Liverpool forward Dirk Kuyt
has apologised to the club's fans after the shock home defeat to
Blackpool on Sunday, a result that has left Roy Hodgson's side in the relegation
zone.
Kuyt played the full 90 minutes as Blackpool stunned the most
successful club in English football history, emerging from Anfield with a 2-1 victory
courtesy of goals from Charlie
Adam and Luke
Varney.
And the Dutchman has admitted that it was one of the worst days
he has experienced since moving to Merseyside from Feyenoord in
2006, though he promised that Liverpool's players would do their
best to reverse the club's appalling recent fortunes.
"It was really, really disappointing - probably one of the
hardest defeats I've had to take since I've been here and we're
sorry for the fans," Kuyt said. "The first thing we have got to do
is make sure we start winning games again and then we can begin to
take things from there.
"It is still early days for the manager and we have to keep
working but one thing I do know is that we will come back stronger
for this experience."
The upcoming international break means the Reds will have to
wait until at least October 17, and a mouth-watering Merseyside
derby at Everton, before they have the opportunity to climb up from
18th place, and Kuyt says the wait to play again is an exasperating
one.
"It's frustrating that we have got the international break now
because we will have this result hanging over us and everyone in
the dressing room wants to put it behind us as quickly as
possible," he added. "We know this result has not helped but we
just have to try and focus on the spirit we showed in the second
half. We have got to make sure we show it in the next game."