Liverpool goalkeeper Adrian has said he can’t be happy with his saves against Liverpool, the Spaniard made some stunning saves throughout the game to keep his side into the game before they eventually lost 2-0 at the Stadio San Paolo.
A sprawling stop to deny Dries Mertens a certain close-range goal in the opening minutes of the second half drew particular praise for the summer signing.
But Adrian could not glean any satisfaction from his personal performance because of the ultimately disappointing outcome for the team.
Mertens opened the scoring for Napoli from the penalty spot after Andy Robertson brought down Callejon in the penalty area. Former Tottenham striker Fernando Llorente sealed the game for Napoli after he latched on to a poor pass from Virgil Van Dijk to score late in the game.
“It’s my job as a goalkeeper, to try to save all the balls as much as I can and to try to help the team,” the Spaniard told Liverpoolfc.com.
“I gave my best, I tried hard. But at the end of the day, we lost 2-0, so I can’t be happy.
“We knew it was going to be a hard game for us like last season was. At the end of the game, it was small details; the penalty switched the game for them totally and then we lost a bit of shape and conceded the second one.”
When asked about his stunning save from Mertens Adrian said “I was trying to cover as much of the goal.
“It was clear he was going to strike with the first touch. I jumped, watching the ball and tried to touch it with any part of my body, in the end, I touched it with my right hand.”
Jurgen Klopp’s men will want to quickly put the defeat at Napoli behind them with Liverpool traveling to Stamford Bridge to play Chelsea on Sunday.
