Crouch happy to compete for place
Posted by AnfieldRed-Admin | Posted in Liverpool FC, Players | Posted on 30-08-2006
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Peter Crouch says he needs to build on the start to the season and keep improving.
Despite scoring at the weekend at West Ham, against Haifa in the champions league and Chelsea in the community shield, the Liverpool striker says he needs to carry on and improve.
"I have to move on from what I did last season, It was obviously great to win the FA Cup with Liverpool and become more established in the England set-up. But obviously now I have to push on and improve on that. I cannot rest on my heels. I have to push on.
“You can see from the competition we have at club level to start games that I have to improve at Liverpool first and foremost. Then I have to carry on trying to establish myself with England further.
“A club like Liverpool needs competition in every position and I think we have got that now. Up front there is a lot of healthy competition, with Dirk coming in now. We all want to play and thankfully I started against West Ham. I was pleased for Dirk, though. He came on and did very well.
“There’s a lot of pressure and the competition keeps you on your toes. You know you have to go out on the pitch, perform and score goals. It is going well at the moment and hopefully I can join up with England now and score a few more.
Crouch was booed as he came onto the pitch last year as a substitute for England, and took a while to score for the reds, but has since made himself an England regular and a crowd favourite following his impressive performances over the past year. Hopefully the big man can carry on scoring and get us the title this year!
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