His error-strewn first year took its toll on his confidence, though he he made a total of 38 appearances in all competitions, but the 26-year-old is determined to put his hard first 12 months past him and find the kind of form that convinced Liverpool to pay so much for his services in the first place. It was important for me that I had a good pre-season with the team and I’m feeling more comfortable now.
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Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has claimed that Dejan Lovren is running out of opportunities to prove himself at Anfield.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has revealed that Mamadou Sakho’s injury isn’t as severe as was initially anticipated, as reported by the Daily Express.
The Liverpool manager, speaking at a press conference ahead of Saturday’s game with Manchester City, said there had been “good news” regarding the Frenchman’s knee injury, though he stopped short of offering a timeframe for Sakho’s first-team return. We played in Rubin Kazan together and were feeling really good.
But you never know in football – injuries can happen today or tomorrow. “So you need to be prepared”, mused the 26-year old, waxing philosophical before assuring the Reds faithful that he wasn’t resting on his laurels during his time on the sidelines.
The Croatian worldwide said he is “proud” to be on Merseyside and aims to be at the club “for as long as possible” as he and his team-mates try to “win something”.
Lovren accepts that the Reds will have to be wise as they seek to negotiate 10 matches before the end of 2015.
Lovren added: ‘It’s tough… the squad is not so big because we have so many injured players.
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“But then in the following game, we played at home to West Ham and lost 3-0 and he was culpable for a goal”.
