Andy Robertson opens up on 'difficult' period as Liverpool wish for next season outlined

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"What happened in the summer, nobody can prepare for what we had to go through."After the highs of the end of last season, the first time me seeing the lads after the trophy day, we were on the plane on the way to one of our mates' funerals."I don't want this to be used as an excuse, but for the lads it has been tough. The campaign that has followed has not gone to plan.Andy Robertson replaces Milos Kerkez during the Premier League game between Liverpool and Bournemouth.(Image: Michael Steele/Getty Images)"We had a disrupted pre-season," Robertson continued.

"Certain things we had to do and certain things we had to be respectful towards how we were dealing with it in terms of grief."The manager and the sports scientists couldn't push us too hard too early because of what we were going through, and they were going through the exact same thing."Then the season gets going and you have to then become a footballer. We knew our performances had to lift, and for whatever reason, we have just not been consistent."We had a lot of change and obviously we lost seven or eight players and brought in five or six, which takes some time to gel.

There is no hiding away from that, and it is not what we expected from the high of last season.Get Liverpool's new 2026/27 home kitThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. It's important that we get Champions League football; that is a must," Robertson added."I hope then next season they can rebuild and the performance levels can go up and they can be up there competing again, because that is where they have to be."Robertson and Mohamed Salah will play at Anfield for the final time on Sunday as the Reds take on Brentford.