Hector Bellerin could not hide his disappointment after we slipped to a 3-1 defeat at Liverpool.
Like many of his teammates, Hector was left ruing the slow start that effectively cost us the game with goals from Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane leaving us too much to do in the second half:
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“We’re very frustrated with how the game went,” he said. “After the tough weeks we’ve had, the team should have gone onto the pitch, motivated and ready from the start.
“In the first half it didn’t feel like we were ready and then we went 2-0 down. We wanted to do everything. We got one goal back and had a chance to make it 2-2, but sometimes it’s too late. We just need to start the games better.
“We need to realise that it’s just not the way to go. We need to push harder, to start the games with a better attitude and just go for it because we showed that when we go for it and want something, we can do it.
“It doesn’t matter about the other team, when we have the ball and push hard, we can score goals. It’s up to us to start the games with that desire, that motivation, and then we can get good results.”
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