Diogo Jota admits he has been suffering a “really, really hard” season as he described the immediate difference made by ending his long goal drought. And even though former Liverpool captain, now a TV pundit, Jamie Carragher joked on the air about being ready to sell Jota for $30 million following a slow start of the game, the Portuguese improved and came out with a lot of credit.Jürgen Klopp on Diogo Jota:“Yeah, [he was] injured too long, same like Lucho [Diaz], and that’s obviously tricky. Diogo was involved in a lot of top, top moments [vs Leeds], won the ball back and set up Mo’s first.” #lfcpic.twitter.com/3KNLjodV5Q— Watch LFC (@Watch_LFC) April 18, 2023 The forward ended a run of 32 scoreless games that stretched over a year when netting Liverpool’s third shortly after half-time in their 6-1 Premier League destruction of Leeds United on Monday night. Jota was twice sidelined for lengthy periods during the last 12 months, first with a hamstring issue and then a severe calf problem that cost him his place at the World Cup.##NAJAVA_MECA_7189865##The former Wolverhampton waited long to get this goal, which he admits affected his confidence. Now it’s about adding to the tally.”Yeah, it was a bit of last season as well, I didn’t score in the last few games. This season is hard, struggling with injuries. Now I’m trying to get that momentum and games like this will certainly help for that. It was a great feeling to score. Obviously, as a forward, I want to score, not only assist, as I’ve been doing this season. And hopefully, I can carry on this form. It’s part of football, and you try to always believe in yourself. When you do get that elusive goal, everything becomes easier in a player’s mind. So, we need to take advantage of the moment because it’s really hard to achieve that.”
