MARK GONZALEZ today pleaded for patience as he comes to terms with Premiership football.
Liverpool's ongoing failure to score goals on their travels was again the focus of attention following the 0-0 draw with Middlesbrough.
Gonzalez came as close as any Liverpool player to breaking the deadlock in the second half, but admitted he's still adapting to the physical demands of the English game.
"I need to settle more to English football. I knew it would be difficult and it's going to take me more time to get used to it," he said.
"I know I must do more, but I'm confident I will. I know sometimes people don't understand that you can make mistakes in a game and things don't always look perfect immediately, but I'll keep on working.
"I know in football it's not normal for people to be patient, but we all understand that will be the case until we do our best on the pitch and win more games.
"I just have to keep working hard to get myself fitter. It's a demanding league and it's not the same working on physical training as playing in games.
"The best way to adjust is always to play as much as possible, and at the moment I'm doing that.
"There are a lot of new players to the squad, and it's normal for it to take time.
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