Liverpool star Diogo Jota explains why he asked Portugal manager Fernando Santos to substitute him against Spain × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Football UEFA Nations League 2022-23 News

Liverpool star Diogo Jota explains why he asked Portugal manager Fernando Santos to substitute him against Spain

By Apratim Banerjee Modified 29 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Diogo Jota explained reason behind asking Fernando santos to substitute him Liverpool striker Diogo Jota reportedly asked Portugal coach Fernando Santos to sub him off in his team's clash against Spain in the UEFA Nations League on September 27. Vitinha was brought on for Jota in the 79th minute with the score locked at 0-0 at that point. However, Portugal eventually lost the game, courtesy of an 87th-minute goal from Alvaro Morata. The loss meant that the 2016 European champions couldn't secure a spot in the final four of the UEFA Nations League. Portugal coach Santos told reporters that he wasn't planning on making the substitution but Jota asked for him to be brought off (via PortuGOAL). View this post on Instagram Instagram Post Jota has had an injury-plagued start to his campaign and missed the pre-season with Jurgen Klopp's side. The 25-year-old forward has played only three games for the Reds so far this season. He is managing his fitness with a busy schedule coming up during the month of October ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup starting in November. Here's what Jota said regarding his request to Santos (O Jogo): "I didn’t have a pre-season, It’s only my second game as a start this season, and I was already feeling a little tired at the end of the season.” Jota has strong competition to secure a spot for himself in Liverpool's starting XI. The likes of Darwin Nunez and Roberto Firmino are also vying for a spot in the team.

Gareth Southgate explained reason behind dropping Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold

Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold Trent Alexander-Arnold was called up for England's UEFA Nations League clashes against Germany and Italy. However, the Liverpool star didn't feature in either match. View this post on Instagram Instagram Post To add to that, he was dropped from the matchday squad set to face Germany. England manager Gareth Southgate made an interesting assessment of the situation. He opined that Newcastle United's Kieran Trippier's all-round game is better than Alexander-Arnold's at the moment. Here's what Southgate said: "I've had long conversations with all of them [who have been left out]. The other night [against Italy], we didn't need the left-back cover. Against Germany we did because of the way we went with the team so we needed Chilly [Ben Chilwell] on the bench and we had Kieran who, at the moment, I feel his all-round game is ahead [of Alexander-Arnold]." (via BBC) Alexander-Arnold has endured a poor start to the campaign and has faced questions about his poor defensive performances in nine matches so far. Liverpool are currently eighth in the Premier League table and will next host Brighton & Hove Albion on October 1. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Aditya Singh × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular ‍ Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी