Liverpool ‘Always Rainy’ Admits Former Red But Anfield Factor Key

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Michael Regan/Getty Images Former Liverpool star Andrea Dossena has admitted the Merseyside weather proved tough to adjust to, but says the thrill of stepping out at Anfield more than made up for it. Dossena spent a season and a half on Merseyside after arriving at Liverpool in 2008 under Rafael Benitez, later revealing that Tottenham Hotspur had shown interest, though he never quite replicated the form he had produced previously in Italy with Hellas Verona and Udinese.

Dossena acknowledged the challenges of settling in Liverpool, citing the city’s persistent rain and blustery conditions as factors that made adaptation difficult. However, he said the matchday experience at Anfield more than made up for those struggles, outweighing the challenges beyond it.

Club played for Hellas Verona Treviso Udinese Liverpool Napoli Palermo Sunderland Leyton Orient Chiasson Piacenza Clubs Andrea Dossena played for “But those two hours inside the stadium repaid the external difficulties.” When asked about working under the Spanish manager, Dossena painted Benitez as an exacting and detail-driven figure whose entire focus was fixed on football. “He only talked about football, that was his world.” Following his Liverpool stint, Dossena went on to enjoy a solid run back in Italy, making more than 100 Serie A appearances across several clubs and lifting the Coppa Italia with Napoli in 2012.