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Liverpool Daily Post, 14 Oct 2004
Be patient... I'll show how good I really am
By Andy Hunter, Daily Post

DJIBRIL CISSE has pleaded for patience from Liverpool fans and insisted he
will vindicate the club's decision to pay £14million for his services.

The Liverpool striker (right) has scored three times this season but has
been dropped twice by Rafael Benitez as he struggles to find the form that
convinced Anfield officials to make him their record signing this summer.

Cisse admits he is yet to justify the two-year pursuit to bring him to
Anfield from Auxerre by former manager Gerard Houllier.

But the French international insists his confidence remains high and that
he will fulfil pre-season expectations once he adjusts to a new way of life
and a new style of football in England.

"I would ask the fans to be patient because my best form is coming," said
the striker. "I am having to learn a new style of football in this country,
the game is much faster and more physical than I am used to and I am being
singled out for close marking.

"The pressure and the expectation is something I am aware of but I have
broad shoulders and I will prove to everyone how much I am worth and how
good a player I am. People should not rush to a judgement on me now,
because we have only played 11 games.

"I have a young daughter over in France and I am not getting to see her
very often, certainly not as often as I would like, so all of these things
have made it quite a hard time for me since I came in July.

"If I get the time to integrate properly, and to learn the game of my
friends and team-mates then I will make my mark at Liverpool. I might not
be scoring as often as I would like so far but at least I am still scoring.

That's good for the confidence."

Cisse believes his impact at Anfield will improve once he develops a better
understanding with fellow strikers Milan Baros and Luis Garcia.

But the centre-forward denied suggestions Benitez has deployed a lone
striker away from home this season, with Garcia in support, because he and
Baros cannot form a productive partnership.

Cisse added: "I am having to learn how Milan plays and how we can help each
other in attack.

"The same is true of Luis Garcia and since I am not a magician I will need
patience before that happens.

"I don't think we are similar players at all. Milan likes to have the

ball at his feet and the goal in front of him so he can run at players and
commit them, getting in behind them and shooting. I like the ball in space
so I have time to assess my options. Milan plays the game quicker than me
but I think we can blend together well and become a good partnership."

Harry Kewell, meanwhile, believes he will be fit to face Fulham on Saturday
despite limping out of Australia's Confederations Cup win over the Solomon
Islands on Tuesday.

"I'm a bit sore but I should be okay," said Kewell, who suffered a slight
ankle injury in the 11-1 aggregate victory.


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