Dirk Kuyt believes to qualify for Europe, has placed greater importance on the Carling Cup with Liverpool this season, and the Dutchman says his first trophy since joining the club in 2006 is long overdue.
Kenny Dalglish is expected to field a strong line of the fourth round at Stoke City and Liverpool seek their first win in five visits to the Britannia Stadium and a place in the quarterfinals for the first time in four seasons. Tony Pulis, the Stoke manager, made several changes for the visit of Tottenham Hotspur in the third set to meet the needs of the Champions League on your computer. In the absence of such distractions or objects available in Liverpool, Kuyt knows that competition is a priority for the team of Dalglish.
The Dutch striker, said. "Not participating in Europe is a major coup for the club to the Carling Cup is a fantastic prize to win because we are all desperate to win a trophy last season was a disappointment, is improving and we can do this at the Cup Carling. We have the team to do well in all competitions and have a lot of depth. Carling Cup is taken very seriously and I hope you can use the bad taste, we have in our mouth after draw with Norwich in League and use it positively against Stoke. "
Liverpool have not won a trophy since the FA Cup in 2006 and Kuyt, who signed for the club this summer, is desperate for first trophy of his career Anfield. "Throughout my time as a Liverpool player I was close to winning trophies," he said. "There was a Champions League final, semi final and came second in the Premier League. We were close, but now it's time to get a trophy."
Stoke inflicted the first defeat of the season on the team in September when Dalglish Liverpool wasted a ton of clear chances, as was the case in the 1-1 against Norwich City on Saturday. Kuyt said: "Stoke is one of the most difficult games in the league, they are very strong, but we can be a strong, physical as well, if we create as many chances as we did, we would be happy but .. only to be changed is the number of goals we scored. We must be more ruthless. "
Lucas Leiva is available at the Britannia Stadium after serving a game against Norwich suspension after collecting five bookings this season.
Kenny Dalglish is expected to field a strong line of the fourth round at Stoke City and Liverpool seek their first win in five visits to the Britannia Stadium and a place in the quarterfinals for the first time in four seasons. Tony Pulis, the Stoke manager, made several changes for the visit of Tottenham Hotspur in the third set to meet the needs of the Champions League on your computer. In the absence of such distractions or objects available in Liverpool, Kuyt knows that competition is a priority for the team of Dalglish.
The Dutch striker, said. "Not participating in Europe is a major coup for the club to the Carling Cup is a fantastic prize to win because we are all desperate to win a trophy last season was a disappointment, is improving and we can do this at the Cup Carling. We have the team to do well in all competitions and have a lot of depth. Carling Cup is taken very seriously and I hope you can use the bad taste, we have in our mouth after draw with Norwich in League and use it positively against Stoke. "
Liverpool have not won a trophy since the FA Cup in 2006 and Kuyt, who signed for the club this summer, is desperate for first trophy of his career Anfield. "Throughout my time as a Liverpool player I was close to winning trophies," he said. "There was a Champions League final, semi final and came second in the Premier League. We were close, but now it's time to get a trophy."
Stoke inflicted the first defeat of the season on the team in September when Dalglish Liverpool wasted a ton of clear chances, as was the case in the 1-1 against Norwich City on Saturday. Kuyt said: "Stoke is one of the most difficult games in the league, they are very strong, but we can be a strong, physical as well, if we create as many chances as we did, we would be happy but .. only to be changed is the number of goals we scored. We must be more ruthless. "
Lucas Leiva is available at the Britannia Stadium after serving a game against Norwich suspension after collecting five bookings this season.
