'I can't wait for Anfield bow'
Sebastian Coates has revealed why the prospect of running out at Anfield for the first time fills him with excitement.
The promising Uruguayan joined the club in August and has made four appearances for the first team, all of which have come away from home.
And while he has witnessed many Anfield matches from the bench or the stands, Coates can't wait to get out onto the pitch himself with the Kop roaring the team on.
"I have only played away from home so far and it would be very nice to play at Anfield," Coates told LFC magazine in an exclusive interview this week.
"You can see the passion there is in the crowd. You can see it sitting on the bench but it would be much nicer to see it playing on the field.
"It hasn't really come as a surprise to me because I had already heard of the passion that Liverpool fans had but being told about something and then seeing it for yourself first hand are two different things.
"In other parts of the world, the fans of other clubs are also passionate about their teams but here I believe that the passion of the fans is special. It makes it very difficult for the teams that come to visit Anfield."
Coates has enjoyed his settling in period in Liverpool and at the club, and he believes he is adapting well to English football.
However, the defender feels it might take him up to a year to reach his peak as he strives for continual improvement.
"English football is more dynamic. It is faster but little by little I am trying to adapt better to it," added Coates.
"I have obviously come from a league which is much slower than this where there is much more time to think about what you are going to do, but I understand this is an area I need to improve. I need to change but I think I am making those changes and adapting well to the English league and I reckon with the passing of time I will get better and better.
"I think a year will be long enough for me to adapt. I am learning a lot from Jamie Carragher, from Daniel Agger and Martin Skrtel. And it is logical for the team and the club to expect me to adapt within a year so I am going to do my best to do so and I think I will achieve it."
The full Coates interview, LFC magazine's road trip to Stamford Bridge and a chance to win one of three copies of the Football Manager computer game, are in this week's edition.