Liverpool ‘keeper Simon Mignolet, along with club captain Steven Gerrard, has been the subject of the vast majority of the criticism for the Reds slow start to the Premier League season. While not all of it is completely unwarranted, the Belgian shot stopper isn’t concerning himself with any of it.
“Well, the only pressure is what you put yourself under. What is pressure? Pressure is what is happening in Iraq at the moment when there is a war. That is pressure,” explained the 26-year old. “We are all football players and we are here to do our best. You want to work hard in training and we will see what happens at a weekend. I can only do my best, work hard, be positive and confident and I believe in myself. That is the only thing I can do.”
Liverpool have been heavily linked with a move for ex-Barcelona ‘keeper Victor Valdes as Reds boss Brendan Rodgers looks to stop the rot at the back. While it’s assumed that the veteran shot-stopper will be brought in to provide both cover and competition for the Belgian, there are whispers that he could very well take over the number one spot — something else that Mignolet isn’t about to concern himself with.
“If I have to look into all the people and players who are linked with Liverpool, then there will be another team on the pitch. Every week there would be a different 11 playing” he said when asked about the Valdes rumours. “So it is just the fact that you play for a big club and you have to accept that is the way it is but I don’t read anything into that. I am here to play my game and to do my best every week, I can only work hard in training, be positive and make sure I play well at the weekend.”
