Dejan Lovren – 6/10
THOMMO SAYS: “Dejan Lovren never seemed to get to grips with what was expected of him, particularly when Liverpool were changing from a back four to a back three, he just didn’t seem to understand his role. He had a good period in the side in the second half of the season and for that I’ll give him a six, but he hasn’t been anywhere near consistent enough.”
WE SAY: This seems very kind from Thommo. The Croatian was nothing short of a walking disaster during the first-half of the season. While his performances have improved since Christmas he still looks incredibly unsure. You have to think that he’ll start the season behind Martin Skrtel and Mamadou Sakho as a third choice centre-back and he’ll have to go some if he’s going to win over the Liverpool fans next year.
Lazar Markovic – 5/10
THOMMO SAYS: “I’d probably give Markovic a five – he’s just not really done it for me. He had a decent spell when he was playing as a wing-back, when Brendan Rodgers started using that formation, but he’s certainly not done anywhere near enough to justify the hype he had when he first came in. We’ve not seen enough of that blistering pace that he’s supposedly blessed with, so I’m expecting a lot more from him next season.”
WE SAY: About right, it’s been a difficult season for the Serbian who has been struggling to adapt to life in English football. The quality is in there – we’ve seen flashes of it – but he’s been far too wasteful for the most part. His confidence looked to be at an all-time low towards the end of the season, after being subbed in a number of games at half-time. He was left out all together for the last few games and it’ll be interesting to see how he responds.
