Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola was displeased with the fourth official during the Reds' 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest, when Alisson Becker gave away a penalty
Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola.
Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola.(Image: Gaspafotos/MB Media/Getty Images)
Andoni Iraola was disappointed with the fourth official, Tim Robinson, as Liverpool drew 2-2 with Nottingham Forest at Anfield in the Premier League.
While the Spaniard was unhappy with the penalty that Alisson Becker gave away, he was even more annoyed by the lack of urgency when he was trying to make a second-half triple substitution immediately beforehand.
"With the penalty, the situation has already finished when the contact appears," Iraola said. "And it's not an aggressive contact. But more than this we complained about the subs. We had to wait about three minutes. He was having an issue with the board.
"I don't know if it was not working, but we definitely wanted to do the subs the last two or three stoppages before the goal. It wasn't just that reason but everything helps."
While Iraola is unbeaten as Liverpool head coach, two draws are not what the Reds were looking for. Liverpool has dropped points twice in a row to begin the new campaign.
"We were poor in the first half," Iraola, speaking to BBC Match of the Day, admitted.
Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola.
Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola.(Image: Liverpool FC via Getty Images)
"We improved a lot our performance in the second half, we came from behind twice, but I think the first half didn't allow us to win the game at the end.
"We were quite passive without the ball. We were allowing them to pass and both goals, which came from throw-ins, we didn't defend properly. The general feeling is that we were passive defensively.
"In the second half when we were more aggressive and played with more intensity we attacked better. I hope this serves as a lesson for the future.
"Victor [Munoz] has played really well. Defensively and offensively he did a very good job and was always a threat."
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Goals from Munoz and Alexander Isak were the positives for Liverpool, with a trip to newly-promoted Ipswich Town to come next.
"I think there's no problem in fighting spirit and never giving up," Isak said. "I think we showed that last week as well. Obviously we started the game pretty bad today as well.
"When we gained momentum by scoring a goal, that's where we need to be better, I think, because again today we conceded quite quickly after that. But from the position we were [in], it's always good to get something out of the game."