Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is expecting big things from summer signing Rickie Lambert.
Some pundits believe Lambert will struggle at Anfield.
But Rodgers told liverpoolfc.com: "I think with Rickie it's just the adaptation period of coming into a new club.
"There are new pressures and he's still getting his fitness. A lot has happened to Rickie in a short period of time - moving his family up, travelling away, getting used to the players and how we work.
"I have no doubts about Rickie. He knows he's not going to play every week but he will play a specific role for us in certain games. I'm sure he will do that really well."
