Liverpool's Charlie Adam determined to prove he has a future under manager Brendan Rodgers When the manager who brings you in leaves the club it is tough. It's difficult. That's the way it goes. Kenny Dalglish is a living legend at this club who can walk back through the door at any time, so although it was disappointing, he was the right man at the right time to take the club forward. Now you've got to look to the future. We have a new manager in charge with different ideas of how to play and we want to go in a good direction. This is one of the biggest clubs in the world, so for Brendan to come here and get us playing in the style he wants is something to look forward to. When you bring in your own ideas there is a freshness and a buzz. It takes time and miracles don't happen overnight, but we'll look to put his ideas into practice. Hopefully the warm-up games will show we've taken on board what he has said in the first three weeks he has been here. With Rodgers admitting his interest in Swansea's Joe Allen, and his 4-3-3 system well documented, Adam know he faces a challenge to force his way into the line-up. That's Brendan's decision. For me it's about getting fit and being available for him and giving him the options. I don't see my future away from Liverpool," he said. I just want to get fit after missing the last two months of the season, so I'm looking forward to getting some minutes on the pitch. Brendan will make the decisions and if that's me in the side I'll be delighted, and if not I'll work even harder to get into the side and impress and show why Kenny brought me here. I think we'll do better this year. We're a year down the line, we know each other more and with one or two additions we'll improve. The highlight of last season was winning the Carling Cup final and we showed we had good players who could win trophies, which is what it is all about. We were not a million miles away last year. A bit of luck would have helped us. We were so close at one stage, but the defeat at home to Arsenal killed our hopes of the Champions League. We need to be more ruthless in front of goal. I hope the way Brendan wants to play will suit the players he has here at the moment. Liverpool head to Canada on Friday for their first pre-season friendly, against the Toronto Stars. The Europa League ensures Rodgers faces a hectic start - Liverpool play their first competitive games five days after their return from the United States - and the club will be hoping fortune smiles in today's (FRIDAY) draw for the qualifying round of the competition. Liverpool may have to fly to the Ukraine, Macedonia or Israel. Rodgers will be keeping his fingers crossed for less gruelling trips to either Dundee or Sligo.