Kenny Dalglish is confident of long-term success at Liverpool, but rues social media for encouraging demand for instant success.
'No success is instant,' insists Reds boss
Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish is still confident of long-term success at Anfield but rues social media for encouraging a demand for instant success from supporters.
The Reds were booed off the pitch last week following a 2-1 home defeat to bottom club Wigan, their fifth league defeat in six games.
Despite lifting the Carling Cup last month and progressing through to the FA Cup semi-finals Dalglish has been under pressure thanks to the Merseysiders' plummeting league form.
The Scot accepts he and his players will face criticism for recent performances but believes much of it stems from impatience, with the supporters' desire for instant success encouraged by social networking sites such as Twitter.
"It is a modern idiom; you have social media which is instant and when you ask a question you get an instant reply," said the Scot.
"Everything is instant now - even coffee. There is no way it is anything other than that.
"But what has not changed at this club is the desire of the players to take the club forward and that is what we are trying to do.
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"I don't think it will be done overnight, it won't be done on Twitter, it will be done with a lot of hard work and that is what we are trying to do.
"There is no success in football which is instant - you can forget instant."
Dalglish also reiterated his view that the club's success should not just be measured by matters on the pitch, despite being criticised for previously suggesting a new kit deal with Warrior Sports is a sign of success.
He still believes all areas of the club are making great strides - something that is not always noticed or appreciated by the fans and the press.
"It depends how people view success. I view success as the club moving forward, and that's what we're doing. We've moved forward in lots of ways," added the former Newcastle and Blackburn boss.
"Maybe at times it isn't always apparent, but on the pitch the club is moving forward, in and around Melwood it's moved forward, off the pitch it's moved forward, the academy has moved forward.
"We certainly have made progress over the year, in lots of areas - not just the first team."
