Michail Antonio blogs about his first Premier League goal and facing Liverpool on Saturday
Hello everyone,
I hope everyone is enjoying the festive season, scoring my first ever Premier League goal certainly made my Christmas!
As a kid you always dream of scoring in the Premier League so it really was a very special moment for me. It was an unbelievable feeling, I didn’t really know what to do with myself, and hopefully it is the first of many.
Obviously it wasn’t the cleanest of finishes, but I’ll claim it all day long, every attacking player would!
More importantly, it helped us draw level with Southampton in a difficult match, especially as it was our second game in three days.
When I joined the Club I knew I’d have to be patient and wait for my opportunity, so now I’ve been playing more recently I’m delighted to be able to show everyone what I can do.
Hopefully this is just the start and I can push on from here. I know I can still improve, I will continue to work hard and provide the team with as many assists and goals as possible.
On Saturday we face a very difficult task against Liverpool, however we know as a squad what we are capable of. Having beaten them once already gives us great confidence but we are under no illusions.
They are playing well at the moment, and off the back of two wins, they’ll be up for it too. Throughout their squad they’ve got quality in every position, particularly upfront, so we know we’ll have to be at our best.
They have some great players; Adam Lallana and Christian Benteke are both great players who can score from out of nothing.
However, every team has weaknesses so it’ll be up to us to try and exploit them.
With some of the injured players returning to fitness, we’ve got a lot of different attacking options ourselves. With Dimitri, Victor and Manu coming back, as well as Mauro, Enner and myself, I feel each player we have brings something different to the team and that is very important.
We’re now exactly half-way through the season and in a healthy position not far from the Europa League places.
I’m not really the type of person to look at the table too much really. We just have to focus on each game; we’re only half way through the season so there’s a long way to go!
I’d just like to thank all the fans who have supported me since joining in the summer, it really does mean a lot and I hope to repay the faith with more goals and assists soon.
Happy New Year!
Michail
I hope everyone is enjoying the festive season, scoring my first ever Premier League goal certainly made my Christmas!
As a kid you always dream of scoring in the Premier League so it really was a very special moment for me. It was an unbelievable feeling, I didn’t really know what to do with myself, and hopefully it is the first of many.
Obviously it wasn’t the cleanest of finishes, but I’ll claim it all day long, every attacking player would!
More importantly, it helped us draw level with Southampton in a difficult match, especially as it was our second game in three days.
When I joined the Club I knew I’d have to be patient and wait for my opportunity, so now I’ve been playing more recently I’m delighted to be able to show everyone what I can do.
Hopefully this is just the start and I can push on from here. I know I can still improve, I will continue to work hard and provide the team with as many assists and goals as possible.
On Saturday we face a very difficult task against Liverpool, however we know as a squad what we are capable of. Having beaten them once already gives us great confidence but we are under no illusions.
They are playing well at the moment, and off the back of two wins, they’ll be up for it too. Throughout their squad they’ve got quality in every position, particularly upfront, so we know we’ll have to be at our best.
They have some great players; Adam Lallana and Christian Benteke are both great players who can score from out of nothing.
However, every team has weaknesses so it’ll be up to us to try and exploit them.
With some of the injured players returning to fitness, we’ve got a lot of different attacking options ourselves. With Dimitri, Victor and Manu coming back, as well as Mauro, Enner and myself, I feel each player we have brings something different to the team and that is very important.
We’re now exactly half-way through the season and in a healthy position not far from the Europa League places.
I’m not really the type of person to look at the table too much really. We just have to focus on each game; we’re only half way through the season so there’s a long way to go!
I’d just like to thank all the fans who have supported me since joining in the summer, it really does mean a lot and I hope to repay the faith with more goals and assists soon.
Happy New Year!
Michail