Brendan Rodgers was delighted with Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Aston Villa on Saturday, but was insistent there was further room for improvement.
The Reds made it four Premier League wins out of five, and a third consecutive win on the road courtesy of goals in each half from Fabio Borini and Rickie Lambert.
The result moved the Reds to within four points of the top four, and Rodgers insists there is more to come from his side.
“We have regained our identity in how the team has played for two years,” the Northern Irishman told reporters at his post-match press conference inside Villa’s ground.
“It is fair to say that in the opening four months or so of the season we were just nowhere near what we have been. We needed to find a solution to that.
“We changed the system for [the Manchester United game] and even though we lost the game, I saw enough in our play and the dynamic of the team to show that it could be a way for us going forward.
“There has been a lot of hard work, the players have got confidence now in the way of working and they have been performing very, very well.
“You will always be looking to improve, no matter how well you are doing. It’s the challenge when you work with young players; you saw the youthfulness in the team today.
“There’s a lot of improvement left in this team and group. But we’re building towards the future here at the club. We have been progressing very well.
“We obviously had a bump in the road in the early part of the season. But in this period, the team is performing at a good level – defensively strong and playing some wonderful football. It’s pleasing, but we have to keep improving.
“We have regained our identity in how the team has played for two years,” the Northern Irishman told reporters at his post-match press conference inside Villa’s ground.
“It is fair to say that in the opening four months or so of the season we were just nowhere near what we have been. We needed to find a solution to that.”
“We changed the system for [the Manchester United game] and even though we lost the game, I saw enough in our play and the dynamic of the team to show that it could be a way for us going forward.
“There has been a lot of hard work, the players have got confidence now in the way of working and they have been performing very, very well.
“You will always be looking to improve, no matter how well you are doing. It’s the challenge when you work with young players; you saw the youthfulness in the team today.
“There’s a lot of improvement left in this team and group. But we’re building towards the future here at the club. We have been progressing very well.
“We obviously had a bump in the road in the early part of the season. But in this period, the team is performing at a good level – defensively strong and playing some wonderful football. It’s pleasing, but we have to keep improving.”
It’s fair to say we are improving because we have been truly dreadful so far. When you are in this position theiris only one wat too go and that’s up. Why have we been like this….well we lost our great Suarez and then we did not try to replace him why? Because you Rodgers and whoever else was responsible bought mediorce players in to try and fill in the massive hole that player left. Your mindset is trying to emulate Barca’s tic tac football, this is the EPL and our game is more than that. We need to mix our play up with both power and passion, and you can only acheve that with the correct type of players….so far you have failed miserably.
You have now been here long enough know what to expect from this league, so why have you not addresed this problem. The way I and many supporters see you as apprentice learning your trade and lacking in experience at the highest level. In previous comments that I have posted I have been one of your ferecast critics, not just this season but from the time you arrived at this club, and I see nothing that will change my mind. I have called you arrogant naive, embarrassing, inept, clueless,and most of all an imposter.
I believe that if you don’t change your mindset to some degree, then you will not remain at this club for much longer. This is not a rant from a deluded supporter, but someone who has supported this great club for more than fifty five years. I would like nothing else than to spend time in your company, then maybe you realise the way some our supporters feel, we are not idiots so don’t treat us like one, infact you may just learn a few things. …..YNWA