Virgil van Dijk could be facing some familiar faces at Euro 2024 if the Netherlands draw England in the knockout stages.
The Liverpool centre-back is regarded as one of the best in the Premier League and a proven winner on the domestic stage.
But the Netherlands aren’t performing as well as they would have liked. They finished third in Group D and lost their final group game 3-2 to Austria.
Virgil van Dijk is a man who has been critiqued heavily for his performances and it’s something that is the norm for the Liverpool man on the international stage.
The 32-year-old can’t argue too much because the Dutch have been all over the place from a defensive aspect and it seems to be getting to the player.
Danny Murphy stated that, during the Netherlands’ 3-2 defeat to Austria, he was ‘getting frustrated’ with his teammates.
Stefan de Vrij and Lutsharel Geertruida were two players seemingly under fire from the Liverpool man.
At that time, the Netherlands were 1-0 down, with Murphy sharing that van Dijk was ‘really coming after’ de Vrij and he would have given them a few stern words at half-time, as he told Match of the Day on BBC One.
Ronald Koeman’s side did come out for the second half with a bit more fight about them because Cody Gakpo scored straight away amid his own mixed performance.
But they still proceeded to concede two more goals, with van Dijk coming under fire himself, despite his annoyance with what was around him.
Virgil van Dijk ‘frustrated’ at Euro 2024
“Van Dijk is getting frustrated,” said Murphy. “He has come across de Vrij there. Really come after him to try and get after some people and close someone down.
“He has had a little pop at Geertruida as well. Telling him to come on. I expect a few words at half-time, never mind from the manager, but from the lads and Virgil van Dijk. When he goes in, give them a few kicks because it has been lacklustre from too many of them.”
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Many felt that van Dijk was back to his best during the previous campaign and he is going to be key in Arne Slot settling in.
The arrival of van Dijk and Alisson Becker started Liverpool’s trophy dominance under Jurgen Klopp.
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There have been Saudi clubs wanting to sign those two and you feel Slot has to stop any possible sale, even if the money might be too good to turn down.
The new Liverpool boss needs as much early support as possible because this gig is going to be far tougher than he thinks.
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