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Roy Evans Believes Liverpool Can Win The Premier League
The former Reds boss thinks the current side will be better for having gone so close last time around.
Jul 5, 2009 2:30:58 PM
Liverpool's experience of having come so close to winning the Premier League last season will stand them in good stead for the coming campaign, believes former Anfield gaffer Roy Evans, who sees no reason why Rafa Benitez's men can't go one better and end the club's twenty season wait for a league title.
"I think, as a player, when you've come so close and you've been in the title race, then you know you're capable of going all the way and winning it," Evans told the club's official website.
"You gain confidence from that - not only in yourself, but also in the players around you.
"That's something you can never buy. No matter how great a footballer is, you have to learn to be a winner.
"We've done it in cup ties and competitions in recent years, but when it comes to the league it's over a longer period of 38 games and you've got to be consistent - that's exactly what we were last season."
Liverpool finished as runners up to Manchester United in last season's title race, despite losing fewer games and scoring more goals, and the disappointment of still conceding the title to their bitter rivals will provide a useful lesson to Benitez's men, according to Evans.
"Having played so well and amassed so many points, Liverpool will be disappointed they didn't win the title, but they should take confidence from that, rather than any negatives," he added.
"We could not have come any closer last campaign and I am very optimistic for next season."
Zack Wilson, Goal.com
For more news on England, visit Goal.com's England section
"I think, as a player, when you've come so close and you've been in the title race, then you know you're capable of going all the way and winning it," Evans told the club's official website.
"You gain confidence from that - not only in yourself, but also in the players around you.
"That's something you can never buy. No matter how great a footballer is, you have to learn to be a winner.
"We've done it in cup ties and competitions in recent years, but when it comes to the league it's over a longer period of 38 games and you've got to be consistent - that's exactly what we were last season."
Liverpool finished as runners up to Manchester United in last season's title race, despite losing fewer games and scoring more goals, and the disappointment of still conceding the title to their bitter rivals will provide a useful lesson to Benitez's men, according to Evans.
"Having played so well and amassed so many points, Liverpool will be disappointed they didn't win the title, but they should take confidence from that, rather than any negatives," he added.
"We could not have come any closer last campaign and I am very optimistic for next season."
Zack Wilson, Goal.com
For more news on England, visit Goal.com's England section
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