Jarell Quansah Is “Gutted” About The League Title But Will Keep Pushing For Trophies

Jarell Quansah has become an unexpected standout of this season, after making his senior debut in August against Newcastle. The 21 year old defender has made 30 appearances so far, and is hoping that Sunday’s match against Tottenham Hotspur will mark his 31st. As we near the end of the season, everyone is looking to those top four spots and while Liverpool ensured Champions League qualification for next season, knowing that the title has just slipped out of their reach is still tough to take, even for the youngster.

“It’s hard to take positives while the season is still going on,” Quansah said recently.

“But it’s a good thing. I am looking forward to next season, but we’re just gutted we couldn’t push for the title. It has always been the same here, at the very least qualifying for the Champions League and pushing for trophies and that is always what we are striving for and trying to do.”

Champions League won’t be the only thing changing next season, as we all know that Liverpool will be under new management come August this year with Arne Slot set to take over for Jürgen Klopp. 9 years is a long tenure for any squad, and with most of the current players in the squad having been signed by Klopp, it will be a much different way of life ahead.

“The dressing room is full of winners and people who want to win – we won [the League Cup] this year as well and from there we are in a different place to others,” Quansah continued.

“We’ve got a strong group still and it will get stronger and stronger, the longer we are together.”

There have certainly been some trying times this season, most recently only winning one out of the last five league matches, and even moreso some needed lessons for Quansah himself. No one needs reminding that he was the one who gave Bruno Fernandes the ball for him to score from 40 yards out - least of all Quansah himself.

“When I was younger I used to struggle when I made a mistake and sort of go under,” the defender explained.

“So in such a big game I made that error but I’ve got to take the positives from it and the way I bounced back from it and managed to play [the final] 40 minutes without putting a foot wrong and helping with a goal.

“I didn’t go under and in probably one of the hardest stadiums you can go to in such a big game. Everyone makes mistakes and it is just about how you deal with them.”

Liverpool have another chance on Sunday to put points on the board, hosting Spurs at home, and hopefully Quansah himself will be able to rectify some previous mistakes.