Thursday, 23rd January, 2014
Liverpool goalkeeping coach John Achterberg believes that Simon Mignolet is a "strong character" who will bounce back from his poor run of recent form.
The Belgian, who arrived at Liverpool in the summer as long-serving number 1 Pepe Reina was shipped off to Napoli on a season-long loan, has conceded five goals in his last two games and seen his performance criticised as a result.
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For Achterberg, that is just the way it goes for goalkeepers on occasion and he is sure Mignolet will continue to work hard and see his displays between the sticks improve as a result.
"Sometimes in football things don't come off the way you want", the goalkeeping coach told Liverpool's official site.
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"But I just say focus on your position and be in the right place, focus in training on what you have been doing, keep working hard and it will turn around again.
"That is the life of a goalkeeper. If something doesn't come off then 90 per cent of the time it then ends up in the back of the net.
"Sometimes you get away with it and defenders help you out because they are part of the team, but that's how it goes and you have to try and put it right in the next moment.
"Simon is a strong character and he will bounce back from that. It is just about doing the same things, being focused and switched on and keep working hard on all the things to try and improve, and the rest will come by itself."
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