Yossi Benayoun backs Liverpool FC to fight back

26 August 2009 05:51
YOSSI BENAYOUN believes hard work and individual talent will drag Liverpool out of their disastrous start to the new season. Two worrying defeats inside the first nine days of the campaign - albeit by teams with hopes of breaking into the top four - has seen boss Rafa Benitez turn on his senior stars and demand more responsibility. But defeats at Tottenham and then against Aston Villa at Anfield on Monday night have brought to a head a summer of change at Anfield. Benitez, unhappy it is believed at the easy access to dressing room secrets by TV pundits who are friendly with his top players, has now called for 'greater responsibility' from his star names. Liverpool players, predictably, have jumped to the defence of a side already six points behind the leaders. Midfielder Benayoun said: 'Of course we are disappointed. We did not expect to lose to Villa but it was just one of those nights when everything went against us. 'Now we know we have to improve on Saturday at Bolton. Against Villa we did not play like we can play, we didn't move the ball quickly enough as we did to beat Stoke last week. 'Last season we only lost two league games, so of course we are not pleased. But we have to show we are still a strong team with character to recover from this. 'It is all about hard work and effort, working from game to game and we know we can do better than this. 'Normally a club like Liverpool will lose only two or three games (a season). Of course everyone will ask if we are strong enough to win the league, but there is still a long way to go and everything can change. 'Not only the senior players must do better, everybody needs to work harder. I am sure we have enough quality, enough good players to do it (win the title).

Source: Liverpool_Echo