Liverpool players “didn’t care about football” in the period after Diogo Jota’s death, former captain Andy Robertson says. He adds that the team were consumed by grief and that Liverpool lost their “edge” during that time.
Robertson’s comments, reported by The Independent and echoed by the Belfast Telegraph, focus on the emotional impact of the loss on the group’s mindset and performance rather than specific match details or dates. Across the two sources, the key shared angle is that the death significantly affected the players’ approach to training and games.
While both outlets attribute the same remarks to Robertson, the Belfast Telegraph excerpt does not add extra reported details beyond the framing of his admission. The Independent provides the fuller context in its own summary, emphasizing the team’s shift away from normal football priorities as they grieve.
