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Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva has revealed how a half-time reading of the riot act from manager Rafa Benitez helped the Reds overcome Havant & Waterlooville in the FA Cup fourth round.
The Reds eventually laboured to a 5-2 win at Anfield on Saturday after they were twice forced to come from behind against their non-league opponents in the first half.
Lucas began the Reds rescue mission with their first equaliser and Benitez's side went on to avoid what would have proved on of the greatest shocks in the history of the competition.
And Lucas, who joined Liverpool in 2006 from Brazilian side Gremio, has admitted that Benitez let his feelings be known at half-time with the game poised at 2-2.
"Rafa said a lot of hard things to us at half-time and told us clearly that we had to improve, because we had conceded goals too easily," Lucas told the Daily Mirror.
"We knew we had to win the game because we are in the top division and they are five divisions below us. We didn't play well enough in the first half.
"The manager told us that. He told us some hard words to make us understand we had to improve and not make any more mistakes.
"We know the first half wasn't good enough, but at least in the second we played much better and we won, so now we must prepare for the next one."
Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva has revealed how a half-time reading of the riot act from manager Rafa Benitez helped the Reds overcome Havant & Waterlooville in the FA Cup fourth round.
The Reds eventually laboured to a 5-2 win at Anfield on Saturday after they were twice forced to come from behind against their non-league opponents in the first half.
Lucas began the Reds rescue mission with their first equaliser and Benitez's side went on to avoid what would have proved on of the greatest shocks in the history of the competition.
And Lucas, who joined Liverpool in 2006 from Brazilian side Gremio, has admitted that Benitez let his feelings be known at half-time with the game poised at 2-2.
"Rafa said a lot of hard things to us at half-time and told us clearly that we had to improve, because we had conceded goals too easily," Lucas told the Daily Mirror.
"We knew we had to win the game because we are in the top division and they are five divisions below us. We didn't play well enough in the first half.
"The manager told us that. He told us some hard words to make us understand we had to improve and not make any more mistakes.
"We know the first half wasn't good enough, but at least in the second we played much better and we won, so now we must prepare for the next one."
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