Source: Team_Talk
Werner looks to restore 'lustre'
iverpool chairman Tom Werner insists owners Fenway Sports Group are working hard to restore the "lustre" of the club.[LNB] The signing of Newcastle left-back Jose Enrique for a fee in the region of £6million takes manager Kenny Dalglish's summer spending up to around £50million.[LNB]Add to that FSG's approving the spending of all of the £57million income of January sales Fernando Torres and Ryan Babel on club-record signing Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez and it is apparent the Americans are serious about rebuilding the club.[LNB]They performed a similar feat with baseball side Boston Red Sox, winning the World Series soon after taking over.[LNB]"I don't think anybody is working harder than we are right now to continue to see if we can recruit talent," said Werner.[LNB]"We are willing to spend pounds to upgrade the team and I think that both clubs, both the Boston Red Sox and Liverpool, are blessed with management that is tireless and smart and I think that is the essential ingredient.[LNB]"It's been our goal to try to improve our position on the pitch, and to try to create a environment for players to say they want to play in Liverpool and bring some of the lustre that all the fans know back to the club."[LNB]Principal owner John Henry said last month he expected the Reds to regain their top-four status this season.[LNB]Werner has a broader opinion on what FSG want to achieve.[LNB]"Our hope is that we can make our fans proud of what we have done," he added.[LNB]"I don't want to promise so much. I know John has said we're going to be top four, and Kenny says, 'well, why can't we win?'.[LNB]"But we just want to move forward - we want to be better this year than last year and just keep going on the right track."[LNB]As well as investing in players FSG have put their faith in Dalglish, who was given a three-year contract at the end of last season having taken over in January and effected an impressive turnaround.[LNB]"I can't think of somebody who embodies the relentlessness and the drive and the attitude of excellence better than Kenny," Werner told LFC TV in an interview to be screened tonight.[LNB]"Obviously we knew of him before we met him. I think he is a natural leader.[LNB]"I've had the privilege to watch him as he trains the men at Melwood and I just think he's so charismatic and I think he's been able to instil a sense of purpose into the club, and when he says something I think people listen."
