{"id":4820,"date":"2019-08-15T07:32:55","date_gmt":"2019-08-15T07:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/?p=4820"},"modified":"2026-07-09T17:33:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T17:33:42","slug":"what-a-story-adrian-jurgen-klopp-hails-reserve-goalkeeper-as-liverpools-very-own-rocky-balboa-after-his-penalty-heroics-helped-the-reds-to-super-cup-glory-against-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/2019\/08\/15\/what-a-story-adrian-jurgen-klopp-hails-reserve-goalkeeper-as-liverpools-very-own-rocky-balboa-after-his-penalty-heroics-helped-the-reds-to-super-cup-glory-against-chelsea\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;What a story, ADRIAN!&#8217;: Jurgen Klopp hails reserve goalkeeper as Liverpool&#8217;s very own Rocky Balboa after his penalty heroics helped the Reds to Super Cup glory against Chelsea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/iKTLmHGepGU\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/iKTLmHGepGU<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Jurgen Klopp has likened penalty hero Adrian to Liverpool&#8217;s own Rocky Balboa<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Adrian saved Tammy Abraham&#8217;s penalty to help the Reds beat Chelsea<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>The stand-in goalkeeper has been called upon after Alisson injured his calf<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>He has had a crazy week that has now seen him become a hero in Istanbu<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Jurgen Klopp hailed stand-in goalkeeper Adrian as Liverpool&#8217;s very own Rocky Balboa as he delivered the knock-out blow in Istanbul.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The goalkeeper, who only joined the Merseysiders 11 days ago, saved Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham&#8217;s penalty in a tense shoot-out to emerge as the hero as Liverpool added the UEFA Super Cup to their euphoric Champions League win in Madrid in June.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Adrian arrived at Anfield as understudy to undisputed No 1 Alisson Becker, but the Brazilian&#8217;s calf tear suffered during the opening day win over Norwich has opened the door to the Spaniard.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-embed\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-7dd6e559af48c485\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/08\/15\/00\/17292076-7358253-Jurgen_Klopp_has_likened_reserve_goalkeeper_Adrian_to_Liverpool_-m-11_1565827092328.jpg\" alt=\"Jurgen Klopp likened reserve goalkeeper Adrian to Rocky Balboa after his display in Istanbul\" width=\"634\" height=\"364\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Jurgen Klopp likened reserve goalkeeper Adrian to Rocky Balboa after his display in Istanbul<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-8e865d2cac9dad08\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/08\/15\/00\/17292072-7358253-The_stand_in_goalkeeper_was_the_hero_of_Liverpool_s_UEFA_Super_C-m-12_1565827143084.jpg\" alt=\"The stand-in goalkeeper was the hero of Liverpool's UEFA Super Cup win at Vodafone Park\" width=\"634\" height=\"372\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The stand-in goalkeeper was the hero of Liverpool&#8217;s UEFA Super Cup win at Vodafone Park<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-dd1277778b7355be\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/08\/15\/00\/17292074-7358253-After_the_match_Klopp_channelled_Sylvester_Stallone_by_exclaimin-m-13_1565827164539.jpg\" alt=\"After the match, Klopp channelled Sylvester Stallone by exclaiming 'ADRIAN' in an interview\" width=\"634\" height=\"372\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">After the match, Klopp channelled Sylvester Stallone by exclaiming &#8216;ADRIAN&#8217; in an interview<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-b232decb8835f134\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/08\/14\/23\/17292078-0-image-a-113_1565823034421.jpg\" alt=\"Adrian became the hero of the night for Liverpool after the match finished 2-2 after extra time\" width=\"634\" height=\"422\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Adrian became the hero of the night for Liverpool after the match finished 2-2 after extra time<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2b3477a11ae447fe\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/08\/14\/23\/17292038-0-image-a-114_1565823039032.jpg\" alt=\"Nine penalties had been scored before Adrian stuck out a leg to deny Tammy Abraham\" width=\"634\" height=\"423\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Nine penalties had been scored before Adrian stuck out a leg to deny Tammy Abraham<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The ex-West Ham man took full advantage to make the vital contribution against Frank Lampard&#8217;s team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">And Klopp said: &#8216;What a story, ADRIAN! Like Rocky after he lost against Apollo Creed I think.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;He kept his nerves. He is really loud in the dressing room already. It&#8217;s so good for him. I don&#8217;t think he&#8217;s won a lot in his life, so I&#8217;m really happy for him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;It&#8217;s about winning it and we did that, so now It&#8217;s onwards. It was like a boxing fight, proper knocks from both sides. I think nobody in the stadium wanted two more 15 minutes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;It was really a killer, but we came through. I&#8217;m not sure about the penalty but who cares now.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-66ec36f38a7cc51d\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/08\/15\/01\/17294060-7358253-image-a-15_1565827207233.jpg\" alt=\"Klopp impersonated Rocky, who shouts 'Adrian' - the name of his girlfriend - in the first film\" width=\"634\" height=\"375\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Klopp impersonated Rocky, who shouts &#8216;Adrian&#8217; &#8211; the name of his girlfriend &#8211; in the first film<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-73e0ee6458e387da\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/08\/15\/00\/17292036-7358253-Adrian_has_been_thrust_into_the_spotlight_after_signing_from_Wes-a-2_1565825551014.jpg\" alt=\"Adrian has been thrust into the spotlight after signing from West Ham as a reserve this summer\" width=\"634\" height=\"424\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Adrian has been thrust into the spotlight after signing from West Ham as a reserve this summer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-82ddc4129363fd60\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/08\/15\/00\/17292034-7358253-Klopp_has_had_to_call_upon_the_former_Hammer_to_deputise_for_nor-a-1_1565825551004.jpg\" alt=\"Klopp has had to call upon the former Hammer to deputise for normal first choice Alisson\" width=\"634\" height=\"423\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Klopp has had to call upon the former Hammer to deputise for normal first choice Alisson<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Adrian added: &#8216;Welcome to Liverpool, eh? It&#8217;s been a crazy week. I&#8217;m really happy we won the trophy and I&#8217;m really happy for the fans because they enjoyed the match.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Earlier in extra time, Adrian conceded a contentious late penalty after appearing to career into Abraham to provide Jorginho with an opportunity to force the shoot-out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">And the keeper added: &#8216;I tried to stop when I saw him, but the strikers are so intelligent. I think he touched me, I don&#8217;t know. I told the referee but it doesn&#8217;t matter now.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson admitted the sweltering conditions played a significant part in the game, adding: &#8216;It was tough. It&#8217;s quite humid here, it was tough, extra-time as well. The lads were struggling. I&#8217;m delighted for Adrian who has just come to the club and he&#8217;s the hero tonight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;We are delighted to win because we want to win as many trophies as we can. We have got to enjoy it now but focus on a big game on Saturday.&#8217;<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-9a2075e5d03d0e64\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/08\/15\/00\/17291388-7358253-Brazilian_Alisson_injured_his_calf_against_Norwich_but_Adrian_ha-a-14_1565824630710.jpg\" alt=\"Brazilian Alisson injured his calf against Norwich but Adrian has more than shown his worth\" width=\"634\" height=\"423\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Brazilian Alisson injured his calf against Norwich but Adrian has more than shown his worth<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Lampard, whose side were the better team for large chunks of the game, hailed his team &#8211; but admitted he wasn&#8217;t happy with the fact Liverpool were afforded two days extra preparation time for the clash here in Turkey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Liverpool played at home against Norwich on Friday night whereas Chelsea travelled to Manchester United on Sunday afternoon<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">And Lampard added: &#8216;I don&#8217;t want to look like I&#8217;m moaning but it clearly affects preparation, it&#8217;s unfortunate they have two day extra recovery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I respect Liverpool, but I felt we were the stronger team. I&#8217;m a terrible lose but the feeling for me is one of pride.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;If we keep playing like that then we&#8217;ll be okay. I saw a lot of things I want to see.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Andreas Christensen was forced off with a tight groin but Chelsea are hopeful the problem isn&#8217;t serious.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-55a7c599bd4537f1\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/08\/14\/23\/17290812-0-image-a-118_1565823052045.jpg\" alt=\"The Reds followed their Champions League win in Istanbul in 2005 with another shootout win\" width=\"634\" height=\"406\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The Reds followed their Champions League win in Istanbul in 2005 with another shootout win<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/iKTLmHGepGU<\/p>\n<p>source:dailymail<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jurgen Klopp has likened penalty hero Adrian to Liverpool&#8217;s own Rocky Balboa Adrian saved Tammy Abraham&#8217;s penalty to help the Reds beat Chelsea The stand-in goalkeeper has been called upon after Alisson injured his calf He has had a crazy week that has now seen him become a hero in Istanbu Jurgen Klopp hailed stand-in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":4408,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_post_source_name":"","_post_source_url":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6409],"tags":[3375,6285,10605,5810,1725,1911,169,4037,10990,10739,9026,11638,168,10859,803,1863,2118,11111,11493,5539,6654,302,7031,6286,460,197,201,10634,11252,115,8126,7299,7968,459,11973,8874,9761,7333,202,467,7419,2570,7766,10443,6218,594],"class_list":["post-4820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-adrian","tag-anfield","tag-apollo","tag-boxing","tag-brazilian","tag-champions-league","tag-chelsea","tag-christensen","tag-creed","tag-display","tag-fans","tag-forced","tag-frank-lampard","tag-girlfriend","tag-goalkeeper","tag-hammer","tag-henderson","tag-injured","tag-interview","tag-istanbul","tag-jordan","tag-jorginho","tag-jurgen-klopp","tag-klopp","tag-lampard","tag-liverpool","tag-liverpool-footbal-clube","tag-lost","tag-manchester","tag-manchester-united","tag-match","tag-moaning","tag-nine","tag-norwich","tag-one","tag-penalties","tag-shoot","tag-summer","tag-super-cup","tag-tammy-abraham","tag-the-game","tag-turkey","tag-uefa","tag-uefa-super-cup","tag-west-ham","tag-who"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4820"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4820\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52025,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4820\/revisions\/52025"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}