Dejan Lovren has admitted that he needs to improve after a poor first season at Liverpool after joining from Southampton for £20m.
However the Croatian doesn’t want to be made the scapegoat after Liverpool underperformed last season.
The large fee that was paid by Liverpool made him the club’s most expensive centre-back ever but he took plenty of criticism after failing to impress during his debut term.
Speaking to the Liverpool Echo, the 26-year-old said: “It has been tough.
“I think it was a tough year for everyone at the club and the fans.
“I wasn’t quiet last season, I just wanted to concentrate on myself. I knew what was happening with how I was playing was not right and I didn’t want to speak about it.”
Lovren impressed in the Premier League after during the 2013-14 campaign at Southampton.
The defender admitted he wasn’t happy like he was during his spell at St. Mary’s:
“At Southampton it was different. There was a good atmosphere and I was happy. If I am not playing well, I cannot be happy. I didn’t pretend,” explained Lovren.
“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. 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.
