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Brendan is confident his players will approach the FA Cup semi in the right way today

Brendan is confident his players will approach the FA Cup semi in the right way today

Speaking ahead of the FA Cup semi final this afternoon, Brendan Rodgers has reiterated his players’ desire to win and their hunger for FA Cup success. With Liverpool having already lost out on a semi final this season – in the Capital One Cup – the pressure will surely be on to ensure that disappointment isn’t once again with Liverpool fans by the time the final whistle blows and Rodgers is certain Liverpool’s players are committed to achieving success for the fans and the clubs.

Whilst speaking to Liverpoolfc.com, Rodgers said: “We now arrive into our second semi-final of the season. This is a really prestigious competition and the game at Wembley sets it up perfectly for us.

“We know it will be a difficult game but this club is based around winning trophies and we want to do everything we can to turn what was a disappointing season at the beginning into what will hopefully be a successful season come the end.

“The players are very committed; our young players are very hungry and committed to achieving success. They are adapting to the ways of working.

“We have got some hungry players in there and some experienced players – the likes of Steven [Gerrard], who has won a lot of trophies in his career. The balance is great for us and hopefully we can go on and do that.”

Liverpool have not made short work of any of their FA Cup opponents yet this season, beating teams by one goal on a number of occasions and many fans will be hoping for a much more confident display from Liverpool.

With Steven Gerrard and Martin Skrtel returning from suspension, Rodgers may look to that experience to further boost a side that has recently returned to winning ways and attempt to squeeze a bit more magic out of the soon to be departing Liverpool captain.

On the subject of winning the cup and how trophies can breed success, Rodgers said: “When you’re striving to be up there and competing, the confidence that it would give – for the players to be stood up on the podium and having won a trophy – they’ll see that this is a place where you can win.

“In my two-and-a-half years here, the concentration in the first couple of years was to get towards the top four. After implementing the philosophy in the first year, we went on a great ride in the second year and brought the title down to the very last day.

“This year was about trying to consolidate that even though it was going to be really difficult because of everything that was going to happen at the club.

“This year was about focusing on the trophies and the cups; we reached one semi-final and we’re now in another one, so we’ve shown the intent that we want to win.

“Over the last couple of years, the players have consistently been very good. The competition is now far greater than it has ever been in terms of teams competing.

“For us to win a trophy this year would really be a springboard for the development of the team, and that is something we’re pushing very hard to do.”

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