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title: "Rodgers speaks post-Everton"
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author: "Bobby Vincent"
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published: "2015-02-07T22:27:29Z"
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# Rodgers speaks post-Everton

Liverpool were held to a 0-0 stalemate at Goodison Park on Saturday evening. Brendan Rodgers praised the performance, though and felt his side deserved maximum points.

***“Over the course of the game, I felt we were clearly the better team. The balance in our game was very good.”***

***“We switched off towards the end, in the last five minutes they had a counter-attack that led to their only shot on target.”***

Rodgers was very impressed with his side’s pressing and defending and made that clear:

***“Apart from that, we defended very, very well and pressed the game well at the right moments and I thought we looked exciting in terms of our threat going forward.”***

***“We needed a bit of luck in the final third of the field, we had opportunities both in the first-half and second-half but just couldn’t quite take them.”***

Jordon Ibe, who made his first start since 2013 in the Premier League, impressed today and picked up the man-of-the-match award. Rodgers was quick to praise him and Emre Can, who also impressed:

***“What was pleasing tonight was that in such an intense atmosphere, was the composure of my young players.”***

***“Look at Emre Can tonight, at just 21 years of age, he was like a Rolls-Royce at the back; He defended fantastically and his quality on the ball was very, very good.”***

***“Young Jordon Ibe and the others showed great composure, they connected the game very well in the team.”***

Rodgers went on to talk about the decision to recall Ibe from his loan spell at Derby County:

***“We were just waiting to put Jordon in. We called him back because we felt he could really contribute.”***

***“He had a great spell out on loan which is what you want for young players, to get that experience. He had an outstanding manager in Steve McClaren and a really good time at a good club.”***

***“It was the time to come back and feature and he obviously would have played in the cup games if he was available.”***

***“I had no qualms about putting him in and it was a brilliant performance by him. He was unfortunate not to have scored with his run and strike, and also he has one at the back post where if he arrives a fraction earlier he probably scores.”***

***“He has wonderful temperament and technique, and is tactically very good for a kid coming into that system, having to get forward and then having to know when to tuck in. I was very pleased for him in the intensity of that game.”***