Liverpool have so many good gamers inside our dressing room however Arne Slot could have simply allowed all followers in on some key info that may change our opinion of one in all them.
Talking earlier than our recreation with Chelsea, the 46-year-old stated: “He has been essential for us, like many others, however Virgil undoubtedly as effectively.
“From what you guys see on the pitch, there we see all the identical how good he’s and he nonetheless is in defence [and] how a lot he contributes to our offensive facet to our play.
“However what you guys don’t see and what I do see is how necessary he is also on the coaching floor. He’s all the time the one which’s most loud in the course of the periods, he all the time brings a variety of power into our periods and high quality as effectively.
“What you see in the course of the weekends can be what I see in the course of the week, and that’s what you’re hoping for if in case you have a captain that’s not solely exhibiting his performances within the weekend but additionally in the course of the week. He’s undoubtedly our chief.”
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Virgil van Dijk is a pacesetter on and off the pitch for Liverpool
After we noticed that Cody Gakpo and Ronald Koeman spent a big interval of their Netherlands press convention coping with questions on their absent captain, it’s clear that he’s as necessary for membership as he’s nation.
After our new head coach additionally chosen our No.4 in his all-time Champions League XI too, there was already sufficient proof to indicate that he holds the defender as one of many highest within the recreation.
It appears that evidently the 46-year-old has been much more impressed with our centre half since arriving on the membership and so optimistic information a few potential new contract will come as music to everybody’s ears.
Though chat round a brand new deal was skirted round throughout the identical chat with the media, we are able to assume that our boss can be wanting to maintain the 33-year-old at Anfield.
Let’s hope this proves to be the case and that this stunning relationship can proceed previous this season.
You may view Slot’s feedback on Van Dijk (from 7:43) by way of Liverpool FC on YouTube:
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