Monday, January 24, 2011

Poulsen keen for 'new start' with Reds

Christian Poulsen says he is determined to win over sceptical Liverpool supporters and have a "new start" at Anfield
Poulsen joined the club from Juventus in the summer but became synonymous with the failings of Roy Hodgson's reign at Liverpool and has been singled out for criticism by Liverpool supporters frustrated with his performances in the centre of midfield.
However, the Dane started Saturday's impressive 3-0 win over Wolves and hopes the rare away victory will be the first step in his rehabilitation in the eyes of Reds supporters.
"I know the fans sometimes shout at me, but I did really good in the first half, and I had two or three misplaced passes in the beginning of the second half," Poulsen told the club's official website. "Of course, I want to improve my game and I hope I can do that here at Liverpool.
"It's a fight to get into the team, and with some good performances on the training ground hopefully I can have a new start here at Liverpool. The season hasn't been too good for the club or for me. I hope we can now start getting more wins. We need to.
"It's been a difficult year for Liverpool and hopefully we can turn it around in the rest of the season. It's not just me, it's everyone around the club. We need to work hard and turn it around, and hopefully the start can be this win."
Liverpool's win at Wolves was only their second away from home this season and it was achieved in some style, with 30 passes preceding Fernando Torres' second goal at Molineux. Poulsen believes the appointment of Dalglish will make the Reds a more attractive side.
"Kenny hasn't been here long, and he needs to get to know the players and he will slowly adapt his type of football to the team," he said. "Watching the manager as a player was a little bit before my time, but you can feel the difference it has made. At Wolves, it was unbelievable how the away fans support the manager.
"A little difference is that we're playing more through the middle and it worked pretty good at Wolves. Kenny is a manager who wants to play with the ball, we keep the ball on the floor. It's a long time since we got points away. It was an important game if you look at the table, and I hope it will be a good start for the team."

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