Arokodare Praises Wolves’ Second-Half Fight at Anfield Despite Defeat

Wolves forward Tolu Arokodare reflected on his side’s 2-1 defeat to Liverpool, admitting the first half had been poor but finding encouragement in the second.

‘Another defeat but the second half was way better than the first. We scored, created more chances, had more of the ball and played more like a team – and I think that is the positive we have to take into the next game,’ he told Match of the Day.

Arokodare revealed manager Rob Edwards’ half-time message was about focus and belief.

‘First, he said we have to get our heads into the game because we conceded two goals quickly, and then he said we have the quality to keep the ball, play football and win our duels, and that’s what we did in the second half.’

Asked about Liverpool’s set-piece vulnerability, he explained: ‘We worked on everything: set-pieces, playing, duels, second balls. We worked on that. I don’t want to say we were lucky, it was a good cross from Andre and we were prepared to score.’

Looking ahead to their next challenge, Arokodare acknowledged the difficulty of back-to-back trips to Anfield and Old Trafford.

‘Of course it’s not easy playing here at Anfield and then going to Old Trafford, but the teams don’t really matter, we’re going to try and go into that game how we finished this game.’