We must bring home foreign form - Benitez
Last updated at 08:23 16 March 2005
Benitez wants his 味方する to produce their European form on the home 前線 ーするために の近くに the gap on 隣人s Everton in the race for 支持する/優勝者s League 資格.
Everton, in fourth, are eight points (疑いを)晴らす of their city 競争相手s but if the Reds can (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域 Blackburn tonight and then 勝利,勝つ the 201st Merseyside derby on Sunday the Toffees' lead will be 削減(する) to just two points.
However, although Liverpool are in Friday's draw for the 4半期/4分の1-決勝戦 of the 支持する/優勝者s League their 国内の form has been disappointing and Rovers are no pushovers, having lost just five of their last 23 matches in all 競争s and winning four of their last five, 譲歩するing just one goal.
"We have tried to relax this week and talked a lot about our inconsistency," said Benitez.
"I said to the players that if we have played good games in Europe then we can do the same here, all we need to do is to concentrate.
"We know how important this week is for us, and we will try to do what we do in Europe in all our games."
Liverpool have won 支援する-to-支援する league matches on only three occasions this season but Benitez is asking for them to do it over the next five days and then beyond.
"We are not happy with a 状況/情勢 that shows we are not 一貫した, only if we can 達成する that can we get into the 最高の,を越す four," he 追加するd.
"Maybe this week, with two games at home, it will be a good time for us to find that consistency and to 減ずる the gap between ourselves and Everton.
"Blackburn are 積極的な and they know how to play this style. They are good on the 反対する attack and we have been working on how to 競う with that style.
"If we 勝利,勝つ these two games we will be very, very の近くに to Everton and we will have more obvious chances of success and that makes it easier for me to 動機づける the players."
Morientes 支援する
Benitez will have Fernando Morientes 支援する from a groin 緊張する but is still without Harry Kewell, who c ould be out for another month. Djimi Traore and Josemi are also sidelined and will be out for another fortnight.
"We understand the importance of these games but I do not want to think too much about both of them together," said Benitez.
"If we do not 勝利,勝つ the first one we make life difficult for ourselves, so I have been 意図 only on talking about the first game with Blackburn then the second game with Everton will be a lot easier ーに関して/ーの点でs of knowing what we have to do and having 減ずるd the gap.
"The atmosphere against Everton will be fantastic, players do not need much talking to in such games, it is more important at the moment to 勝利,勝つ the first one."
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