http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Stewart-Downing-c34221: Kenny Dalglish was satisfied with Liverpool’s display against Stoke City – EPL News
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 winger Stewart Downing has revealed that Kenny Dalglish was satisfied with the Reds’ performance in a shocking 1-0 defeat against Stoke City at Britannia Stadium.
The English international hailed the performance of the Merseyside club in the latest fixture and has demanded a better performance in the upcoming match against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane.
Despite failing to find the back of the net for the first time in the ongoing 2011/12 Barclays Premier League, Downing believes there were positives to take from the recent outing against Stoke.
The English international acknowledged that Dalglish was happy with Liverpool and continued, "The manager said to us after the game to keep doing what we're doing. I don't think there was a lot wrong with our performance - we played quite well.”
Stoke City faced Manchester United, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Tony-c35440 Pulis’ men have started the campaign impressively as they only suffered a defeat against Manchester United. Downing believes that Stoke City are a
team in good form and has insisted that it is difficult for any team to get all three points at the Potters’ home turf.
However, Downing was impressed by the performance of his teammates at Britannia Stadium and has asserted that the Reds’ were just unlucky.
"Stoke is a difficult place to go, but at times we played some good football and cut through them. We're frustrated, but it was positive that we were able to create chances, were still passing and moving, and trying to do the right thi`ngs,” the former Aston
Villa winger added.
Downing now wants Liverpool to put the last match’s result behind them and has urged them to concentrate on the upcoming fixture against Tottenham Hotspur. The 27-year-old winger is confident that the Reds will be able to get a positive result at White
Hart Lane this weekend.
“It was 'one of those days' and we couldn't hit the net, but hopefully we'll be able to do it at Tottenham next week,” Stewart Downing concluded.
After slumping to their first defeat of the current campaign, Liverpool are now placed sixth in the League standings.
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