‘If he hadn’t scored, they should’ve given him a kicking’: Andrea Pirlo blasts Divock Origi’s Champions League final performance… despite grabbing key goal in win over Spurs
- Divock Origi scored Liverpool’s second goal in Champions League final
- Striker replaced Roberto Firmino 58 minutes into the Madrid showdown
- Forward struck with three minutes to play in 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur
- But Italian legend Andrea Pirlo branded Origi’s display as awful
Andrea Pirlo has taken a surprise swipe at Divock Origi, branding the striker’s Champions League final appearance as ‘awful’.
Origi was a second half substitute on Saturday night as he came off the bench for Liverpool to replace Roberto Firmino in attack.
The forward then repaid the faith put into him by manger Jurgen Klopp by scoring the Reds’ second goal in their 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur with just three minutes to play.
Divock Origi celebrates Liverpool’s Champions League final success on Sunday’s bus parade
Yet Pirlo saw fit to hit out at the attitude shown by the Belgian during his 32 minutes on the pitch at the Wanda Metropolitano.
‘Divock Origi was awful,’ the Italian said on Sky Sport Italia.
‘He came on in such an important game with that attitude. If he hadn’t scored, they should’ve given him a kicking.’
The striker scored Liverpool’s second goal in their 2-0 victory over Tottenham in Madrid
Origi netted three goals in Liverpool’s successful Champions League campaign, but didn’t net his first two until the semi-final against Barcelona.
The forward was drafted in following an injury crisis in attack but helped Liverpool come from 3-0 down on aggregate to defeat Barcelona 4-3 – scoring two goals on the night.
His late contribution in Madrid on Saturday came after Mohamed Salah gave Liverpool the lead over Spurs with a second minute penalty.
But Andrea Pirlo (left) was less than impressed with the Belgian’s performance on Saturday