Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes his side need to win back the fans and get them back believing after they’ve suffered two disappointing performances on the trot.
The Gunners were thrashed 5-1 at Anfield on Saturday before putting in a woeful performance midweek against Manchester United, and now they face Brendan Rodgers’ side once again, but this time, in the FA Cup.
Earlier in the week, Wenger said if he could hand select his next opponent, it would have been Liverpool, but the boss knows that his side must win back the fans and get them believing again.
“I sense a huge feeling from the crowd to help the team but we have to strengthen that belief with our performance,” the manager said.
“The crowd will no doubt be behind us [against Liverpool] but let’s put the vibes out that we have a go and they will be behind us. They were hugely behind us on Wednesday night, [but] they were frustrated at the end of the game like we were.
“If they were not behind the team that would be a surprise. We are one point off the lead, we play in the Champions League and we play in the FA Cup. If, on top of that, we have not got a crowd behind us that would be absolutely unbelievable.
“We are professional football players. That means we have to cope with every single thing [from] the crowd. That is the job.
“After that if you can help [get the fans] behind the team that makes us even stronger. But we cannot expect too much. Let’s have the attitude to have the crowd behind us. They were behind us at Liverpool, when we were 4-0 down.”
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles