Riera: Fitness matters more than result

Albert Riera believes Liverpool fans shouldn’t worry too much after Sunday’s 3-0 defeat to Spanish club Espanyol.

Luis Garcia and Ben Sahar (2) scored as Liverpool second their loss of the summer.

However, Riera believes the fitness of the team is more important than the results in pre-season.

“I think this kind of match is all about being ready for the start of the season,” Riera said.

“It was a fantastic game for them and they played better than us. They have trained for around 10 days more than us and I think you saw this clearly. When you are in pre-season, 10 days is a lot.

“Some of us came back from our national teams a little bit later and have only had 10 or 12 days’ training. We need a little bit more before the start of the season, but we will be ready.

“Of course we are disappointed because we lost. Even if it’s a friendly match, you always want to win, but as I said, it is all about being ready for the very first game.”

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1. Fernando Torres says:

   4th August, 2009 at 4:53 pm

   you right homie

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