Liverpool beat Aston Villa: Virgil van Dijk critical of ‘completely…

Liverpool beat Aston Villa: Virgil van Dijk critical of ‘completely…

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has hit out at ‘ridiculous takes’ and detrimental ‘outdoors noise’ which he and his team-mates have had to deal with during their current shedding streak.

The Reds lastly acquired again to successful methods against Aston Villa on Saturday night time, successful 2-0 at Anfield after a run of 4 straight losses in the Premier League and 6 defeats in seven across all competitions.

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Asked about how tough it has been as the chief of the group to keep up morale and focus during the tough interval, Van Dijk told TNT Sports: “What I have noticed over the last couple of weeks especially is that there is a lot of noise that you have no control over and that we have to deal with as a team.

“Some of those takes are completely ridiculous. But it’s important to take care of that. It’s outdoors noise that can attain sure gamers, the group. It’s about sticking together.

“We’re not going out there on the pitch to lose games, we’re not going out there to be disenchanted after games or depart followers disenchanted going residence, we wish to work our socks off and win games. But there is not any assure. You play in the Premier League, the highest level, in the greatest league in the world, and it is tough to remain calm however it’s important to do if you wish to get again to the place we wish to be. That’s up there. But that’s one thing for later in the season to have a look at.

“Now it is time to preserve working, never get too high, never get too low.

“We live in a world now, for footballers not less than, because that’s the only factor I can communicate about, the place everybody can have their opinion on so many platforms and everybody is aware of it better. We should attempt to avoid that and concentrate on the onerous work we have been doing.

“Last season we didn’t hear much negative stuff. Everything was sunshine and rainbows everywhere. Now it sounded like, by the outside world, we’re going to be in the relegation battle, so that’s how it works in the world.”

Slot: Fans supported me in addition to the team

Liverpool boss Arne Slot was requested about the assist of the residence followers at Anfield on Saturday and he revealed that he felt his gamers and always he himself wanted that backing after the criticism of their poor run of kind.

“A lot, of course,” said Slot about how a lot the followers helped. “Especially because it happened at 0-0, so not when you are leading and not when you are top of the league but when you are in a difficult situation as a club, as a team and because I’m definitely a part of that, it’s also a difficult situation for me.

“And then to get the assist the gamers acquired however also I acquired, that is one thing that makes this club particular, I believe. They do not forget if you happen to’ve been half of one thing particular and so they enable you to particularly if issues are tough.

“And that’s what it was the last few weeks, things were difficult, we were not winning, by the way, we were losing. And so they felt the players, maybe even me, needed a bit of support and that’s what you get from these fans.”

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