Carragher: We Deal City Focus

Veteran Liverpool defender, Jamie Carragher, admit it very difficult for the Reds squad not to think about next season after undergoing a very disappointing start to the season.
Despite starting the season with a devastated condition, Carragher expects the players to maintain their professional attitude to deal with seven matches left this season, and hope they are able to qualify for competing in the Europa League next season.
Liverpool's worst season occurred in the first six months when it was handled by Roy Hodgson, in which the Reds claimed nine Premier League defeat at the event, which makes the former Fulham coach was fired and replaced by Kenny Dalglish.
Since handled Dalglish Liverpool's performance is getting better, but to secure fifth place standings until the end of the season seems to be very difficult. And after frozen out of the Europa League, Liverpool must make to end this season with a fairly disappointing results.
Face Manchester City, who will travel to Anfield on Monday (11 / 4), Liverpool will not be strengthened by Steven Gerrard, who must end this season because of a groin injury.
"She seems to have to end this season quickly and we must be ready to face the remaining matches without him," said vice-captain of the Reds was quoted as saying ESPNSoccernet.
'I think every player also was thinking about next season, after we were frozen out of the Europa League. But we want to end this season to achieve the best results and try my best so that we can get one place to compete in European competition next season,' he said .
Carragher admits that they lose focus in the last few games. And deal with situations like this, if Liverpool can not concentrate in every game, then the Reds will not be able to end this season in accordance with their expectations.
"Since the arrival of manager, whether he (Kenny Dalglish) and the players are doing your best, but in the last few games, we were not able to achieve the results that we want," said 33-year-old defender.
"It's important for us to return to the main line. The match will be a determination to face City, but every game was held at Anfield, will give us additional energy," he added.
"City have players good enough and in the last game, they were able to achieve impressive results. While many of us who were injured and able to provide opportunities for them," he continued.
"The match will be a game where a lot of people who doubt our ability, but we will prove them wrong. It will not be easy, but this will be one game that we needed after our disappointment with the way we played and the results dipertandingan won our last, "he concluded.
Apart from Gerrard will not be strengthened by the end of the season, Liverpool will also not be reinforced by a row of them, such as defender Daniel Agger, who must end this season because of knee injury, and Glen Johnson and Martin Kelly, both of whom suffered hamstring injuries

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