Lucas: We need a Chelsea repeat
Lucas Leiva believes Liverpool must treat every game as is if they were facing their top four rivals.
The Reds have established a superb record against the main Barclays Premier League contenders since Kenny Dalglish's return to the helm, with Sunday's 2-1 win at Chelsea the latest statement of their intent.
However, the Brazilian reckons they must reproduce that level of intensity week in, week out if they are to achieve their aims for the season.
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"We spoke about this before Sunday's game," said Lucas. "If we approach every single game like we approached the Chelsea game, then we would be in a better position.
"We had to get the three points here because we'd dropped those points at home.
"Now we need to find a good way of playing at home, we have to improve our record there and if we do that then our position will definitely get better.
"When you're playing against teams that aren't maybe considered among the top clubs, then you always need to be on the attack and score goals.
"We have to find the balance and the right time to do that. When we play away, the first thing we do is defend very well and on the counter-attack we are dangerous. We have to find out the way to play at home, if we can do that then we can have a very good season."
Lucas also revealed the plan that saw the Reds clinch victory through Glen Johnson after substitute Daniel Strurridge had cancelled out a 33rd minute strike from Maxi Rodriguez.
He said: "They had the ball a lot at the back, and our strategy was to let the centre backs have the ball and then press at the right moment.
"When you regain the ball close to or in the opposition's half, you always have a chance to break and you can find space. That's what happened when we got the ball off Mikel and scored our first goal.
"If you see Barcelona play, they play the ball out from the back a lot and they can be open if you regain the ball. But the problem is that against Barcelona, you can't get the ball off them!
"We could do that against Chelsea though, and that was important."