Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso has leapt to the defence of his club and insisted that winning games is more important than an entertaining style of play.
Liverpool share the top spot in the Premier League with Chelsea but have come in for criticism from some quarters for their conservative approach to games this season.
However, speaking to The Sun the Anfield club's Spanish midfielder, Xabi Alonso, has hit back at this criticism whilst also revealing his club’s desperation to claim a first Premier League title.
“We will play our style and try to win the title in our own way,” he said. "We are so obsessed with winning the league this season that it is almost dangerous.”
The former Real Sociedad man also insisted that his team’s results this season proved his point.
“I know that some people try to put us down and say that we are too defensive or not as attractive as other sides,” acknowledged Alonso, “But everything we have achieved this season disproves that nonsense.”
Despite their lofty position in the league, the Reds have been outscored by the likes of Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal and Aston Villa - and trail Chelsea by a goal difference of 15.
Yet Alonso insists that winning is the most important consideration and that his side need to play effective rather than entertaining football.
“We do not need to play super-elaborate football like Arsenal or Barcelona,” he claimed, before adding, “If Liverpool was such a defensive or sterile team as some people seem to claim then we would never have won as many matches as we have this season.”
Alonso almost left Anfield in the summer and reports still circulate that he may leave Merseyside this season, yet he insists he is an important member of the first team. He concluded: “I knew even when it looked like the club were on the verge of selling me to Juve, that if I actually stayed then not only would I be useful to Liverpool but that I would be a first-team starter.”
Liverpool share the top spot in the Premier League with Chelsea but have come in for criticism from some quarters for their conservative approach to games this season.
However, speaking to The Sun the Anfield club's Spanish midfielder, Xabi Alonso, has hit back at this criticism whilst also revealing his club’s desperation to claim a first Premier League title.
“We will play our style and try to win the title in our own way,” he said. "We are so obsessed with winning the league this season that it is almost dangerous.”
The former Real Sociedad man also insisted that his team’s results this season proved his point.
“I know that some people try to put us down and say that we are too defensive or not as attractive as other sides,” acknowledged Alonso, “But everything we have achieved this season disproves that nonsense.”
Despite their lofty position in the league, the Reds have been outscored by the likes of Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal and Aston Villa - and trail Chelsea by a goal difference of 15.
Yet Alonso insists that winning is the most important consideration and that his side need to play effective rather than entertaining football.
“We do not need to play super-elaborate football like Arsenal or Barcelona,” he claimed, before adding, “If Liverpool was such a defensive or sterile team as some people seem to claim then we would never have won as many matches as we have this season.”
Alonso almost left Anfield in the summer and reports still circulate that he may leave Merseyside this season, yet he insists he is an important member of the first team. He concluded: “I knew even when it looked like the club were on the verge of selling me to Juve, that if I actually stayed then not only would I be useful to Liverpool but that I would be a first-team starter.”
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