Evans calls on fans to back Dalglish

04 April 2012 13:17

Former Liverpool boss Roy Evans has urged Reds fans to get behind Kenny Dalglish and his faltering team over the closing weeks of the season.

Defeat by Newcastle on Sunday made it six losses from seven Barclays Premier League matches and left Dalglish's side in eighth place, 16 points off the top four and 34 points behind leaders Manchester United.

Evans, manager between 1994 and 1998, told www.liverpoolfc.tv: "You have to be positive. You have to stick together in times like this, from the players, to the manager, the backroom staff and the supporters."

He added: "It is always a difficult time when you go through periods like this as a manager. Especially as, being manager of a club like Liverpool, you know what it means to the fans.

"They are suffering at the moment, and having a hard time of it.

"And they have every right to be critical. That is part of being a fan.

"But at the end of the day, Liverpool still have a chance of winning the FA Cup, to go alongside the Carling Cup.

"Kenny is not stupid, he knows that his team have not performed to their capabilities of late.

"The league position is not what anyone at the club wants it to be, make no mistake, but my message to the supporters would be to stick together, and try to stay behind the team for the rest of the season.

"Because the team, the players, the manager, they need fans' support at times like this."

Source: PA