Gerrard keen to avoid poor start

Steven Gerrard wants Liverpool to start the season strongly "It's important to hit the ground running if you want to compete for the title" - Steven Gerrard       Steven Gerrard is determined that Liverpool avoid the early-season errors which crippled their campaign last year. The new fixture list has given the Reds an opening home match against Sunderland - meaning summer signing Jordan Henderson could make his debut against his former club. They then travel to Arsenal before home matches against Bolton Wanderers and Wolverhampton Wanderers and trips to Stoke City and Tottenham Hotspur before the end of September. Last season, with new boss Roy Hodgson in charge, the team claimed just six points from their opening half dozen fixtures before things took a turn for the worse as they dropped into the bottom three. looking forward It was Liverpool's worst start since the 1953/54 campaign, when they were relegated, and that is a situation Gerrard is keen to avoid repeating. "It's important to hit the ground running if you want to compete for the title. You can't afford any slip-ups early on," said the England midfielder, who expects to be fully fit for pre-season training after a groin operation in March. "It's a tough first two games but I'm really looking forward to them and I think we can get two positive results. "Hopefully we will have a few new signings in and we can start the season with three points which would give us the confidence to then go and get a good result at Arsenal."

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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.premierleague.com/namedImage/12306/imageGalleryNext.gif" /></a><img src="http://www.premierleague.com/namedImage/12306/imageGalleryPrevious.gif" /> </div><div class="imageGallery" id="imageGallery"> </div><div class="imageGallery" id="imageGallery"><div class="imageGalleryText" id="imageGalleryText">Steven Gerrard wants Liverpool to start the season strongly</div><div class="callOutCaption" id="callOutCaption"><div class="callOutPhrase" id="callOutPhrase">"It's important to hit the ground running if you want to compete for the title"</div><div class="callOutAuthor" id="callOutAuthor">- Steven Gerrard</div><div class="callOutAuthor" id="callOutAuthor"> </div><div class="callOutAuthor" id="callOutAuthor"> </div></div> <div class="teaserText" id="teaserText">Steven Gerrard is determined that Liverpool avoid the early-season errors which crippled their campaign last year.</div><br /> The new fixture list has given the Reds an opening home match against Sunderland - meaning summer signing Jordan Henderson could make his debut against his former club.<br /> They then travel to Arsenal before home matches against Bolton Wanderers and Wolverhampton Wanderers and trips to Stoke City and Tottenham Hotspur before the end of September.<br /> <br /> <a name='more'></a><br /> Last season, with new boss Roy Hodgson in charge, the team claimed just six points from their opening half dozen fixtures before things took a turn for the worse as they dropped into the bottom three.<br /> <br /> <div class="clubBold" style="background-color: blue; color: white; text-align: center;"><u><b>looking forward</b></u></div>It was Liverpool's worst start since the 1953/54 campaign, when they were relegated, and that is a situation Gerrard is keen to avoid repeating.<br /> "It's important to hit the ground running if you want to compete for the title. You can't afford any slip-ups early on," said the England midfielder, who expects to be fully fit for pre-season training after a groin operation in March.<br /> "It's a tough first two games but I'm really looking forward to them and I think we can get two positive results.<br /> "Hopefully we will have a few new signings in and we can start the season with three points which would give us the confidence to then go and get a good result at Arsenal."<br /> </div><div class="imageGallery" id="imageGallery"> </div><div class="imageGallery" id="imageGallery"> </div><div class="imageGallery" id="imageGallery"> </div></div></div></div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br/> Sumber: <a href='http://dragonhackthis.blogspot.com/2011/07/gerrard-keen-to-avoid-poor-start.html'> Dragon Hack </a>