Wataru Endo is determined to improve after an induction period that included off-field visits in his first few months at Liverpool.
The midfielder joined the club in August after four years at VfB Stuttgart and made his 11th appearance for United in Wednesday’s Carabao Cup win at AFC Bournemouth. Endo set the goalscoring record with a sharp header against Toulouse a week ago and the number three believes he can get stronger and more influential with each game.
“Toulouse was my best game for Liverpool,” he told Liverpoolfc.com in an interview at the AXA Training Center earlier this week. “I still have room to improve, but now I feel like my teammates know me and how I play on the court and I know how they play. It was a very good match and I felt very comfortable.
“If I continue to play well, I think I will have many opportunities to play. “I can still improve and I will work hard,” he said.
After a furious move to the club, the Japan international has taken some time off to settle into his new home in Merseyside.
And this transition also included an introduction to the city’s cultural totems. “For the first few weeks I stayed in a hotel by myself, then I went to a Japanese restaurant in Liverpool, I went to the Beatles museum, I saw the street sculptures, I saw a cave, it was really cool,” Endo said. explained.
“I didn’t know the Beatles were from Liverpool, but I listened to their songs because my old teacher was a Beatles fan. “I know quite a few Beatles songs because my older brother used to play them to me all the time when I was in high school.”My favorite Beatles song is Let It Be.”Juggling Premier League, Europa League and Carabao Cup activities, Jurgen Klopp used the depth of his squad to cope with a three-match week pattern.
Endo was one of eight players included in Bournemouth’s XI as Liverpool won their fourth consecutive title in all competitions.”We play twice a week, change players and keep winning. “Everybody is ready to play, whether they start or not,” he said.”It’s very important to win as a team. “Everybody is ready to play, so we’re going to play well,” he said.
Next on the agenda for the Reds is a visit to Luton Town in the league next Sunday afternoon.The meeting with Rob Edwards’ side will mark the club’s first appearance at Kenilworth Road since the FA Cup tie in January 2008.
“I am happy to play every game. Of course Luton will be a tough game but we will try to win this game,” said Endo.”I enjoy every Premier League game because of the great atmosphere and I would like to play more games at the stadium.”With both the season and his Liverpool career still in the early stages, Endo doesn’t want to look too far ahead when it comes to opportunities. But he emphasized the motivation he felt from day one to contribute to the club’s success.
When asked about the group’s thirst for trophies, Endo said: “I think so. It is too early to talk about prize money.”But when I came to Liverpool I wanted to win trophies and that’s why I came here. We will see what happens at the end of the season because we have to keep playing well and focus on every game.”
