http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809’s reserve goalkeeper, Brad Jones, was over the moon with his side’s 1-0 win over Reading at Anfield on Saturday.
The Australian International opined that the victory will serve to ease the jittery nerves of the team, which have struggled to get the results in their favour despite coming up with commanding performances at times.
The win was Liverpool’s first at Anfield this season. It lifted them to the twelve spot in the current league standings.
Also, it was only the second time this term that the Reds managed to keep a clean sheet.
The Merseyside outfit were hit by a couple of setbacks just at the eve of the game, as striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pepe-Reina-c29672 both suffered injuries while on international duty.
Jones, who also made a brief cameo last season, was handed over the gloves in the absence of the Spaniard.
It was the 30-year old’s first start for Liverpool in the Premier League.
After having helped his side to secure all three points at the weekend, the understudy shot stopper let out his delight over his part in the game.
He said that he could not have asked for a better return to action and feels that the Reds thoroughly deserved their win.
“It was a good afternoon. To come back after the internationals and get thrown in and keep a clean sheet, I was happy with that. I'm happy to get the win. I think the performance probably deserved a bit more than just the one goal, but overall we dominated
the game and deserved the three points,” he told the reporters.
It has been difficult first two months for the Merseyside club since the start of the term.
After getting hammered by West Bromwich Albion on the opening day, they were forced to digest painful defeats against rivals Manchester United and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 at home. They only managed to secure their first victory of the season in their sixth game against
a stuttering Norwich City.
Jones admitted things could have gotten far worse for his team had they failed to emerge with all three points on Saturday.
He said, “It was important to get our first home league win of the season… You don't want it to drag and then maybe have our confidence suffer.”
Liverpool now have 9 points from their 8 games and trail the fourth-placed http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Everton-c13019 by a margin of 6 points.
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