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title: "Lovren: Don’t point finger at me"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Sam Davies"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2015-07-21T20:48:48Z"
modified: "2015-07-21T21:48:50Z"
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# Lovren: Don’t point finger at me

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.”*

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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.*