I blame myself for failing at Liverpool – I regret how I behaved after signing

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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%."It was Rafa Benitez who brought Dossena to Anfield and the former defender absolved the ex-Reds boss for his own failure, admitting he regretted his behaviour after earning his transfer 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 added."But being inexperienced I didn't do it.

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."I certainly regret not being able to give my best due to my inexperience.