Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano has revealed that he felt the club did not beat enough of the sides beneath them in the domestic table, as their bid to end a 19-year drought of league titles failed, despite some excellent victories over the teams at the top of the Premier League standings.
"It has been a very good experience," he told LFC Magazine. "Of course, it would have been much better for us to win the title, but it is good for us to know what it takes to try and win the league.
"We have drawn a lot of games at home against some of the clubs outside the top four, and we know this is an area we must improve next season.
"This season has been a bit strange. We have done really well against all the top teams but have sometimes struggled to beat the others.
"You win the league when you beat all the teams, the bigger ones and the smaller ones.
"But this season we went to Stamford Bridge, the Bernabeu and Old Trafford and won. This is very positive for the future."
Although the side has proved that it can win in some of the most challenging venues in world football, it now needs to increase its capacity to grind out results, the midfielder feels.
"This team is now showing we can win anywhere, but we need to get the balance right for next season," he concluded.
"It has been a very good experience," he told LFC Magazine. "Of course, it would have been much better for us to win the title, but it is good for us to know what it takes to try and win the league.
"We have drawn a lot of games at home against some of the clubs outside the top four, and we know this is an area we must improve next season.
"This season has been a bit strange. We have done really well against all the top teams but have sometimes struggled to beat the others.
"You win the league when you beat all the teams, the bigger ones and the smaller ones.
"But this season we went to Stamford Bridge, the Bernabeu and Old Trafford and won. This is very positive for the future."
Although the side has proved that it can win in some of the most challenging venues in world football, it now needs to increase its capacity to grind out results, the midfielder feels.
"This team is now showing we can win anywhere, but we need to get the balance right for next season," he concluded.
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