KD: Training very impressive
5th Apr 2012 - Latest News
Kenny Dalglish today spoke of the impressive reaction from his players in training this week and insisted lessons had been learnt from last Sunday's defeat in Newcastle.
The Reds returned to training on Monday following a 2-0 defeat at St James' Park in which Pepe Reina was dismissed.
Attention immediately turned to this weekend's home encounter against 15th placed Aston Villa, and Dalglish has been pleased with the attitude he has witnessed.
"We're fine. Everything that happened on Sunday was addressed on Sunday," he told reporters on Thursday morning.
"The doors are closed now, we've learnt our lessons from it. The players came in on Monday and trained.
"The training has been very impressive.
"Obviously there was a disappointment amongst everybody with the recent run of results, but the only way we're going to address that is to work as hard as we have done.
"We can change to our benefit things that are in our jurisdiction. There are other things that have happened that we can't change because they're out of our jurisdiction so there's no point looking at it.
"We just need to look at ourselves. The players have come in and been really determined, as they've always been, to get a positive result on Saturday.
"Everybody needs picking up but the best way to pick yourself up is to put on a winning performance. That's what the players are determined to do.
"They don't like coming off the pitch having lost a game. That disappointment is a virtue in some ways if we can control it.
"We just stick together - players, fans, staff, owners. Everybody sticking together. As we've always said, we've got a better chance of getting through it if we stick together.
"The determination and the quality is there, and maybe things that are out of our control that can determine results can go in our favour sometimes, but we won't get that if we don't work hard enough to get ourselves in a good position."
After talking about the players, Dalglish was quizzed on how he lifts himself after a defeat.
He answered: "Who picks me up? I've never been down. I've been disappointed but I've never been down."
Reina will serve a three-match ban following his red card, bringing to an end his ever-present record under Dalglish.
Either Alexander Doni or Brad Jones will fill in.
"Doni is experienced, obviously coming from Italian football," said the boss.
"He's worked really hard and he's got a lot sharper since he got here with the work he's put in. He's a credit to himself. He looks after himself and comes in every day and works really hard.
"To play the game against Villa would be the next step.
"It's unfortunate circumstances for Pepe but now someone else can step in, either Doni or Brad."
Villa come into the game having discovered late last month that their skipper Stiliyan Petrov had been diagnosed with acute leukaemia.
Their last outing was a 4-2 defeat to Chelsea when an impressive comeback on their part proved to be in vain.
Dalglish added: "They're obviously been unfortunate in the news about Stiliyan Petrov. That puts football into a bit of perspective.
"For Villa, they were a much changed side last week but if they were a wee bit upset about Stiliyan they didn't show it in the game against Chelsea.
"We know it's going to be difficult and we need the help and support of each other - on the pitch and off it."
On injuries, the boss gave little away.
He said: "Everybody that's injured is progressing. There are one or two in with a shout for Saturday but we don't know yet. Maybe one.
"I don't think we've lost anyone else."
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