Jota: I need to be at my best all the time, and my goal is only to score goals

Recently, Jota said in an interview with Liverpool's official website that he will not pay attention to the data and will try to achieve the best state to help the team score goals.

According to statistics, the Portugal international has scored 14 goals in all competitions this season – more than he has scored in 2020-21. In the Premier League, Jota was the second-place finisher after teammate Salah, and last week at the Emirates Stadium, Jota helped Liverpool advance to the league cup final.

But Jota himself was reluctant to consider the data. His focus is always on the next challenge and the next opportunity: "I always find it hard to answer. I was asked this question when I first joined Liverpool (about being at my best). Sometimes in a game, you just show up in the right place at the right point in time and you just have to hit the ball in. ”

'I think every game is different for me, it's all a new challenge and you always need to be at your best to play at the highest level. Jota's all-rounder attributes were the main reason Klopp signed him, which is also a characteristic of Jota on the pitch. "At first, I played on the left in a 4-3-3 formation and then as my fitness improved I started to get into the box more often and score goals. I ended up basically getting to the 10th position. People started: Oh, this guy can score, so we should put him up front. ”

He added: "I always try to do what the manager asks me to do. At Wolves, we sometimes play as a striker with three men and I'm on the left because we have a suitable main striker Jimenez. When we use a two-striker, I dominate the attack in front, so it depends on what the manager asks me to do. ”

"I'm trying to adapt and I think that's one of my main characteristics. I'm not going to force anyone to adapt to me – I need to try to fit into any formation and do the best I can. ”

"Maybe some people will say I'm not a proper fake no.9, or I'm not a no.9. But whenever I'm on the pitch, my goal is only to score goals, to get the team to score, and that's what I try to do. ”

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