Liverpool have been below average this season and Virgil van Dijk was forced to answer questions as to why this might be the case after our draw with Brighton.
Speaking to the club’s website, the 31-year-old was asked if he had a hangover from last campaign and said: “No, no, not at all, no hangover from that. The teams are obviously improving, we play in the best league in the world where all the teams can compete against each other.
“We have to get back to that consistency and play with joy and freedom, but it all starts with doing it together and working hard.”
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It’s easy to say that, because we’ve never had a season where Jurgen Klopp’s side haven’t had something to fight for on the final day of the campaign, so the team must be fatigued by these efforts.
There is no doubt that there is also some truth to these comments, but it seems unlikely that all this will cause such a big drop in performances this season.
The Dutchman in our defense has been a big reason for our past successes and will take responsibility for this recent run of poor results.
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Our number 4 is also a leader within the locker room and with so many problems in our defense, he will take responsibility for leaky defensive issues.
There certainly hasn’t been enough joy this season either and the Reds have a duty to perform and entertain, something we’ve grown so used to.
There is a lot of time ahead of us this season and we can turn a corner together. Let’s hope it starts with a win over the Rangers.
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