**Alvaro Arbeloa** addressed why **Fulham** impressed him so much at **Anfield**.
The new manager of the _Cottagers_ has watched his side fail to pick up points against **Chelsea**, **Sunderland** and **Crystal Palace** before travelling to **Liverpool** to face one of his old clubs.
· **‘We realised how important it is to control the transitions’**
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But of the two Spanish bosses in the dugout on Saturday afternoon, he walked away with more credit in the bank. It was the manner, as well as the result, of the 90 minutes that meant a lot to Arbeloa.
_“So, I think we need to continue improving, keeping that mentality, that character, and winning games. I think we did pretty well, against a massive team in a difficult stadium. We play with the character that we want to play, with the ambition, with the personality._
_“We were more balanced than all the games that we played against_ **_Chelsea_**_, against_ **_Crystal Palace_**_. But after the game against Palace, we realised how important it is to control the transitions, to be more balanced when you are attacking, and we fixed this today. It's something we were working on from the first day because I know how I want to play, and I know where can be our problems._
_“And obviously, when you want to attack, when you want to create chances, you are very open, you \[can\] lose the ball, and I think my players realise how important it is to be really balanced._
_“It's to be ready when you lose the ball. It's not just about what we want to do with the ball, it's about what we are going to do when we lose it. And I think we did really well. We worked so hard this week, and I'm so happy, just not for the point, \[but\] for how my players played here._
_“At the end of the day, the most important thing is how many points you have. It's not about how good you play, how nice you play, how many chances you have, if you deserve more. It's about how many points you have, and we know that._
_“And I think this one is going to be important for us to believe in our idea. And of course, we need to keep improving. It was a draw, and maybe I think that’s fair for both teams.”_