On Monday evening, for the first time in a long time, Liverpool went back down once again, at the closing line Swansea City. Virgil van Dijk wasn’t entirely at the only hit of the duel, which was finally worked in by Alfie Mawson. According to Jamie Carragher, it was also not to be expected that all defensive problems at Liverpool would have been solved by the arrival of the Dutchman.
It is a mistake of Van Dijk. Somehow he should not have gone for the ball, it is not his heap. Maybe he is trying too much. You see that he is heading down because the ball isn’t quite there yet,”says Carragher to Sky Sports,” It’s also nonsense to think that all defensive problems have been solved with the arrival of Van Dijk. He is not the player who comes in and resolves everything, he is not so good.
When we played against defenders like Tony Adams and Jaap Stam, we always said that we shouldn’t play the ball in the air with them nearby. The idea that Van Dijk is going to get rid of everything is a joke. That doesn’t happen,”says the former defender of Liverpool. He is acclaimed by Slaves Bilic, who believes that Liverpool should not rely too much on Van Dijk,”If they now start to believe that he should have everything, they will get into trouble. Even though he is a great player.
In Wales, Van Dijk played his first league match for Liverpool, after he made his debut in the FA Cup duel with Everton. Against the Toffees, the defender was the winning goal in the final stage. Earlier this month Liverpool transferred an amount of 84.5 million euros to Southampton for Van Dijk.
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