Matt Beard gives Liverpool verdict after PSG defeat as Atletico Madrid test eyed
Liverpool boss Matt Beard believes his side can take confidence from their performance against Paris Saint-Germain in the AMOS Women’s French Cup despite being beaten on penalties.
Summer signing Natasha Flint's fine finish cancelled out Jade Le Guilly's superb opener to see the contest end 1-1 after 90 minutes at the Stade Michel Bendichou. However it was the French side who triumphed in the resulting shootout, with Missy Bo Kearns, Gemma Bonner, Jenna Clark and Yana Daniels all faltering from 12 yards out.
Liverpool will now meet Atletico Madrid in the tournament's third-place play-off on Thursday (August 31) and Beard believes his squad can take plenty of positives from Monday's game into the clash with the Spanish giants. "It's only our second game in pre-season, so we're pleased with a lot of things that we've been working on in training for it to come off," he told liverpoolfc.com.
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"I felt we were really good for 30 minutes in the second half. It's obviously disappointing to lose the game on penalties but when it comes to penalties, it's obviously a lottery. But I was pleased with a lot of stuff that we did today. We can take a lot of confidence, a lot of learning up against a very good side tactically into the rest of our pre-season."
Looking ahead to Thursday's clash, Beard added: "We need to rotate because we've only played one game [before the PSG meeting] this pre-season, so we need to rotate. We had planned minutes for players tonight. This really is about developing what we've been working on in training.
"It's about getting everyone
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