armband for the first time in the national team. "It was a lot of fun. We did almost everything right today. It makes me proud that I was captain," said Wirtz.

“We’ll make a video of it and show it to the boys.”

"It was outstanding against the ball, we played wonderful football with the ball. The mix of football and attitude was great today. That has to be our aim. We'll make a video of it that we'll show the boys," said Klopp. He wants to show the video to his team in the future so that they can see how well they can play football.

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The national team has to compete in Greece next Sunday. "It will be a completely different game. Greece has a highly talented team. The stadium will be sold out, it will be a heated atmosphere. That will be good for our next development step," said Klopp.