On Wednesday, Federico Chiesa affirmed his desire to remain at Liverpool despite a slow start to life with the Merseysiders.
The Italian arrived on Merseyside in the summer with a lot of excitement from fans but his impact on Liverpool’s season has been minimal so far.
In all competitions, Chiesa has made just nine appearances for a total of 280 minutes. That said, this negligible involvement has yielded one goal and two assists.
But over the last week, the former Juventus star has been more involved with appearances in the Champions League against Lille and PSV Eindhoven not to mention he has been more present on the club’s social media channels.
Now, however, the forward has reiterated his love for the club as he aims to make a bigger impact on Liverpool’s hunt for silverware under Arne Slot.
Chiesa: “Playing at Anfield gives me shivers”
At full-time against PSV, Chiesa spoke to LFCTV and confirmed that he is happy at the club despite a slow start to life in Red.
“I have to thank the coach, the staff, for giving me the possibility to play 90 minutes tonight,” said the Italian attacker.
“For me it was great, I needed it. Since I joined Liverpool I wanted to prove myself, I couldn’t for many reasons. 90 minutes after a while was great so I have to thank the coach.
“There is room for improvement, to get better and better and be at the best of my game,” Chiesa added. “But we have a great team and it’s hard to play, that’s normal. I want to be here, I want to play for Liverpool, I want to challenge myself and I will be ready for my next opportunity.”
What he said next will make Liverpool fans happy. Chiesa has been out of the starting XI for awhile but he is obsessed with Anfield.
He said: “Of course I didn’t get the chance to play for many reasons and this is the first 90 minutes in a while so I’m just happy tonight, focused on that. I’m enjoying being at the club because Liverpool is one of the biggest clubs in the world, the fanbase is just amazing and playing at Anfield gives me shivers.”
Liverpool are lucky to have Chiesa
Every time you see Chiesa, he tends to have a smile on his face. It must be great to have that type of energy around the training ground not to mention his ability.
Last season, he scored 10 goals and assisted three for Juventus so if Slot can get him involved a bit more, it’s more than likely he will make the contributions he expected to after making the move to Liverpool.
There is still a lot of football to play this season so it’s certain Chiesa will get the opportunities he’s craving.
