Liverpool centre-back Dejan Lovren has insisted that he is ready to put an indifferent debut season at Anfield behind him and help the club build for a better finish in the Premier League next campaign.
The 26-year-old joined the club from Southampton for around £20m before the start of last season, but was unable to leave his mark on the team following some questionable performances and a troublesome groin injury.
"We cannot look back. I know this season will definitely be better. But it is not Dejan Lovren-Liverpool, you know? I cannot defend all alone. It is 11 players. When we are good, everyone is good. When we are bad, everyone is bad, not just me," said Lovren, according to the Daily Mail.
"I think we need to look like this, not just put the pressure on me or point the finger. I don't agree with this. I know what the papers wrote about me. I don't want to have to listen to this again. We want to move on as a team. When we are better, it is because we will be doing all together good.
"I knew what was happening with how I was playing was not right and I didn't want to speak about it. At Southampton it was different. There was a good atmosphere and I was happy. If I am not playing well, I can't be happy. I didn' t pretend. I hope this year we will have a better start than last season."
The Croatian international made 26 appearances for Liverpool last term.
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