Peter Schmeichel critical of Dejan Lovren

Former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel has been critical of Dejan Lovren following the World Cup final which saw Croatia go down 4-2 to France.

Lovren declared himself one of the best defenders in the world following Croatia’s semi-final victory over England in the World Cup, and Schmeichel believes he spoke too soon which impacted his performance in the final.

“One of the big things through the past week has been the statement from Dejan Lovren, who’s come out and done this ‘Hey look at me I am a really good defender. You all criticized me, but in fact I am one of the best defenders in the world.’ That’s what he said after the game against England,” said Schmeichel, as quoted by The Liverpool Echo.

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MARIBOR, SLOVENIA – Tuesday, October 17, 2017: Liverpool’s Roberto Firmino celebrates scoring the fifth goal with team-mate Dejan Lovren during the UEFA Champions League Group E match between NK Maribor and Liverpool at the Stadion Ljudski vrt. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

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“That’s what he went out and said, which is a very bad idea. Let me be very clear, today he didn’t show that. His partner in the centre of defence, Vida, didn’t show that either. They were not very good today. They didn’t give Croatia the kind of protection that you need to have in these games.”

Schmeichel believes Lovren was one of the reasons there was unrest in the Croatian defence in the final.

“Maybe Lovren got a little bit ahead of himself. In the last two months two of the biggest finals you can play he has played in and he has lost. So he’s not had a great time. And one of the reasons France scored four goals today was the unrest in that Croatian defence,” said Schmeichel.

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