Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has defended the club’s players, amid growing criticism over their performances in the Premier League.
The Reds have lost six of their last seven games in the division, their worst record for over 50 years, which sees the Merseysiders in seventh place and with no chance of challenging for the top four.
Despite this, the Scottish coach feels that the effort is there from the players, and that the run will come to an end soon.
“If someone goes out and gives you the best they can, there is not a problem,” he stated at a press conference, covered by The Daily Mail.
“If they are looking for direction or help, they will get all the help they want here, as long as they are 100 per cent genuine.
“If they are not 100 per cent genuine, then there is a problem. But it won’t be sorted out publicly. I won’t condemn a player in public and never have done.
“You can only be what you are. If other people (manage) differently, that is up to them.
“We are not looking for excuses. We are looking for reasons so that we can correct it. We are not looking to somebody else and saying “if that had been given, it would have been different.”
“We are looking at ourselves and asking how we solve our problems. Nobody is looking for sympathy. There is nobody happy here (with the results),” he concluded.
Liverpool take on Aston Villa at Anfield this weekend.
By Gareth McKnight
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