Joe Gomez has admitted he has found opportunities ‘cut short’ at Liverpool due to repeated injury issues during his time at the club. The 24-year-old suffered a cruciate ligament injury just months after signing for the club in 2015 and has endured spells on the sidelines in each of his five full campaigns at Anfield.
Joe Gomez said: “I had to grow up pretty quickly. From the basics of paying bills and then I got injured quite early on, which made me wise up about how I need to be professionally and in life in general. It gave me a lot of time to think. After that, on the pitch, I used that time to learn. I have evolved as a person and in terms of learning how to manage myself and dealing with pressure, expectations and the psychological battles of coming back from injuries. There have been a lot of ups and downs, but I wouldn’t change it.”
Luck has not been on the side of the Liverpool man, who has admitted opportunities that have passed him by have often been out of his control.
Joe Gomez added: “It’s always about striving for more. As a team, we want to keep creating history and win more trophies. On a personal level, for me, it’s about appearances and playing more over a long period. At times, I have felt like opportunities have been cut short when I have got injured. It’s about playing freely and trying to help the team as much as possible.”
