The season has had more downs than ups for Liverpool, but their coach Brendan Rodgers still believes they can aim for a successful 2014-2015 term. All it could take would be winning the FA Cup.
The manager who has been with Liverpool since 2012 knows how important it is for the club to collect some silverware before the summer break. As their Premier League title hopes are almost completely vanished, the FA Cup is their best bet.
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‘Our objective at the start, though, was to win a trophy.” Rodgers said. ‘So I think if we didn’t get in the top four and we didn’t have a trophy this year, we would be disappointed.”
Last week, Rodgers was aiming at winning every match they had pending this season but those hopes died rather soon with a 4-1 loss against Arsenal in London.
Next on the schedule is Blackburn Rovers. The team has won three out of its last five games and is thrilled to making it this far into the competition. Blackburn is 10th in the English Football League Championship; Liverpool is currently fourth in the EPL.
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Despite some tragic losses throughout the season, there are still some factors that motivate The Reds. They want to make it a good finish for the team, but especially for Steven Gerard, who will go to play in the MLS this summer.
‘That is something that drives us. We all feel we owe Steven a lot,’ midfielder Joe Allen said.
Gerrard, along with Emre Can and Martin Skretel are suspended for the upcoming game. That could complicate things to keep a clean sheet, the way they have done six times in the past few months.
