After conceding five home goals to Real Madrid, it’s normal for fingers to point at our defence, but Jurgen Klopp was quick to protect Virgil van Dijk, when he raised questions about his current form.
Speaking to the media ahead of the Crystal Palace game, the 55-year-old said: “I’m from a different era. I know that everyone needs time to develop and get back to being their best. Everything needs time in life and everyone accepts it for themselves, but not for others. I couldn’t care less about that.
“But again, it’s okay. It’s part of the whole show to be judged. It’s completely normal for people to do that. We played two good games and you will write: ‘The best Van Dijk of all time!’”.
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Our number 4 has played football non-stop for many years, with his only breaks being due to injury, so it’s obvious this will take a toll on his body in the long run.
It is clear that the boss is still confident that we can see the Dutchman return to the level of performance we have seen from him in the past and is prepared to wait for this to happen, something the fans will need to do as well.
You can watch Klopp’s comments on van Dijk via BeanymanSports on YouTube:
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