Christian Poulsen today claimed a hectic September schedule is exactly what the new-look Liverpool need to show their best form.
The Reds midfielder is currently with compatriot Daniel Agger in Copenhagen preparing for next Tuesday European Championship qualifier against Iceland.
However, he already has one eye on what lies in store for Liverpool during the course of the next four weeks and cannot wait to get started.
Aside from Premier League games against Birmingham, Manchester United and Sunderland, Liverpool has a Carling Cup tie against Northampton and two Europa League dates with Steaua Bucharest and FC Utrecht.
It means everyone in the 21-man squad Roy Hodgson submitted to the Premier League will get a chance to shine and Poulsen feels the more they play, the better they will become.
“We have a lot of games so with (Javier) Mascherano and (Alberto) Aquilani leaving we need quality players for the team because for the next six months we will have a game every four days,” said Poulsen.
“It is important for a club who wants to play at the top of the Premier League and fighting for the Europa League to have strong players. I hope after the international break we can come strong again and pick up a lot of points up in the coming months.
“When I came here I had not played since the World Cup so I feel I need some time to get into the rhythm but last Thursday (in the second leg against Trabzonspor) I did better than in the first game.
“I feel comfortable here. The match against West Brom was the first game with Fernando (Torres) and the captain (Steven Gerrard) so you have to learn how they want the ball.
“Fernando is a strong player and can do things at speed and can do things one against one. You also feel Steven and Fernando have a good eye for each other and you saw that against West Brom – I hope it will get even better.”
Though it might seem Liverpool will be light in terms of numbers they can call upon, the 21 names confirmed are also beefed up by the fact clubs can call on unlimited numbers of players under 21.
That means Peter Gulacsi, Martin Kelly, Daniel Wilson, Jonjo Shelvey, Daniel Pacheco, Nathan Eccleston and David Ngog are all eligible.
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