'It’s my fault I flopped at Liverpool – I wish I could change my behaviour'

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A former Liverpool defender admitted his regret on his stint at Anfield unravelledAndrea Dossena has previously confessed that his Liverpool nightmare was entirely down to his own shortcomings. I came from a culture of a lot of weekly work and in Liverpool we played every three days and we never trained.

I would have had to train in my personal time so that at the time of my employment, I could have been at my 100%."Rafa Benitez was the man who brought Dossena to Anfield, and the former defender cleared the ex-Reds manager of any blame for his struggles, confessing he wished he'd handled things differently after securing his move to Liverpool."I spoke to Benitez, I wasn't physically well. It wasn't his fault but I understood that I had to work on my own," Dossena revealed.

If I went back instead of passively accepting it, I would behave differently."Now with the experience I certainly have in terms of daily work, I would make other choices. When I left, I wanted to return to Italy because, from speaking with Marcello Lippi (Italy manager), the best way to take my chances of earning a place in Italy's squad for South Africa (2010 World Cup) was to return to Italy.Sky Sports discounted Premier League and EFL packageThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.