Emiliano Insua admits he will have to prove himself all over again if he is to regain his left-back slot on a permanent basis.
The 20-year-old made his first appearance since returning from the South American Under-20 Championships in the 2-0 Premier League win over Sunderland on Tuesday.
Before he flew out to Venezuela to represent Argentina in the tournament Insua had made the left-back slot his own with a series of solid performances.
Liverpool won four of the five games he appeared in and drew the other at Arsenal – but Insua insists he had no option but to abandon his flourishing club career.
And now he is back in the first team picture he is aware of the need to step up his work-rate to re-establish himself in a position that Fabio Aurielo and Andrea Dossena are ready to fight for.
“It’s a tough level because it’s the best league in the world,” Insua said. “Playing for Liverpool is even tougher because this team always has to play to win. You also have many players who play for their national teams.
“But I came back from the tournament in South America two weeks ago and I’m back training with the first team.
“I’ll just keep training hard and keep trying to show the boss that I’m good enough.
“It was a difficult decision for me to go away because I’d played four consecutive games but you have to say yes to the national team. I spoke with Rafa and he told me to go.
“I missed some important games like Everton and Chelsea but now I have to think about the future.
“I’ve had a few games and I think I’ve done quite well. Playing with the first team has given me a chance to improve.
“The manager gave me a lot of confidence. He told me to keep calm when I play and afterwards he encouraged me to keep going.”
The 20-year-old made his first appearance since returning from the South American Under-20 Championships in the 2-0 Premier League win over Sunderland on Tuesday.
Before he flew out to Venezuela to represent Argentina in the tournament Insua had made the left-back slot his own with a series of solid performances.
Liverpool won four of the five games he appeared in and drew the other at Arsenal – but Insua insists he had no option but to abandon his flourishing club career.
And now he is back in the first team picture he is aware of the need to step up his work-rate to re-establish himself in a position that Fabio Aurielo and Andrea Dossena are ready to fight for.
“It’s a tough level because it’s the best league in the world,” Insua said. “Playing for Liverpool is even tougher because this team always has to play to win. You also have many players who play for their national teams.
“But I came back from the tournament in South America two weeks ago and I’m back training with the first team.
“I’ll just keep training hard and keep trying to show the boss that I’m good enough.
“It was a difficult decision for me to go away because I’d played four consecutive games but you have to say yes to the national team. I spoke with Rafa and he told me to go.
“I missed some important games like Everton and Chelsea but now I have to think about the future.
“I’ve had a few games and I think I’ve done quite well. Playing with the first team has given me a chance to improve.
“The manager gave me a lot of confidence. He told me to keep calm when I play and afterwards he encouraged me to keep going.”
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