Liverpool’s new boy is ‘swallowing’ and Van Dijk is spoiling it

Former Premier League midfielder Craig Burley feels Liverpool’s new boy is “swallowing” and captain Virgil van Dijk is not helping.

Liverpool About $450 million was spent on the new capacity over the summer. They added attack, midfield, defense and net, essentially covering the entire pitch.

Milos Kirkes One of the big name signings was one who already had a good deal of Premier League experience, having played two seasons with Bournemouth.

But he has struggled to make the same impact at Anfield as he did at Vitality, achieving a rating higher than seven just once. Sofascorewith most in the low sixes.

According to ex-Premier League midfielder Burley, Kerkes’ struggle to adapt at Liverpool is not being helped by his captain Van Dijk, who made that clear with him during the recent 2-1 loss to Manchester United – a fourth straight defeat in all competitions.

“For me, Virgil van Dijk is not stepping up at the moment. He is taking the blame. Kerkes is having a bad time, there’s no doubt about that,” Burley said. ESPN.

“He is swallowing the pressure of going to these big football clubs with these big expectations, but I don’t think it helps when your captain looks at him every two minutes and blames him or digs him.

“Even at the end, the clearance that comes off the face of Kerkes. What’s he got to do? He’s hitting behind Van Dijk.

“Van Dijk is turning and he’s pointing it. The crowd sees it and I just don’t think it helps the situation.”

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Van Dijk himself was not happy with how the game turned out, saying afterwards: “I think we conceded a very sloppy second goal. We worked really hard to get back into the game and we created a lot of chances to score the winner, but if you concede a second goal like that, that’s the disappointing part.

“If you look at the game as a whole, we were too quick. I think they were very patient, they didn’t give us high but they didn’t let us have the ball.

“We still created a lot of chances to score, but the fact is we lost. It’s an exciting time because we have to stick together not just as players but as a club and fans who want us to win.”

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