Liverpool defender Kolo Toure is convinced the Anfield outfit have the required quality to finish in the top four of the Premier League this season.
The Reds currently sit in second place in the table, and the Ivorian
thinks that the club's early season form has only strengthened the
squad's belief that a top-four finish is achievable.
There's no
doubt this squad is good enough to get a Champions League place, Toure
told the club's official website. We have so many good players and
there's a great mentality here. We are at a fantastic club.
We need to keep playing well every week and give 100 per cent for
our team-mates and the fans. We're up there and now it's very important
to try to stay there.
A season is like a marathon and there will be plenty of ups and
downs. We're happy with where we are but we must keep working hard and
try to be as close as possible to the top.
The Premier League is a tough competition and we can't look too far
ahead. We'll take it game by game and be really focused because we know
there are really hard games in this league.
Every game is like a final for us. Let's see how far we can go.
Toure
has not played for the Ivory Coast since March but received a recall
for their World Cup play-off against Senegal and he thinks he is ready
to help his nation qualify for next summer's tournament.
They
are very big games and I can’t wait to play in them, he continued. They were always calling me about playing for my country but I told
them I had to prepare myself.
I had to take time and get back
playing again because when you don’t play for your club it is always
very difficult to play for your national team.
You need to be fit to play and I wasn’t playing a lot for City but
this is a new start for me now. I am playing for a great club in
Liverpool and I hope to help my national team go to the World Cup.
There
is great respect for Liverpool in the Ivory Coast. They know I've been
playing regularly for one of the best clubs in the world.
Everyone in Ivory Coast has been waiting for me. When I was not
playing they were talking but I knew what I was doing. I knew my
qualities.
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