Crystal Palace's Jeffrey Schlupp delivers a strong message to his teammates after Liverpool defeat
Ghana's Jeffrey Schlupp has delivered a strong message to his teammates after Palace's defeat to Liverpool at Selhurst Park on Sunday.
The Eagles were defeated 3-1 by Jurgen Klopp's side, but they were impressive for lengthy periods in the second half, looking like they would grab a point despite being 2-0 down at the break.
Virgil van Dijk and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain both scored in the opening 45 minutes, and Palace took some time to get up to full pace in the game.
They were a much better side in the second half, taking the ball to their opponents, cutting the score through Odsonne Edouard and pushing for a leveller which did not come.
Despite the loss, which was Palace's second in a row at home this season, Schlupp suggested his team should aim to carry some energy into their upcoming games.
"We didn't start the first half as well as we would have liked to but we obviously showed a lot of fight and some quality to get back into the game later on in the first half," he told PalaceTV.
"Especially the second half of it, we dominated the game. Obviously, we had some decisions go against us that we didn't really agree with, but at the end of the day [we had] a good second-half performance,"
"I thought we outplayed them and so we need to take those positives into our next games."
Schlupp also stated that they have to take the positives from the game and continue to try to get behind teams.
"Part of our plan is obviously to get in behind teams," added Schlupp, who scored his second goal of the season against Norwich last month.
"As soon as I get the ball, those are the options I want - I need runners so I can play them through.
"JP made a great run and then made another great decision by squaring the ball for Odsonne to put it in the goal. It was a nice move.
"At the end of the day though we didn't win. We've got to try to take the positives we can into the next game and I'm sure we'll be fine." he concluded.