Lovren feels the players and manager at Liverpool now know more about each other following their first pre-season together.
Liverpool’s Dejan Lovren before the match
Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren said the Reds were going through a learning process in the first months of Jurgen Klopp’s reign at the club.
Klopp takes his side back to the venue of his first game in charge tomorrow when the Reds take on Tottenham Hotspur.
After a season where the Reds finished eighth in the Premier League and lost out in two major cup finals but Lovren feels that the pre-season has helped the players and manager learn more about each other.
Liverpool’s Sadio Mane celebrates scoring with manager Juergen Klopp, Dejan Lovren and teammates
He told the official Liverpool website: “The first six or seven months with Jürgen, it was like a learning process, meeting each other and [getting to] know each other.
“I think the manager now knows everything about the club, everything about the players and I think now we can start with him.
“We had a really good pre-season with him and now we know everything about each other, and that’s the most important thing.”
Liverpool’s Dejan Lovren in action with Burnley’s Matthew Lowton
Certainly there has been a lot to learn for the players who were at the club when Klopp arrived, as well as the several new players who arrived at the club this summer.
However, despite Lovren suggesting they know everything about each other, there is still some work to do on the field if Liverpool are where they want to be. There have been times when the players have looked fluid but there are still some relationships on the field to iron out in several areas of the field.
We have already seen the good and the bad of Liverpool so far this season in their opening Premier League displays, and there is much to do for the Reds to find that level of good, consistent performances. They will hope to find that consistency as the season goes on.
Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp waves to fans after the game
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