Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers fresh off of a 4-0 win over Tottenham that sees his team top of the Premiership again for the first time since Christmas is confident that his players are composed enough to handle the pressure in what is sure to be a tight Premiership title race.
If Liverpool can win their six remaining games which includes matches with Manchester City and Chelsea at Anfield they will win their first league title in 24-years, and while remaining quiet about this Rodgers did have good things to say about the way his team beat Spurs telling Sky Sports:”I have said all along, I feel that when there are pressure situations the players can cope.”
“That is what you want, the courage to play. We made it the game it was because of our intensity, our focus, the quality of our football.
“We work to deal with pressure, to get on the ball. The players know 100 per cent if they make a mistake I will take the blame.
“I didn’t see any nerves. I thought the composure, calmness on the ball, the positioning of the team was outstanding.
“We have a wonderful mix: world-class players, young talents from Europe and South America and a load of young British talent here who show that technically they can play and tactically their ideas are very good and they can operate at this level without any fear.
“You see the confidence, there is no anxiety, no pressure. It was great to watch.”
Despite now leading the Premiership Rodgers is still not thinking about the title.
“The dream is for our supporters, they want to win the title – but it is not in my thinking, my thinking it is to prepare the team and perform well and if we do that we can continue to win games and then we can see where that takes it.”
Rodgers was also quick to applaud the support of the fans, adding: “I thought it was as good an atmosphere as there has been.
“It is a monumental size of club and when we have that support behind us it is a real force and the supporters recognise how hard we are working and hopefully that takes us a long way.”
