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Kenny Dalglish Says Supporters Are The Key As Liverpool Show Improvement In Draw Against Everton
Scot feels Reds deserved to beat city rivals after encouraging first half
16-Jan-2011 11:53:00 PM
By Greg Stobart at Anfield
Kenny Dalglish believes the Liverpool supporters hold the key to turning around the club's fortunes and feels the players showed signs of returning to form in the 2-2 draw with Everton on Sunday.
The Scot was back in the Anfield dugout for the first time since his return and watched his side dominate the first half but only come in at the break one goal up thanks to Raul Meireles' strike. The Reds fell 2-1 behind after in the second half but showed character to fight back and earn a draw as Dirk Kuyt slotted home a 68th minute penalty.
Dalglish felt the home support lifted the Liverpool players for the Merseyside derby following a poor run of form and he insists results will improve if they continue to show the same application.
He said: “We started very brightly. I don't know if the players lifted the supporters or the supporters lifted the players. We will be much better off if we are all in it together.
“I think today showed we care about the football club and maybe we can turn it around sooner rather than later.
“You could say we deserved to win the game but at the moment we don't have a great deal of fortune going our way.
“It's a great credit to the players that they continue to tap away at the door to try and get better. The harder the try, the sooner it will come.
“Other than taking all three points, I think it's been a very positive day for us.”
Dalglish felt aggrieved by decisions in the build-up to both Everton goals, the first a header by Sylvain Distin from the corner and the second turned in from close range by Jermaine Beckford.
“The first goal should have been a goalkick and he gave a corner,” he added. “Even if I've lenses in I could have seen that.
“The second one, Martin Kelly got battered and we got turned on the edge of the box. Maybe some other day we would get them given in our favour.
“Sometimes you get a cruel hand. The bounce of the ball went against us. We played with enough to get three points but we can be really pleased with the quality of our football.”
Kenny Dalglish believes the Liverpool supporters hold the key to turning around the club's fortunes and feels the players showed signs of returning to form in the 2-2 draw with Everton on Sunday.
The Scot was back in the Anfield dugout for the first time since his return and watched his side dominate the first half but only come in at the break one goal up thanks to Raul Meireles' strike. The Reds fell 2-1 behind after in the second half but showed character to fight back and earn a draw as Dirk Kuyt slotted home a 68th minute penalty.
Dalglish felt the home support lifted the Liverpool players for the Merseyside derby following a poor run of form and he insists results will improve if they continue to show the same application.
He said: “We started very brightly. I don't know if the players lifted the supporters or the supporters lifted the players. We will be much better off if we are all in it together.
“I think today showed we care about the football club and maybe we can turn it around sooner rather than later.
“You could say we deserved to win the game but at the moment we don't have a great deal of fortune going our way.
“It's a great credit to the players that they continue to tap away at the door to try and get better. The harder the try, the sooner it will come.
“Other than taking all three points, I think it's been a very positive day for us.”
Dalglish felt aggrieved by decisions in the build-up to both Everton goals, the first a header by Sylvain Distin from the corner and the second turned in from close range by Jermaine Beckford.
“The first goal should have been a goalkick and he gave a corner,” he added. “Even if I've lenses in I could have seen that.
“The second one, Martin Kelly got battered and we got turned on the edge of the box. Maybe some other day we would get them given in our favour.
“Sometimes you get a cruel hand. The bounce of the ball went against us. We played with enough to get three points but we can be really pleased with the quality of our football.”
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