Following Liverpool's 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest at Anfield in the Premier League's second round of matches, Liverpool manager Iraola spoke to the club's official media.

Manager, I know you must be disappointed now. At Anfield, we always aim to take all three points. Could you share your thoughts on the match with us?

Yes, as you said, we always want to win. Especially for me, this was my first home match, so winning was only natural. I think in the first half we played very poorly and didn't control the match. We also felt a bit unlucky. Their goal came from a free kick and our goal was ruled out due to a free kick. But overall, our performance in the first half was really insufficient. However, we improved significantly in the second half.

Yes, that's what I wanted to ask. What did you tell them at halftime? To move the ball faster? What were your specific instructions?

Both of those points. I think when we have the ball, we need to act with more purpose, and when we don't have it, we need to be more aggressive. When defending, we need to press higher and not allow them to play consecutive passes. In the second half, we played much better, controlled the match, and created more chances. We scored two goals, but we could have fallen behind slightly. The penalty decision was truly disappointing. But if we had to lose, we should have lost with the fighting spirit we showed in the second half, not the passivity of the first half.

I know that football matches sometimes depend on fine margins. But I noticed before the penalty decision you made around two substitutions. As a manager, that must have been very frustrating for you.

Yes, very frustrating. Because after we scored, I decided to wait three or four minutes before making a substitution in the first opportunity. The reason was that we had momentum at that time and all the players were giving everything and attacking. During those three or four minutes, I was considering if we could score another goal. I decided to make the substitution once the momentum slowed down slightly. But between when I submitted the substitution list and when our final substitution was completed, a lot of time passed. We actually complained to the referee about this several times before the penalty decision, during two or three dead balls. You can't predict a penalty will happen, but the delay in making substitutions does have negative effects. Compared to the penalty itself – whether it ultimately was or wasn't given – the problem is that you are the fourth official in the Premier League and we submitted our substitution list three minutes before it happened. I don't know what occurred, but we weren't able to complete our substitutions.

On the positive side, when you equalized, the roar from the stands was unbelievable. Did you feel that energy from the crowd inside the pitch?

Yes, absolutely. If we can give them something to respond to – for example, when we equalized to 1-1 and then to 2-2, the players gave everything and attacked, and we created chances – I think the fans would give us their greatest support. Yes, if we play as poorly as we did in the first half, it's really difficult for everyone to support us widely.

Yes. Finally, about Víctor (Muñoz), scoring in the third game is also a positive sign. Could you tell us about him? You chose to start him today and he showed excellent performance.

Yes, I think he played very well when he came on as a substitute a few days ago. That's why I decided to start him today. He played well throughout the match and helped us greatly in defense. In one-on-one situations, he was always dangerous and got into threatening positions. His attacking contribution included statistics and he was able to finish chances. For me, he played exceptionally well in these two consecutive matches.

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