Dalglish wants wins, not draws

Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish has admitted that he is happy with the performances shown recently by his side, but he wants his players to transform their good showings into wins.

The Anfield outfit have drawn their last four games at home, and although the Scot was pleased with his team’s efforts last week against Manchester City, he was not content with a point.

“We are never going to be happy with a draw against anyone, we are happy with wins,” Dalglish told Mirror Football.

“We were delighted with the way we played but I think we set our standards a little bit higher than drawing against people.

“I think we deserve better than that, I think we are better than that, and it’s up to us to stand up and be counted and start winning games.

“We’ve done fantastically well and in most of the games we’ve played at home I think we should have come away with three points,” he stated.

The Reds travel to take on Fulham at Craven Cottage on Monday night, and although they won heavily there last season, Dalglish knows Martin Jol’s men will offer a stern test.

“We know it’s going to be a very difficult game. We also know we went there and won 5-2 last year but we got our reward for that by getting three points,” he added.

“We’ll only get what we deserve from the game and the effort we put in on Monday night.

“Everything that comes out in a game is a reflection of what you’ve done in the lead up to it, whether it’s two or three days or two or three months.

“The players have always trained very well and we’ve been delighted with their approach on and off the pitch. You only get out of life what you put into it and I think the same applies to football,” he concluded.

Liverpool go into the game in seventh place, but the Merseysiders can move up to fifth with a two-goal win.

By Gareth McKnight