{"id":382885,"date":"2011-04-20T23:51:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-20T23:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/20\/there-were-15-other-clubs-which-followed-me-but-i-chose-liverpool-and-made-a-mistake-milan-jovanovic\/"},"modified":"2011-04-20T23:51:00","modified_gmt":"2011-04-20T23:51:00","slug":"there-were-15-other-clubs-which-followed-me-but-i-chose-liverpool-and-made-a-mistake-milan-jovanovic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/20\/there-were-15-other-clubs-which-followed-me-but-i-chose-liverpool-and-made-a-mistake-milan-jovanovic\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;There were 15 other clubs which followed me but I chose Liverpool and made a mistake&#8217; &#8211; Milan Jovanovic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h3>By Adithya Ananth<\/h3>\n<h4>21 Apr 2011 00:51:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"68.447606727\">\n<div readability=\"18.1176470588\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Milan Jovanovic Ceyhun Gulselam , Liverpool - Trabzonspor (Getty Images)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/eaa1923c106985_news.jpg.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Milan Jovanovic Ceyhun Gulselam , Liverpool &#8211; Trabzonspor (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span readability=\"34.3063583815\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/serbia\/25435\/milan-jovanovi%C4%87\/national\">Milan Jovanovic<\/a> has conceded that he regrets joining <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/98\/liverpool\">Liverpool<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old agreed to make a free transfer during Rafael Benitez&#8217;s reign after leaving Standard Liege last summer.<\/p>\n<p>However, the former Valencia boss had left the club by the time Jovanovic arrived, and he began his career under the care of Roy Hodgson.<\/p>\n<p>Kenny Dalglish has since replaced Hodgson, and now the Serbia international feels that he may have been better off plying his trade in the Bundesliga or the Serie A.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If I would move to Italy or Germany I would be happier &#8211; my life would be nicer,&#8221; Jovanovic told <em>Sportske<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In Belgium, I was living in an area where there were so many people from Serbia and my life was different, more dynamic.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Liverpool is such a different place. I&#8217;m here alone, without anybody. I&#8217;m just a very lonely stranger.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If I wouldn&#8217;t have my wife and my kids, I just couldn&#8217;t speak Serbian with anybody.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Liverpool is a club which you can&#8217;t refuse; my only regret is that the coach who brought me to Anfield left the club before my arrival.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If Benitez would have stayed at Liverpool I believe everything would be different for me.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There were 15 other clubs which followed me but I chose Liverpool and made a mistake.&#8221;<em\/><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/eaa1923c106985_news.jpg-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Go here to see the original:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/04\/21\/2450998\/there-were-15-other-clubs-which-followed-me-but-i-chose\" title=\"'There were 15 other clubs which followed me but I chose Liverpool and made a mistake' - Milan Jovanovic\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;There were 15 other clubs which followed me but I chose Liverpool and made a mistake&#8217; &#8211; Milan Jovanovic<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Adithya Ananth 21 Apr 2011 00:51:00 Milan Jovanovic Ceyhun Gulselam , Liverpool &#8211; Trabzonspor (Getty Images) Related Links Teams Players Milan Jovanovic has conceded that he regrets joining Liverpool . 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