DEJAN LOVREN IS desperate to escape the “black cloud” he is playing under at Liverpool amid a poor run of form.
The Croatia international has been playing through injury and a series of below-par performances culminated in his first-half substitution at Tottenham last month.
Lovren then revealed his family had received death threats as a result in the wake of that 4-1 defeat.
The former Southampton defender returned to the pitch as a substitute for the final minutes of Liverpool’s impressive 4-1 win against West Ham on Saturday, but he is still struggling with his current situation.
“Let’s say there have been better days,” he told 24Sata. “You simply cannot change what has happened in the past.
“I would just love to finally get that black cloud away from me, so things can get better. It’s not easy for me.
“Maybe it’s interesting for everyone else, but I guess it’ll be better soon.”
Lovren is in the Croatia squad for their two-legged World Cup play-off tie against Greece, which takes place on Thursday and Sunday.
- Omni
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Talk about dragging it out, He should move on and stop feeling sorry for himself. Sspecially in the public eye, Hes just not good enough, End of!!!
@David Mc Nally: No footballer should be getting death treats 100% agree. Now I don’t want to be called a victim blamer but there is a few red flags. Why would any footballer allow DMs on Instagram?, the lad who threatened him was about 12 and if he wants to really know what fans can be like he should go play an old firm game as Neil Lennon. I’m not condoning what happened just think there’s ways he could avoid it
Hard to feel sorry for the chap when he’s on £160k a week
@Brian O’Loughlin: he’s on £100k a week but I don’t think your bank balance makes a difference when your wife and children are being threatened over social media
Hard to see him there next season due to bad form and the death threats might just make him want to leave.
@Paul Mallon: I hope to god Klopp sees sense by then. Going by his last 2 years he’ll make him captain.
I can’t help but think if this was about a Man utd player this thread would be packed with the usual tripe.
@Kevin Buston: Ah Stop will ya there’s as many if not more united trolls on Liverpool stories than vice versa.
@Kevin Buston: abit of a stretch there Kevin.
Put your head down and the work in
That black cloud is Liverpool FC son….
Why is this inept Donkey still in the news?
The sooner Klopp moves Lovren on the better.