Liverpool’s Gini Wijnaldum has revealed that he and his teammates are eager to “make history” in Qatar for the Club World Cup.
The Reds are set to travel to take part in the event next month, with Liverpool qualifying thanks to their success in the UEFA Champions League.
Wijnaldum, speaking to Liverpool’s official website, revealed that he and his teammates will be ready to clinch the club’s first world club cup title when they travel out to the middle east.
I’m really looking forward to playing in the World Cup for teams because back in the day I saw the Champions League winners play in the competition. What I like the most is that if you win, you get a badge on your shirt.
That’s what makes this competition so special. First of all, it’s really difficult to qualify for a tournament like this.
Second of all, you play against other teams who also had to do a lot of work to come into this competition.
That’s why we have to enjoy it the most – because you never know if it’s going to be your last time in a competition like this. And, on the other side, if you want to play in this competition as much as possible you need to win the Champions League. It also gives you something in the Champions League.
If you win the Champions League trophy you can play the World Cup for teams, so it also gives you another reason to want to win the Champions League.
You go into football to make history and that’s what we want to achieve with the team we’re playing in. We have a good team. We are friends, we work hard for each other. We have a team that when we look back later we can say we achieved things. This will definitely be one of the moments when we look back, we can say we achieved something big.
Read Liverpool’s verdict
The Reds will be wanting to claim the gold at the tournament, even if in the grand scheme of things it doesn’t mean that much.
A badge on the shirt is a nice victory, and it also means the Reds can consider themselves the best side worldwide.
However, the league and Champions League will still be the priority.
