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Dirk Kuyt Confident Liverpool Can Beat Lille At Anfield
Reds will have too much on Merseyside for French challengers...
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Mar 12, 2010 7:18:00 PM
By Zack Wilson
Liverpool forward Dirk Kuyt remains confident that the Reds can reach the last-eight of the Europa League despite their disappointing 1-0 defeat at Lille on Thursday night.
That result gives Rafael Benitez's side much work to do in the second leg, but the versatile Dutchman is sure that they have enough to see off the French outfit at Anfield next Thursday.
"Obviously 1-0 is not a great score for us but this is what has happened," Kuyt told Liverpool's official website.
"We have got to look forward. We can't think how difficult it will be. We know what happened to Real Madrid. We all watched that game and we have to be focused.
"I'm sure it will be a good night at Anfield and I think we've got a good chance to go through. We are disappointed but we are capable of turning it around.
"It's really disappointing that we let them score with only five minutes to go but I am glad that this round is not decided in one game. We have a chance to put it right."
The defeat at Lille was the Reds' second in a week, having already lost 1-0 at Wigan Athletic in the Premier League on Monday evening.
Kuyt believes that the defeat at the DW Stadium was a blip, and he is sure that supporters will see a vast improvement soon.
"Before Wigan, we had done well and kept many clean sheets," the 29-year-old added.
"The only defeat we had suffered in the league was at Arsenal and it was getting better and better.
"Monday was just an off day. We were all very disappointed, most of all with ourselves. We have got to change that. We put a lot of effort in against Lille and created some chances.
"It wasn't the best game that we have played but I thought we put a lot more effort in.
"We controlled it defensively and until the goal, Lille didn't have many chances.
"We had the best chances and we should have scored with the ones that came our way. But we have got to try and keep pushing harder."
That result gives Rafael Benitez's side much work to do in the second leg, but the versatile Dutchman is sure that they have enough to see off the French outfit at Anfield next Thursday.
"Obviously 1-0 is not a great score for us but this is what has happened," Kuyt told Liverpool's official website.
"We have got to look forward. We can't think how difficult it will be. We know what happened to Real Madrid. We all watched that game and we have to be focused.
"I'm sure it will be a good night at Anfield and I think we've got a good chance to go through. We are disappointed but we are capable of turning it around.
"It's really disappointing that we let them score with only five minutes to go but I am glad that this round is not decided in one game. We have a chance to put it right."
The defeat at Lille was the Reds' second in a week, having already lost 1-0 at Wigan Athletic in the Premier League on Monday evening.
Kuyt believes that the defeat at the DW Stadium was a blip, and he is sure that supporters will see a vast improvement soon.
"Before Wigan, we had done well and kept many clean sheets," the 29-year-old added.
"The only defeat we had suffered in the league was at Arsenal and it was getting better and better.
"Monday was just an off day. We were all very disappointed, most of all with ourselves. We have got to change that. We put a lot of effort in against Lille and created some chances.
"It wasn't the best game that we have played but I thought we put a lot more effort in.
"We controlled it defensively and until the goal, Lille didn't have many chances.
"We had the best chances and we should have scored with the ones that came our way. But we have got to try and keep pushing harder."
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