Luis Alberto signed for Liverpool in the summer of 2013 after arriving from Sevilla and there were certain expectations for the midfielder.
This first season was not enough for the Spaniard to convince the Reds and a year later he was loaned to Malaga, where he had better times.
Liverpool still did not see a place in their squad for Luis Alberto, and as he was progressing in Spanish football anyway, a second season’s loan was agreed, this time to Deportivo La Coruna.
It was a successful loan spell, with the player playing a number of matches and making an impact.
However, it was not believed that staying at Anfield was the best option for the future.
He joined Lazio on a permanent deal in August 2016, but his first season with the Serie A club was not much better than his first season with Liverpool, making just nine appearances.
Luis Alberto spoke to Marca about his career and revealed how difficult things were for him initially after leaving Liverpool and moving to Lazio.
Marca quotes him: “I had a very bad time the first five months, especially because I arrived on the last day.
I’m from Liverpool because I trained virtually during pre-season, just because I knew I had to get out. Since I was not in good shape, it cost me a little more.
After that, Italy was very different from what I was used to after arriving from Deportivo de La Coruna. It cost me everything, especially mentally.”
Determined to do something in Italy, the midfielder explains the next step:
‘In the end I put myself in the hands of someone who helped me above all to work on my head, because that was the only problem I had. , and within a few months things started to go differently, especially in training. , and I ended the year playing the last matches and starting from the Super Cup.
And from then on everything was sunshine and roses, as they say.
“Believing a little more in myself and believing that I have the football that I’ve had since I was little, realizing that I had it and still have it, it was just a matter of working at it and having confidence in yourself “.
Luis Alberto has been at Lazio ever since, the favorite of the fans who call him Il Mago.
