Divock Origi Comments on Liverpool Goal vs. Dortmund, Jurgen Klopp and More

Liverpool starlet Divock Origi believes he can become a “big player” for the Reds after scoring in the 1-1 UEFA Europa League draw against Borussia Dortmund on Thursday night. 

The Belgium international has made big strides after a shaky start to the 2015-16 campaign and flashed all of his talent during the match against the Signal Iduna Park team. Per James Pearce of the Liverpool Echo, Origi believes he's at the perfect club to continue his development:

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I have learned a lot, I’ve adapted a lot. I’m still young, only 20 and people sometimes forget that.

I’m grateful to be at this big club, where people believe in me and everything is here for me to become a big player which is my aim.

I’m happy that I’m making these steps and hopefully that continues.

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The 20-year-old spent the 2014-15 season on loan with Lille and struggled in France, and his poor start to the 2015-16 campaign was to be expected. For all of his raw talent, he's still a young and unpolished player, and the step up to the Premier League proved difficult at first.

Injuries also played their part, but since his return to the pitch in February, Origi has looked every bit the prospect who rose to fame during the 2014 FIFA World Cup and secured a move to Anfield with a series of strong performances.

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His goal against Dortmund was arguably his most important of the season, putting the Reds in a great position to advance to the semi-finals of the Europa League. Here's a look at the strike:

Per Pearce, Origi explained how the goal came to pass:

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Everyone said I should play to my qualities, which is getting in behind the defenders and taking them on one-on-one and of course, importantly, scoring. I’ve very happy that I could do this.

I saw Millie [James Milner] going for a header and I read his game a little bit and went deep.

When the ball came to me I could feel the defender was close and usually they open their legs so I tried to shoot it to the other side and it went in.

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The maturity to recognise his defender would widen his base to try to block Origi's shot shows just how far the youngster has come―most strikers would probably have taken another touch to try to create space, giving other defenders the time to close down the space.

Origi did more than just score, however―per Tony Barrett of the Times, he proved a serious handful for the Borussia defence:

For young players, confidence and the right amount of support can often make a world of difference, and Origi told Pearce the support from Klopp, his team-mates and the fans played a big part on Thursday:

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I could feel the support from the fans and it gave me a big boost.

It does make a difference to experience that. It was playing against a big team and as the striker I had a big responsibility.

I felt the support of everybody from the coach to my team-mates and the fans. Everyone tried to help me as much as possible and it showed in my performance.

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Finally, he also commented on the reception Die Schwarzgelben gave Klopp, calling it “special to see,” and the striker urged the Reds to seal the deal at Anfield, saying there are no favourites in this tie.

The two clubs will meet at Anfield for the return leg on Thursday.

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